We acknowledge that the history of ceramics includes the labor, artistry, and cultural knowledge of enslaved people, Indigenous makers, immigrant artisans, and others whose creative legacies built the foundation of what ceramics is today. These contributions are rarely recognized, and still are not adequately honored. The Diversity Scholarship is one small, and wholly insufficient, step toward addressing this imbalance and creating a more equitable present.

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This program offers a six-month studio membership, on a sliding scale down to $0, for those who have been historically excluded from ceramics spaces and systems. Our aim is not just to lower financial barriers, but to affirm that everyone deserves access to the tools, materials, and community that support creative growth.

We believe that diversity strengthens us all, not only through representation, but through the richness of perspective, tradition, and innovation it brings. It is an honor to work alongside artists from a wide range of backgrounds and lived experiences. The Diversity Scholarship is more than a financial offering; it is an invitation to co-create a studio culture that reflects the full, shared history of ceramics, and to carry that legacy forward with honesty, gratitude, and care

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