Baltimore, MD – Kick off the holiday season in style with Baltimore Clayworks’ Winterfest 2025 and Annual Holiday Sale Preview Party on Thursday, November 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. This festive evening invites guests to celebrate the opening of our beloved utilitarian ceramics holiday invitational and shop from a curated selection of handcrafted ceramics and gifts created by renowned and local artists.
Guests at the Preview Party will enjoy live music by The Park Jazz Collective, wine tasting courtesy of Mt. Washington Wine & Spirits, and delicious small bites while mingling with artists and fellow art enthusiasts. This exclusive event provides an early opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind works before the exhibition opens to the public.
Tickets for the Preview Party are $35 for members and $40 for non-members, while Exhibition Patron Members attend free of charge.
Winterfest 2025
November 14 – December 23, 2025
The annual Winterfest exhibition brings together a remarkable group of 13 established and emerging ceramic artists from across the country. This year’s invited artists include:
Andrew Boswell (NY), Katie Fee (IL), Casey Hanrahan (AZ), Margaret Kinkeade (MO), Colleen McCall (NY), Reiko Miyagi (NC), Sean O’Connell (NC), Shawn O’Connor (VA), Ian Petrie (PA), Justin Paik Reese (OH), Taylor Sijan (NJ), Olivia Tani (MN), and Caleb Zouhary (OH).
Visitors can explore a stunning array of functional and decorative works from mugs and bowls to vases and serving pieces – each designed with artistry and intention – making Winterfest the perfect destination for meaningful, handmade holiday gifts.
All Winterfest items will also be available in our Online Shop beginning Friday, November 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM.
Annual Holiday Sale
Running concurrently with Winterfest, Baltimore Clayworks’ Annual Holiday Sale features the exceptional talents of our resident and associated artists, filling both the galleries and the Shop with an expansive collection of handmade ceramics and gifts. From functional tableware to sculptural treasures, there’s something for every art lover and holiday shopper.
All sale items are available for immediate purchase so visitors can take home their finds the same day and share the gift of art with loved ones.
About Baltimore Clayworks
Baltimore Clayworks was founded by nine artists in 1980. Our mission is to develop, sustain, and promote an artist-centered community that provides outstanding educational, residency, and collaborative programs in the ceramic arts. We offer classes and workshops for adults and children, host short and long-term residencies for emerging artists, present rotating exhibitions along with a retail shop featuring the work of local and internationally recognized ceramicists, and Baltimore Clayworks utilizes the universal medium of clay to engage under-resourced communities in and around Baltimore.