The 15th Annual Celebration of Seagrove Potters Annual Show & Driving Tour
November 19-20, 2022 in Seagrove, NC
Just in Time for All Your Holiday Shopping Needs!

The 15th Annual Celebration of Seagrove Potters is this weekend! This year we offer a hybrid of our past events - with 20 potter’s booths represented at the newly renovated Thompson Arts & Event Hall at the Historic Luck’s Cannery and 29 pottery shops included in a self-guided driving studio tour. Centrally located, at just under or over an hour from Greensboro, Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Charlotte, it is an easy day trip to Seagrove. We truly have something for every potter lover to find at this 15th Annual Celebration.

Early Bird Tickets are available on our website event page. Tickets are selling fast!

For those folks who want the first opportunity to browse and buy we are offering early entrance from 9am to 10am. Complimentary hot beverages and breakfast nosh provided. Ticket price $25. Early Shopping Tickets are available to purchase on www.discoverseagrove.com. You can also purchase tickets at the door.

Saturday, November 19, 2022 9-5 | Sunday, November 20, 2022 10-4
(check the www.discoverseagrove.com and map for individual shop hours, as shop hours may vary.) Always held the weekend before Thanksgiving the dates this year are Saturday and Sunday, November 19 & 20. Located indoors at the newly renovated Thompson Arts & Event Hall in Luck’s Cannery, 798 NC Hwy 705 E, Seagrove. Plenty of parking and shuttle service from the lots.

Stop by our Information Booth located at the downtown stoplights where you can ask questions, get directions, and pick up our full color event program guide and plan your day. Early Bird Shopping- $25 early admission allows for first options on shopping while enjoying warm drinks and breakfast nosh, from 9:00am to 10:00am. Buy tickets now on line here. General admission starts at 10am, $8. Tickets are valid for the entire weekend.

Also check in to our website and our social media pages Celebration of Seagrove Potters FB, Seagrove Potters and Seagrove Potters Insta for exciting updates.

Participating Potters:

Exhibiting Potters at the Luck’s Cannery: Ben Owen, Blue Hen, Crystal King, David Stuempfle, Dirtworks, Eck McCanless, From the Ground Up, Hatfield, JLK Jewelry, Kovack, Luck’s Ware, Matthew Kelly, Nicolas Havner, Pottery by Frank Neef, Pottery Road, Ray, Seagrove Stoneware, The Triangle Studio, Triple C and Windsong.

Pottery Shops on the Tour: Ben Owen, Blue Hen, Bulldog, Chris Luther, Crystal King, Dean & Martin, Dirtworks, Donna Craven, From the Ground Up, Hatfield@ Carolina Crockery, Hickory Hill, Johnston & Gentithes, Jugtown, Keith Martindale, Latham’s, Luck’s Ware, Matthew Kelly, McNeill’s, Old Gap, O’Quinn, Pottery by Frank Neef, Potts, Red Hare, Seagrove Art Pottery, Seagrove Stoneware, Studio Touya, The Triangle Studio, Thomas, and Wyndham & Brookhaven.

Absentee Bidding is now Open for Our Collaboration Auction!

Our renowned Collaboration Auction is back again with creations and donated pieces available to see and bid on in our silent auction at Luck’s and soon on our website. The theme of this year’s auction is Seagrove Stories and Clay Connections. ABSENTEE BIDDING IS OPEN NOW!! Deadline for Absentee bidding is available until Friday Nov 18 at 5:00pm

The collaborative pieces-silent auction runs Saturday, 11/19 from 9 to 3 and is on display at the Luck Comer Lail Center.

The Theme of the Collaborative Auction this year is:
Seagrove Stories and Clay Connections

The Seagrove pottery community is a special place. Every potter and shop has a story, some stretch back through time over 200 years, some are about the myriad ways that potters learn their trade, some connections reach out hundreds, thousands of mile to other countries and foreign lands, but they all circle back to home - the close knit community of Seagrove Potters.

Our Annual Event is a Celebration of the largest concentration of working potters in the United States and the work that is amazing. For this year’s auction, we present examples from artists that do not normally work together, but have created unique pieces for this 15th Annual Event. A wonderful opportunity to take something home that will never be recreated again!

There is no charge to view and bid on these one-of-a-kind works. A portion of proceeds from the auction benefit local art school programs and other educational support by the Seagrove Area Potters Association. Winners will be notified at 3pm and auction items will be available for pickup between 3-5 pm or shipping charges will be arranged.

We have something for everyone, for the jewelry wearer, the pottery historian, the chef, the gift giver, the tea drinker, the animal lover, the face jug collector, story lovers and more.

A preview and stories of these pieces can soon be found on our website - https://discoverseagrove.com/celebration-auction-2022/

Michael Mahan, From the Ground Up Pottery and Bobbie Thomas, Thomas Pottery

“If Barns Could Talk” slab and plaster slump molded platter, impressed rim with signature tree stamp by Michael. Barn scene painted w/ a stain and glazed and fired by Bobbie. 15 ½” W x 3” H.

Sandra O’Quinn, O’Quinn Pottery and Mack Chrisco, Chrisco Pottery - Large 4 lb. Bowl thrown by Mack, glazed in “Gorgeous Gray Green” (a signature glaze) and fired by Sandra. 9” W x 4 ¾” H

Donna Craven, Donna Craven Pottery and Linda Potts, Potts Pottery - Bascom King Style Mugs, set of 4. es.

Fred Johnston and Carol Gentithes, Johnston & Gentithes Studio - Spirit Animal Vase, 6” H x 6” W

Kathy Bryant, Carolina Crockery and Morgan Hatfield, Hatfield Pottery - Premium Bread Dipping Gift Basket including cruets, plates and oil/vinegar/spices.

More information about this exciting weekend highlighting the majority of Seagrove Potters and their unique handmade ceramics can be found on the link for Celebration of Seagrove Potters on our [website event page](https://discoverseagrove.com/events/celebration-of-seagrove-potters-fall-festival-studio-tour-2022/). We are proud of our craftsmanship, our heritage and traditions and our ever evolving community of artists that makes Seagrove what it is - an experience to treasure.

The following food trucks will be at the Luck’s Cannery, with a designated lot for tour participant parking for easy access to the food trucks. Mr Kofta - Mediterranean Food Truck on Saturday the 19th and on both Saturday and Sunday Smokehouse Mobile Bistro and our local La Fiesta Mexicana Food Truck. Great variety for all diets!

To keep up to date, visit our Facebook pages to learn more. CelebrationOfSeagrovePotters
SeagrovePotters

We love to interact with you on Instagram too! @SeagrovePotters

Check out our Events page to see a list of upcoming events this year and beyond. Our Seagrove Potters have studios listed and examples of their work on this page: https://discoverseagrove.com/studios/.

Our shops are open and ready to help you select the perfect piece for the perfect place in your home, or as a gift for someone special. Be sure to check our "Online Shopping" section of our website if you can't make it to our lovely community.