Ink & Clay 46: Science & Art Collide

Welcome to Ink & Clay 46: Science & Art Collide!

Come join us at the W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Museum for a unique event where science and art intersect in fascinating ways. Discover how artists incorporate scientific concepts into their work, creating a blend of creativity and knowledge that will leave you inspired. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the intricate relationship between these two disciplines at this in-person event. See you there!

Established in 1971, Ink & Clay is a juried competition of printmaking, ink drawing, ceramic ware, clay sculpture, mixed media and installation, utilizing any variety of “ink” or “clay”, or combination, as material. The competition results in its highly-regarded exhibition sponsored by the W. Keith & Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery of CalPoly University, Pomona and underwritten by the generosity and support of the late Col. James Jones, the late Mr. Bruce Jewett, and Office of the University President, Soraya Coley.
Starting in 2012, the Ink & Clay competition went from being a regional call for entry to a national open call for artists working throughout the US, making it a national competition. The exhibition is documented through an on-line printable catalog. Unique among professionally juried exhibitions, Ink & Clay is celebrated and recognized by artists and collectors for its quality and diversity.
In 2021 and 2022, for the first time a theme was developed to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Ink & Clay with The Art of Type. This year, we are exploring the theme announced by the Getty Museum as part of their 2024 PST Art Initiative: Art & Science Collide. When it debuts in Fall 2024, Pacific Standard Time (PST) Art —a coordination of exhibitions from more than 50 cultural, scientific, and educational organizations across Southern California— will explore the intersection of art with biotechnology, cosmology, sustainable agriculture, the climate crisis and environmental justice and myriad other areas of art and science —whether historically, in the present, or in the future. This year, Ink & Clay’s theme simultaneously explores this theme of Art & Science and how the twain may meet. Defined by the primary use, or inclusion, of “ink” or “clay”, or both, in combination, as the media to create artwork, thematic topics and subject matter may range from anything science related, to art and science in combination: projects about climate change and environmental justice, to the future of artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, to alternative medicine, or modern to medieval to ancient, alchemy, the uses of ancestral DNA, stem-cell research, drugs and pharmaceuticals, the experimentation with light, optics, movement/kinetics or technology, medieval astrology and space, science and spirituality or religion, gender/transgender issues, architects/architecture, engineers/urban planning, scientists, explorers and inventors/inventions, doctors and medicine, reproductive health/abortion, biology, chemistry, anthropology and sociology (any of the “-ologies”) and infinite other scientific topics are explored.

Exhibition Dates: Mon. August 26, 2024 through Thurs. November 14, 2024

Opening Reception: Sat. September 14, 2-5pm | Awards Announced: 4pm

Performative Artwork's begin at 3pm!

Host or Publisher Michele Cairella Fillmore, Curator, Kellogg & Huntley Art Galleries, CPP