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Calls for Entry

Submit your work for our upcoming juried exhibitions, which showcase the best of international, national, and local ceramic artists working in ceramic sculpture, pottery, installation and conceptual ceramics.

Teapots XI Juried by Pete Pinnell​

Exhibition Dates: January 10 – March 7, 2026

Application Deadline: Friday, September 26, 2025

Notification of Acceptance: by Friday, October 24, 2025

Work Due at Gallery: Friday, December 12, 0225

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 10, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Baltimore Clayworks is pleased to announce a call for entries for Teapots XI, our annual exhibition celebrating the creativity, innovation, and craftsmanship of contemporary teapot makers. This national juried show invites ceramic artists to submit functional and sculptural teapots that explore form, surface, and concept.

All interpretations of the teapot are welcome, from traditional to avant-garde. Selected works will be exhibited in our gallery and available for purchase.

Guidelines

Eligibility

Submitted work must have been created within the last two years and have not been exhibited at Baltimore Clayworks. Open to any form of functional or sculptural object or installation, and clay must be the primary material. Enter up to three (3) pieces. All exhibited work must be for sale and available for the duration of the exhibition. Original accepted work only and no substitution.

Digital Image Requirements

Submit up to three(3) pieces and up to two(2) images of each piece. (Other images are not considered, or your application will be disqualified.) Images should be in square format; 2000×2000 pixels of 300 dpi as JPEG/JPG. Gray or white background. No text or other distracting objects/background on images. Each file name must be labeled with the artist’s three initials in the order: LAST, FIRST, MIDDLE (use “X” if no middle initial) and the corresponding number from your entry. (ex. Arther Clay Potter would be “PAC1.jpg”) If you submit alternative or close shot of the same work, you should label the images with “a” (ex. “PAC1a.jpg”. Only one alternative image per piece is permitted.) Baltimore Clayworks reserves the right to photograph work and uses the submitted images of accepted pieces for the purpose of publicity, promotion, education and documentation in printed materials, website and social media.

Application Fee

$30 for up to three pieces

Commission

In the case of sale, 50% of the retail price will be paid to the artist, and 50% goes to the gallery. Artist is responsible to shipment/delivery of the accepted work.

For inquiries, contact Yoshi Fujii, Director of Exhibitions and Shop, at yoshi.fujii@baltimoreclayworks.org

Top Image: Eliza AuF

Save the Date: Shino Odyssey

Exhibition Dates: January 9 – March13, 2027

Application Opens: March 2, 2026

Application Deadline: September 27, 2026

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 9, 6:00 – 8:00pm, 2027

Shino is a juried exhibition celebrating the depth and diversity of Shino glazes. This exhibition invites artists to explore and showcase the vast possibilities of Shino, a glaze family known for its remarkable sensitivity to clay body, application, kiln atmosphere, and firing duration. All interpretations of Shino glaze are encouraged. Selected artwork will be exhibited in our gallery and available for purchase.