We’ll be at the 2026 NCECA Conference: Volumes in Detroit March 25-28!
Come hang out with us at the conference center:
Project Space: Sourcing Waste as Ceramic Resource ~ Wednesday-Friday 9:00AM–12:00PM/1:00PM–4:00PM
Ceramic raw materials are non-renewable resources, mined from mineral deposits created in prehistoric times. Many have changed, disappeared entirely, or become exorbitantly costly to purchase. Join the NCECA Green Task Force in exploring creative new ways to find materials locally, from industrially produced granite dust to domestically sourced eggshells. With Thora Finnsdottir, Signe Fensholt, and Kiara Matos.
Exhibition: MATERIALS: VOLUMETRIC REDUCTION in room 414 A/B ~ Reception: Wed, Mar 25, 4:00PM-5:30 PM
The artists featured in this exhibition have reduced their environmental impact by creating the included work from materials that would otherwise be thrown away. Artists include Natalia Arbelaez, Robert Harrison, Wesley Harvey, Bryan Hopkins, Salvador Jimenez-Flores, Cathy Lu, Jennifer Masley, Hannah Niswonger, Harley Weigle, the NCECA Green Task Force, and others. Organized by Ellie Weber and Chanda Zea.
Cultivating Community: Room 320 ~ Bring your own lunch and chat sustainability with the GTF Thurs 12-1pm
our mission
VISION
Through tenets of sustainability, community, and education the NCECA Green Task Force works to expand the capacity of the community to engage in environmental stewardship in the practice of using clay and ceramic materials.
MISSION
Through education, research, programming, and communication, the NCECA Green Task Force will expand and advance the scope of awareness and knowledge about environmentally sound practices when working with clay. Recognizing that sustainability and issues in equity are tied together, we proactively strive towards racial equity, greater diversity, and thoughtful inclusion.
The NCECA Green Task Force (GTF) is a sub-entity of the National Council for the Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). It was formed in 2008 to increase awareness and share knowledge that advances environmental stewardship in all venues of ceramic art and education. Ranging from administrative work to conference gatherings and further extending to share information with and among NCECA’s members about important environmental issues affecting the ceramic arts. The GTF will provide a forum for progressive discussion on green studio practices and creative solutions to issues facing the field.
The Green Learning Community (GLC) is a sub-entity of NCECA formed in 2021. It is a casual group of makers, artisans, craftsman, distributers, collectors, and educators who gather every month to discuss different topics involving sustainability, materials consumption, and environmental issues and stewardship in ceramics.
our history
In 2008 under the presidency of Robert Harrison the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Art (NCECA) formed the Green Task Force (GTF) to focus on the increasingly popular green/sustainability movement and how it relates to the field of ceramics. The early meetings were spent focusing on what it was the Green Task Force would do to bring forth issues of sustainability to the international community that makes up the membership of NCECA.