Louisville, KY – The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft is proud to host the 2007 NCECA Clay National Biennial Exhibition, sponsored by YUM! Brands Inc. This show is being held in conjunction with the NCECA 2007, 41st Annual Conference Old Currents/New Blends: A Distillation of Art and Geography, which is being held in Louisville from March 14-17, 2007. The exhibition dates are Wednesday, March 14 – Saturday, June 23, 2007.

This exhibition, with strong sponsorship from manufacturers and individual artists, continues to be the premier competition in the United States for the ceramic arts. Jurors Syd Carpenter, Silvie Granatelli and Nick Kripal have selected 80 pieces for the exhibition from over 1300 images. Merit and purchase awards totaling approximately $5,000 are determined by the jurors.

Of the 73 artists chosen to participate in the show, five are from Kentucky - Thomas Bartel, Patrick Dougherty, Emily Loehle, Seth Payne and John Utgaard. Other selected artists are: Ian Anderson, Daniel Bare, Scott Bennett, Margaret Boozer, Jason Briggs, Tiffany Carbonneau, Gary Carlos, Li chuan Chang, Bede Clarke, Jim Connell, Kelly Connole, Angi Curreri, Jeff Downing, Judith Duff, David East, Heather Mae Erickson, Daniel Evans, Nazare Feliciano, Ilena Finocchi, Jacob Foran, Neil Forrest, Léopold Foulem, Russel Fouts, Jil Franke, Ovidio Giberga, James Grimsley, Barbara Harnack, Brian Harper, Trey Hill, Barbara Hoffman, Jennifer Holt, Mitsuko Ikeno, Amanda Jaffe, Diane King, Jim Koudelka, Alexander Kutchins, Jae Won Lee, Tyler Lotz, Ashley Lyon, Karen Massaro, Bradley McLemore, Mitchell Messina, Gregg Moore, Gail Nichols, Susan O'Brien, Elaine Parks, David Pier, Kenneth Pincus, Anne Potter, Anita Powell, Jennifer Quarles, Meryl Ruth, Steve Schaeffer, Susan Schultz, Brad Schwieger, Virginia Scotchie, Samuel Scott, Bonnie Seeman, Nan Smith, Paula Smith, Michael Smithhammer, Brendan Tang, Claudia Tarantino, Lydia Thompson, Steven Thurston,  Hong-Ling Wee, John Williams and Blake Williams.

There will be a catalog produced for this show that can be purchased at the KMAC gallery shop or through the KMAC webstore for $22.00.

About NCECA
The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts is a professional association of individuals and organizations whose interests, talents and careers are focused on the ceramic arts. The purpose of NCECA is to promote and improve the ceramic arts through education, research, and creative practice. NCECA offers programs, exhibitions and publications that are uniquely beneficial and rewarding to its membership of artists, educators, students, patrons, retailers and manufacturers.

About the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981. Its mission is to promote the art and craft heritage of Kentucky. The Museum is supported in part by the Fund for the Arts and the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. It is located at 715 West Main Street in downtown Louisville, and it is open Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Admission is free. For more information,  log on to www.KentuckyArts.org