Brent Pafford

Brent Pafford, POPJCT, RUFF CUT, Porcelain, Glaze, Resin, Glitter, Epoxy, Pyrite—included in The Cup, The Mug 2020

I grew up on a family farm in Rock Hill, SC and completed my BFA at Winthrop University and an MFA from Clemson University. Since the completion of my MFA […]

Dominique Mediak-Pirigyi

Duet by Dominique Mediak-Pirigyi—Slip cast ceramic, underglaze transfers

Hi! I’m Dominique Mediak-Pirigyi, an artist and art educator from Buffalo, NY. I’m so excited to have a piece entitled “Stacked” in this year’s The Cup, The Mug exhibit. I […]

Meet Betsy Foster

Betsy Foster, artist in residence at Main Street Arts during the months of February and March 2020, is working in one of our two studio spaces on our second floor. We asked Betsy […]

Jill Bell

Hi. I’m Jill Bell.  As an non-sporty kid growing up in suburban Newark, Delaware, I took my first ceramics class at age 6.  From the start I loved everything about […]

Ian Park

Ian Park working in the studio

My name is Ian Park. I’m originally from the southern rural village called Hartman, Arkansas. The population is still about 600 people. From there, I began making art at a […]

Gretchen Quinn

Hello, I am Gretchen Quinn. I’m a full-time potter living and working in Raleigh, NC. and I have two mugs in The Cup, The Mug 2019 show at Main Street […]

Cole Worden

Applying wash to bisquware

Hello, my name is Cole Worden. I am a recent graduate from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where I received a BFA in studio arts, and I am currently […]

Emile Bouvet-Boisclair

I am a French Canadian born ceramic artist, residing in Chicago, IL for the last decade.  Clay entered my life when I was 13. I was gifted lessons for Christmas […]

Maria T. Bentley

Tethered to our innermost beings and the marrow that comprises us, our bodies are rooted in the earth. The loss or decay of any one of these can cause an […]

Meet Maliya Travers-Crumb

Maliya Travers-Crumb, artist in residence at Main Street Arts, during the month of August 2018, is working in one of our two studio spaces on our second floor. We asked Maliya some questions about her work […]

Closed 7/28 through 8/3:

We will be closed to the public Friday, July 28 through Thursday, August 4 as we install our next exhibition, Inspired By Nature. Please join us for the opening reception on Friday, August 4 from 5 to 8pm!