Popps Packing is excited to be part of NCECA’s 60th conference, Volumes, that takes place in Detroit, Michigan, March 25 – 28, 2026
Volumes, the 60th conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), explores material-driven experimentation and conceptual frameworks that animate art created through clay. The essential energy of voices and sounds of the Detroit region catalyzes this conference’s theme.
As part of the conference we are hosting two exciting exhibitions, featuring curators and artists from the region.
FRACTALS AND FAMILIAR THINGS
Curated by Zena Segre
On view: Mar 23-29 Tue–Sun 10:00AM–5:00PM (Thu open until 8:00PM) Fragments and Familiar Things reveals a constellation of ceramics educators whose entangled paths have shaped the fabric of Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency. Featuring Liz McCarthy, Del Harrow, Ashwini Bhat, Marie Herwald Hermann, August S. Lantz, Chris Salas, Jack Troy, Saffronia Downing, Luka Carter, Nathan Tonning, and others.
THE CAR SHOW
Curated by Micah Lewis-Văn Sweezie
On view: Mar 24-28 Tue–Fri 10:00 AM–5:00PM (Thu open until 8:00PM), Sat 10:00AM–12:00PM
The Car Show is a ceramic group exhibition honoring Detroit’s automotive legacy. The exhibition explores the automobile as both object and symbol, examining its cultural and historical significance through clay. Artists include Janina Myronowa, Carly Slade, Vincent (Sniper) Frimpong, Tommy Lomeli, Jessica Brandl, Bradford Davis, David Morrison, Edward Salas, and others.