Clay and Glass Exhibit at Petaluma Arts Center

The Petaluma Arts Center will open an exhibition of sculptural and functional works in clay and glass by members of Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California (ACGA) on January 20 through March 4, 2012 at 230Lakeville St, Petaluma,  Located in the Historical Railroad Station at Washington and Lakeville.

Contemporary clay and glass artists will exhibit in the good company of historically important works borrowed from the collection of Forrest L. Merrill including pieces by Glen Lukens, Laura Andreson, Beatrice Wood, Marquerite Wildenhain, Dr. Herbert Sanders, Antonio Prieto and Bob Fritz.

The exhibition will include historical background of ACGA and Frederick Carlton Ball who founded the association in 1945. Ball (1911-1992) taught ceramics in numerous colleges and universities for more than 40 years and wrote a book called 'Decorating Pottery with Clay, Slip and Glaze'.