Mark Vander Heide

The ceramics studio at Cranbrook

As a child, growing up in Holland, MI, I was an avid drawer, often creating fantastical creatures and the worlds they lived in. It wasn’t until my last year of college, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hedy Yang

I am a 21 year old artist at Michigan State University, majoring in ceramics and minoring in entrepreneurship. I started a small business in college, and plan on growing it after […]

Meet Mandy Ranck

Mandy Ranck, artist in residence at Main Street Arts during the months of September, October, and November 2017,  will be working on both sculptural and functional bodies of ceramic work. We asked […]

Jessie Marianacci Valone: jmv ceramics

My name is Jessie Marianacci Valone and I am a potter and owner of jmv ceramics.  I grew up in the Finger Lakes area and currently live in Bristol, NY with […]

Peter Pincus

Bottles by Peter Pincus

The Upstate New York Ceramics Invitational at Main Street Arts will feature functional and sculptural ceramic work by 13 artists from the region. This invitational represents some of the most […]

Bryan Hopkins

Work by Bryan Hopkins

The Upstate New York Ceramics Invitational at Main Street Arts will feature functional and sculptural ceramic work by 13 artists from the region. This invitational represents some of the most […]

Samantha Stumpf: Process and Perspective

I’ve recently been  working on tableware for Main Street Arts. I have always enjoyed eating off of handmade dinnerware, it is part of my everyday routine. Each day I get to choose […]

Samantha Stumpf: Ongoing Inspiration

Hello, and thank you for checking out my first Inside The Artist’s Studio blog post on the Main Street Arts blog! I would like to introduce myself… I am originally […]

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!