During this period of economic and social disruption, a group of galleries, collectors, artists, and art-related businesses have joined together in an online ceramic auction to provide direct monetary support to artists and organizations in the craft community and, in doing so, unite the ceramics community in our shared values. The auction starts on eBay from Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 28 at 7 p.m. (EST)/ 4 p.m.(PST) (https://www.ebay.com/usr/studiopottery).

The auction features works by some of the most important ceramic artists including Betty Woodman, Lucie Rie, Peter Voulkos, Ruth Duckworth, Jun Kaneko, Howard Kottler, Linda Lopez, Akio Takamori,  Lauren Mabry, Warren MacKenzie, Jenny Mendes, Sergei Isupov, Raphael Pérez, Adrian Saxe, Rose Simpson, John Reeve, Jesse Small, Shin-Yu Wang, Josef Albers, Patti Warashina, Ashwini Bhat, and Bobby Silverman. Over 300 works spanning abstraction, conceptualism, minimalism, modernism, and contemporary from both emerging artists and established masters are for sale. Selected works are included in the preview catalog HERE.

CERF+ would like to thank the Cross Mackenzie Gallery, Duane Reed Gallery, Ferrin Contemporary, Harvey Preston Gallery, Paul Kotula Projects, Jeffrey Spahn Gallery, Lucy Lacoste Gallery, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Rago-Wright Auctions, Trax Gallery, Peter Held Art Appraisals and Associates, and the LEF Foundation. We’d also like to express our deep appreciation for Jeffrey Spahn of Jeffrey Spahn Gallery and Leslie Ferrin of Ferrin Contemporary for organizing and hosting this event! Finally, we’d like to thank the entire clay community – artists, collectors, gallerists, and others – who have come together to share their passion for and commitment to the craft field. We are so grateful for your support!