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A sneak peek of a few pieces that will be for sale during The Bray’s annual Holiday Show!

Join us at our opening reception on November 12, 6–8 pm as the Archie Bray Foundation celebrates 75 years of ceramic excellence.

Enjoy refreshments and hors d’oeuvres by Event Thyme Catering while shopping handmade ceramics. From mugs and cups to jewelry, sculptures, ornaments, and more, find the perfect one-of-a-kind gift.

Can’t make it in person? Pieces from the Holiday Show will be available online starting November 20.

Artists’ work pictured:
Chuck Aydlett
@_elizaweber
Chere Jiusto
@courtneymurphyceramics
@kenyonhansen
@lindseyy.p
@lindseyheiden
@hotdog441
@kdrijber
@jake.brodsky
@kaitlinsmrcina
@nathan_and_tony
@itsjustmud
@ceramicsby.ari
@mariandraperceramics

#archiebrayfoundation #ceramics #holidayshow

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Hey Spokane, The Bray is heading your way! 🗺

Join us for the 2026 Bray Resident Artists Exhibition at the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, featuring work by our current Long-Term Resident Artists.

Kolva-Sullivan Gallery📍
115 South Adams Street, Suite A
Spokane, WA 99201

Exhibition: October 2–31 📆
Opening Reception: Friday, October 2, 5–8 PM

Join Bray Resident Artists Yeroham Ashagre and Marian Draper at Gonzaga University on Thursday, October 1, for a free demonstration workshop and artist talks.

Demonstration Workshop
9:30 AM–2 PM
Jundt Art Center, Room 001

Artist Talks
12:30–1:30 PM
Jundt Art Center, Room 001

Come experience The Bray beyond our Helena studios, with special thanks to Jim Kolva & Associates.

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when it’s the first week of your last semester so you decide to fire off a soda kiln with @matt.co_ceramics

👁️👁️ keep your eyes peeled for the results soon 🌀

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A break from our regular programming for a quick love letter to my time in Arkansas.
Four years in 20 slides is inadequate, and it doesn’t capture the ups and downs and goods and bads, but this place was made shiny and wonderful by all the people I got to meet while I lived there (and really, this is a love letter to all of them). Not everyone is pictured, not everyone is tagged (I ran out of room), but I love you all.

In no particular order:

1. Appreciated the hoggy decor
2. The first mold I made in Arky (11 parts)
3. Fell in love with Roomie, the cat who would show up and meow outside my door, then spend hours at my house before going home to his owners who I never even met
4. Saw some very nice sunsets
5. Made some very serious silly work
6. Fell in love with the grad cohort
7. Met my sweet pal Jojo
8. Fell in love with Iowa City
9. Thumbs upped
10. Applauded primary colors
11. Made Paul get in the elevator with me and my stinky coffin
12. My family came down for my show (this photo still makes me tear up when I look at it)
13. Fell in love with my thesis committee (though this photo is missing the wonderful Carris Adams)
14. The Remainders at Carletta + Holly’s gorgeous thesis show
15. Threw some excellent pizza parties
16. Was judged by Frankie, loved by Vic
17. Perfect, delicious, incredible Pizzeria Ruby with the perfect, delicious, incredible ceramics crew
18. Erin doing a crossword right before the bronze pour, cool as a cucumber
19. Spent some time in the banana room with Ibby and August and Paul
20. My incredible Advanced Ceramics class at the opening of the show they organized this year, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦

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Goodbye Spring semester, hello Summer🌞

#thankfulthankful
#iowalife
#uiowaart #uiowaceramics

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P.S. I graduated! again!

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Yesterday was such a special, ceremonial day! Ceramics area started with a big studio cleanup in the morning, followed by the School of Art, Art History, and Design graduation ceremony, and wrapped up the night with closing receptions for our amazing ceramics BFAs. 🎓✨

We are all so thankful for you and incredibly proud. You worked so hard and stayed so creative through this whole year! Please never forget the importance of supporting one another—our community is the key to all of our success.

That was a big night to reflect on so many wonderful things. Congratulations to you all! Wishing you the best summer, and we can't wait to see everyone back for the Fall 2026 academic year. 🥂

#uiowaceramics
#uiowaart
#graduation2026

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End of junior year and I’ve met 22+ very special people who share my love for playing with dirt! This is so awesome!

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Kaitlin Smrcina, Long-Term Resident

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kaitlin Smrcina makes ceramic sculptures referencing film, video games, and emerging digital realities, using gardens as a setting for the manicured suburban uncanny.

Smrcina received her BFA in 2015 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with focuses in Ceramics and Fiber Arts and Material Studies, and an MA and MFA with honors distinction from The University of Iowa in 2026. Smrcina has been awarded various grants, scholarships, and fellowships during her time at Iowa including the Digital Scholarship and Publishing Summer Fellowship, and is a 2026-2027 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Award Semi-finalist. Since 2012, Smrcina has exhibited across America, in Canada, and with Lefebvre et Fils in Paris, France.

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The Spring semester and the end of the academic year have flown by so fast! With less than two weeks left, the Ceramics studio is buzzing - students are doing such a great job finishing their work! You can really feel the excitement for summer (and even the new academic year!) already in the air ✨🌪️☀️

#uiowaart #uiowaceramics
#iowacity

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Oo oo ooooo making some cool new things!! ⭐️‼️🌀🪩

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UIowa Ceramics grad students are fearless—the bravest and wildest 😜

It’s a busy month with lots of exhibitions and MFA thesis reviews coming up. Keep up the great work, gang!
#uiowaart @uiowaart
#uiowaceramics

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