Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Feats of Clay
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Central New York's Feats of Clay competition was established in 1987 to foster education in the ceramic arts for Syracuse-area high schools. Now in its 37th year, the event includes schools from as far away as the North Country and the Southern Tier and features a juried exhibition that recognizes students who demonstrate excellence in ceramic sculpting and vessel making.

On Friday, May 1, 2026, 500 students representing more than 25 schools will converge on the Everson Community Plaza to compete in a series of Olympic-style competitive events that involve (among other things) throwing blindfolded on the potter's wheel, stacking wheel-thrown cylinders, and building towering constructions out of clay coils.