7th Annual Fired Works Regional Ceramics Exhibit and Sale to be held in April | Arts & Culture

MACON, GA.--Macon Arts Alliance is pleased to announce that the 7th Annual Fired Works Regional Ceramics Exhibition and Sale will be held April 14-22, 2012 in the Historic Round Building in Central City Park in downtown Macon. This year's exhibit will feature 60 Georgia artists and five regional artists from throughout the Southeast.

Fired Works began in 2004 as a local pottery show and has since grown to become the largest exhibit of functional and sculptural pottery in the state of Georgia. In 2011, the exhibit expanded to become a regional exhibit, featuring artists from neighboring states. The growth of the exhibit has helped to solidify Macon as a destination for arts tourism in the region.

"It is fitting that Fired Works would be held in Macon, Georgia. People have been making pottery at the banks of the Ocmulgee River since 2500 BCE," explained Jim Coleman, executive director of Macon Arts Alliance. "In fact, the oldest piece of stamped pottery ever discovered in North America was found at the Ocmulgee National Monument."

The ten day event, held each year in April, now features many special events, such as Cocktails and Clay, a cocktail party-style clay workshop for adults; free workshops for kids and teens; a "Mugs for Jugs" fundraiser to benefit the fight against breast cancer; and the popular Preview Party, where patrons are able to meet and mingle with the many artists in the show. The Preview Party will be held on April 13, the Friday evening before the official Saturday kick off of the exhibit and sale.

For more information on Fired Works, contact Jonathan Dye, director of communications for Macon Arts Alliance at (478) 743-6940 or jonathan@maconarts.org.