Potters Market at the Mint

Don’t miss what many consider to be the most important ceramics event in the state. This is a unique opportunity to see this much high-quality work in one location while getting to interact with each of the potters. Whether you are an experienced collector or new to the art form, whether you are interested in functional ware, abstract sculptures, or decorative pieces, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

While the pottery and the potters are the main attraction, you can also enjoy live pottery demonstrations, buy a chance in our raffle, listen to great live bluegrass, relax in our beer garden, and take in all the galleries of the Mint Museum.

The event is Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm at Mint Museum Randolph, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte NC 28207.

Angelik Vizcarrondo Laboy

Is a Los Angeles-based curator and writer of contemporary art and craft with a special interest in ceramics. Her current research investigates the “aesthetics of optimism,” the subversive power of humor, cuteness, and leisure as tools of protest.

She holds a BA in Art History from the University of Florida with minors in Anthropology and Ceramics and an MA from the Bard Graduate Center, New York, in Decorative Arts, Design History, & Material Culture.

Maria White Mebane

Is a studio potter and independent filmmaker. White founded Mugs for Moms, a non-profit organization that strives to bring artists, healers and advocates together to help raise awareness about perinatal mental health and offers resources and support for moms and their families.

White first learned to make pottery while earning her degree in Art from Winthrop University. She continued to focus on ceramics with scholarship and studio assistant opportunities at Penland School of Craft and Haystack Mountain School of Craft, then went on to apprentice with sculptor and inventor, Michael Sherrill.

Sequoia Miller

Is a studio potter, curator, and historian. Sequoia is the Chief Curator of the Gardiner Museum. He first began his ceramics education through a series of workshops with his favorite contemporary potters at Penland School of Crafts, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and other craft schools in the mid-1990s.

He has a BA in Russian & Art History from Brandeis University, an MA in Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture from the Bard Graduate Center in New York City, and a PhD in the History of Art from Yale University.