Keynote Speaker : Chris Staley
Schedule
Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 04:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Princeton Day School, 650 Great Rd, Princeton, NJ, United States, New Jersey 08540 | Princeton, NJ
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We are honored to share that we have a very special guest this year, Keynote Speaker Chris Staley! Saturday after the festival, Chris will be sharing his thoughts on “WHY CLAY ?”What does clay have to teach us? How can clay pedagogy influence our relationship to AI? Why might a course in ceramics be the most important class a student may take? Is there anything spiritual about clay? Why does clay’s tactility and reciprocity make working with it so profound? In this talk, these questions and more will be addressed, as Chris shares how pots can be a catalyst for experiencing and living life.
Chris Staley is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art at Penn State University. He was selected to be the Penn State Laureate for 2012-2013 and in 2017 he was awarded the Universities Milton Eisenhower Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2021 he received a NCECA Excellence in Teaching Award. His work is in many collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as well as friend’s cupboards. He has served on the Board of Directors at the Archie Bray Foundation, in Helena, Montana and on the Board of Trustees at The Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine, and served as President for NCECA, the National Council of Education for the Ceramic Arts. He recently wrote a book titled “Teaching Art and Life.”
We hope you join us at 4:30pm Saturday, May 2nd to hear the thoughts of this distinguished maker! Mark your calendars for beautiful pottery, education, and a great community!
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