Ceramics Resource Guide

The Gardiner Museum is Canada’s national ceramics museum, and one of the world’s great specialty museums.

The Florida Museum of Natural History's on-line type collections of historic period archaeological ceramics (1492-1850) is a fully searchable digital resource.

The Museum of Ceramics contains thousands of examples of pottery created in and around East Liverpool, Ohio. During the 19th and 20th centuries, East Liverpool was known as the Pottery Capital of the USA.

Displays a wide range of Native American Pueblo pottery from the Southwestern United States. Full screen, full color images are accompanied by detailed descriptions.

Online exhibits of various artists, pottery images and critical articles from Rob Barnard, Warren Frederick, Catherine White.

The mission of AAPA is "To promote an interest understanding, appreciation, and recognition of American Art Pottery" and "To unify and strengthen the voice of collectors and dealers of American art pottery".

We are a non-profit, all volunteer run organization with a mission: To provide a supportive environment in which the clay community can meet, share knowledge, experience, and promote public awareness of the ceramic arts and foster creative and economic growth.

CeramicArtsNetwork.org has daily postings for an online community serving active potters and ceramic artists worldwide, as well as those who are interested in finding out more about this craft. CeramicArtsNetwork.org provides a wide array of tools for learning about and improving skills in the ceramic arts, and a place for artists to share ideas and perspectives about how their art and life interact to shape each other.

Whether you are a complete beginner or an artist in another medium, this guide will help you to get started with traditional sculpting in clay.
In this beginners sculpting guide you will find:
1. What kind of clay is best to use for sculpting
2. What kind of tools do you need to start sculpting
3. What kind of workspace do you need to sculpt
4. How to work with clay without it drying out
5. How to create a simple sculpture in clay

Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery (plural "potteries"). Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery.