Past Exhibitions

Southern California High School Ceramics Exhibition 2019

An annual juried show featuring 85 finalists from 19 Southern California High Schools, striving to inspire and recognize young artists achieving excellence in their own creative endeavors. Exhibition Walkthrough #hsceramicsannual@amocamuseum Acknowledgments This program generously funded provided, in part, through grants from the Ruth and Joseph C. Reed Foundation for the Arts and the DEW Foundation.

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AMOCA Collects! 2019

High-resolution Images • Reception On View:August 10, 2019 – September 12, 2020Reception:August 10, 6 – 9 PM A museum is distinguished by a collection of objects that form the core of its exhibitions, education, and research programming – its permanent collection. AMOCA’s permanent collection comprises more than 10,000 objects including functional, sculptural, industrial, and production

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Building a Collection

AMOCA’s 15th AnniversaryExhibition Dates: October 5, 2018 – March 31, 2019Opening Reception: October 6, 2-5pm                       AMOCA is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Building a Collection features work from our permanent collection. Artists include: Demetrio Garcia AguilarDavid AmstrongLaura AndresonRudy AutioSara AyersRalph BacerraMichel BayneErnst Bohne SohneCharles Boyd CravenBill BurkeCynthia ConsentinoPhillip CorneliusMichael CorneyBurlon B. CraigDon CraigDwayne CraigDora De LariosTom Coleman

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Lasting Impressions: Selections from the Scripps College Permanent Collection

Exhibition Dates: January 12 – April 7, 2019Opening Reception: January 12, 6-9pmCurator: T Robert-Pacini During the mid-1950s, the ceramics department at Otis Art Institute (then Los Angeles County Art Institute) was a place of artistic vitality and innovative energy. At Otis, Peter Voulkos led a “revolution in clay” by questioning the tradition that ceramic forms

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