Sunport Ceramics Showcase 2023

Sunport Ceramics Showcase 

Exhibit Runs from July 1, 2025 to August 15, 2025

Sponsored by

New Mexico Potters & Clay Artists

Hosted by

Albuquerque International Sunport

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Exhibit Open from October 1 to November 30, 2025

Online applications for entry begin on July 1, 2025. Read this Call for Entries carefully, prepare your ceramic work(s), and then click "Register" at left to submit your entries.

As a member of New Mexico Potters & Clay Artists, you are invited to participate in our Sunport Ceramics Showcase. This show gives members of NMPCA a unique opportunity to share your ceramic creations to the public visiting the state of New Mexico as well as locals.

The Sunport Ceramics Showcase will jury a show of 45 entries.  The criteria for selection is to acquaint the public with the vast array of quality works in clay from the NMPCA membership. Each applicant may submit one (1) piece. If you are not a member of NMPCA, it is easy to join on www.nmpotters.org. The jury consists of 5 clay artists: Sara D’Alessandro, Leonard Baca, Serit Kotowski, Charlotte Ownby and Michael Thornton.

Applications will be accepted from Tuesday, July 1, 2025 through midnight of Friday, August 15, 2025. Please review the link to the Artist Agreement. Good quality digital images are required at the time of application along with the $20.00 non-refundable application fee.

Images of selected work will also be displayed on our website, www.nmpotters.org

SHOW TIMELINE

SIZE OF WORK and LIMITATIONS
Work must fit on an 18 inch square base. The weight should not exceed 35 pounds.  Height should not exceed 5 feet.  Be aware that the cases for the show are only 21 inches deep!  We reserve the right to not include any piece that does not meet these criteria.

Wall pieces are invited and must be submitted with a very secure hanging method and accompanied by hardware. Hanging weight not to exceed 15 pounds.

SALES

All sales will be handled by the artist and the purchasing collector. Your information will be available on NMPCA website and on an information card at the showcase. If your piece is not for sale, please indicate that as NFS.

ENTRIES 

Submit your application by clicking "register" at top left of webpage. Entry fee is $20 per piece. Payment can be made online through our easy and secure online payment system.  

Registration closes at midnight of August 15, 2025. 

NOTE: You must have your image ready when you register and it must meet the specifications described below. No substitutions.

On the registration page, enter the following:

1.                    the title of the piece

2.                    outside dimensions expressed as h x w x d (in inches)

3.                    click “choose file” to select the image.

IMAGE SPECIFICATIONS

A digital image of your entry is required. It will be used for website and show setup planning. Image must be uploaded at the time of registration. The committee reserves the right to reject images or entries not prepared appropriately. If an acceptable image is not received, the work will not be juried and entry fee is forfeited.

Instructions for preparation of image: Your image must be in focus with a clean, plain background. Your image must be a jpg file and 800 px high to maximum 1000px wide, not to exceed 1mb in size. Important: The name of the file should be LastnameFirstname_Title.jpg. No spaces, no punctuation in the file name except the underline used as a separator. If you do not name the file properly, your image may be lost.Be aware that it is extremely difficult to control the name of an uploaded file from a phone or ipad, so please upload the image from your pc or mac computer after you have renamed the file. If you are not familiar with how to prepare images, please read our help page for information on using a free tool to prepare the image, Here.

INSURANCE and LIABILITY

The Sunport provides insurance for the work once it is installed at the Sunport until it is taken down.  Value of each piece must be in writing on the Artwork Label. Artist exhibiting work agrees to hold the NMPCA and NMPCA volunteers harmless from any costs or claims arising out of any damages or losses in handling, and setting up of work. We will do our utmost to take care of the work.

VOLUNTEERS

Please volunteer in order to make this exhibit possible. We need your help. See the confirmation email for special instructions about volunteer jobs.  

DROP OFF & PICKUP OF WORK

We will contact you with a scheduled time to bring your work to the Sunport on October 1, 2025.  You will need to take your packaging with you. Please label your piece with name and description.

All work must be picked up on December 1, 2025.  Time to be determined.

Questions? Contact the Sunport Ceramics Showcase committee at email sunport@nmpotters.org