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The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery Strategic Plan 2023-2026

Media Releases

March 28, 2024 – Lael Chmelyk and Charlie Larouche-Potvin win National Awards from CCGG
February 15, 2024 – Participate in Eddy Firmin’s Confessional at CCGG
January 30, 2024 – Opening Reception at CCGG February 4
December 5th, 2023 – Afternoon Tea at the Gallery Tickets are on Sale Now!
November 21, 2023 – CCGG Increases Prizes for Annual Awards in Ceramics and Glass!
November 6, 2023 – Alejandra Vera Named Artist in Residence at CCGG
October 31, 2023 – CCGG Receives Award of Excellence from Ontario Museum Association
October 17, 2023 – CCGG Launches Fundraising Campaign to Permanently Display Embrace II by Local Artist Sharl G. Smith
September 25, 2023 – New Exhibitions Launch October 1st at CCGG!
September 14, 2023 – Cheyenne Mapplebeck wins John Fleming Award
August 8, 2023 – BIPOC Residency Program Launches at Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery!
July 11, 2023 – Reilly Knowles Named the Inaugural Ann Roberts Curatorial Fellow
June 27, 2023 – Celebrate 30 with Family Fun and an After-Hours Gala at the CCGG on September 9, 2023
May 30, 2023 – New Exhibitions Launch at the CCGG with Opening Reception June 4!
April 26, 2023 – Denis Longchamps Receives the Barbara A. Tyler Award in Museum Leadership from the CMA
March 30, 2023 – CCGG to Celebrate 30^th Anniversary this Fall: Sponsorship Opportunities Available
February 21, 2023 – Jeanne Letourneau and Amy Duval Win National Awards from the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery!
February 8, 2023 – Youth Guild Launches at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery!
January 24, 2023 – The CCGG Launches Four New Exhibitions with reception January 29!
December 1, 2022 – Ann Roberts Curatorial Fund Exceeds Goal!
November 23, 2022 – Winifred Shantz and RBC Awards Submissions Now Open!
November 8, 2022 – Disruption at CCGG receives Honourable Mention from OMA!
October 27, 2022 – Announcing the Ann Roberts Curatorial Fund!
September 28, 2022 – The Gallery Launches Fall Exhibitions with Opening Reception October 2!
September 21, 2022 – New Programming Engages Seniors at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
August 25, 2022 – Community Perspectives Project Launches with New Exhibition
August 11, 2022 – Matthew O’Reilly Wins $10,000 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics!
July 19, 2022 – CCGG to Undertake Strategic Planning with Help of $23,500 OTF Grant
July 12, 2022 – Kaleidoscope is Coming this Fall!
July 5, 2022 – Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery Receives Honorable Mention from Canadian Museum Association
June 14, 2022 – Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery Receives Rainbow Registered Accreditation!
May 25, 2022 – Summer Exhibitions Launch with Opening Reception May 29!
April 13, 2022 – Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery Receives OTF Grant!
April 6, 2022 – Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery Receives New Horizons for Seniors Grant!
March 22, 2022 – Jared Last Wins RBC Award for Glass!
March 14, 2022 – 2022 RBC Award for Glass Finalists Announced!
February 24, 2022 – The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery Receives Two Major Gifts Totalling $150,000!
February 16, 2022 – The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Fundraiser Returns to the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery!
February 1, 2022 – Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery Reopens with New Exhibitions!
November 25, 2021 – Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery Receives Ontario Museum Association Awards!
November 9, 2021 – The RBC Award for Glass Returns!
July 13, 2021 – The Gallery Reopens with new Exhibitions!
June 30, 2021 – Jocelyn Reid wins $10,000 2021 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics
June 3, 2021 – Great Canadian Giving Challenge
January 25, 2020 – 2020 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics Call for Submissions
November 19, 2020 – Monumental Work by Jon Kuhn Installed for Long-Term Loan
October 21, 2020 – Denis Longchamps, Executive Director and Curator named 2020 Craft Ontario John and Barbara Mather Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
August 10, 2020 – Oakville Artist Joon Hee Kim wins $10,000 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics
February 10, 2020 – Open Call for Submissions to 2020 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics
January 6, 2020 – Winter Exhibitions Open at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
June 27, 2018 – Toronto Artist Nurielle Stern Wins $10,000 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics
April 2, 2019 – Spring Exhibitions Open at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
March 1, 2019 – Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife is Honorary Chair of The Clay & Glass Gala
January 8, 2019 – Winter Exhibitions Open at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
October 31, 2018 – The Clay & Glass Announces the Winner of the 2018 Winifred Shantz Award
September 18, 2018 – Fall Exhibitions Open at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery
June 14, 2018 – The Clay & Glass Announces New Executive Director

In the News

July 6, 2023 – “The Decorated Surface,” Dana Dallal, FUSION Magazine, Volume 47, Number 2, Summer 2023.
July 6, 2023 – “Lunar Reflections: A Review,” Sydni Weatherson, FUSION Magazine, Volume 47, Number 2, Summer 2023.
June 22, 2023 – “12 Art Exhibitions to Discover in Canada this Summer”, TravelMag.
April 4, 2023 – “Lunar Reflections: Glass exhibit features the Thirteen Grandmother Moons”, Anishinabek News.
February 3, 2023 – “New exhibit at Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery embraces imperfection”, CTVNews Kitchener.
December 2, 2022 – “A Fragile New Light: Notes on “The Rose Window: Revisited and Reimagined”, FUSION Magazine, Volume 46, Number 2, Fall 2022.
October 2, 2022 – “Local glass and clay exhibition goes beyond grandma’s ceramics”, CityNews Kitchener.
April 9, 2022 – “Impressions of the pandemic, sculpted in clay and glass,” TheRecord.
January 7, 2020 – “New Exhibitions set to open at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery,” KitchenerToday.
July 3, 2019 – “Nurielle Stern Wins Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics”, Canadian Art.
May 31, 2019 – “Art Gallery of Burlington curator offers up three big names in Canadian ceramics for show at Waterloo’s Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery”, Regina Haggo, The Hamilton Spectator.
May 24, 2019 – “Waterloo potters show off their creativity and skills in ‘Earthborn 2019’”, Regina Haggo, TheRecord.
May 10, 2019 – “Clay & Glass Gallery showcases 3D printed façades by University of Waterloo students”, Canadian Architect.
November 8, 2018 – “Winifred Shantz Award goes to ceramics faculty Lindsay Montgomery”, Concordia Faculty of Fine Arts.
June 16, 2018 – “Arts and Culture: A year of Celebrating Clay & Glass”, TheRecord.
June 1, 2018 – “2018 is a year of celebration at Waterloo’s Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery”, Explore Waterloo Region.
May 18, 2018 – “Waterloo’s Clay and Glass celebrating 25 years”, TheRecord.
January 16, 2018 – “Clay and Glass Gallery heads out on a new trajectory”, Waterloo Chronicle.