MudFest at the Art Hive

Mud Makers has enjoyed a close relationship with the Art Hive since it began. The Hive is a large, long space with many individual art studio rooms, an art gallery and larger spaces for meetings and events. Because the Hive is in an old building, fire code prohibits anything fire-related, so no pottery kilns, but networking and support channels have been active between the Hive and Mud Makers from the beginning.

Late this month will bring MudFest, a collaboration between the Art Hive Foundation and Mud Makers, an invitational show showcasing the work of 20 local potters and clay artists. The show opens on Thursday February 26 and will be up till March 24. The opening reception will be held on February 27 (with the 4th Friday Art Walk), 5-8pm.

Featured in the show will be fine-art ceramics, functional work, and demonstrations both on the potter’s wheel and in hand-building by some of the featured artists and other local ceramicists. This collaborative event highlights one of Prescott’s best qualities, namely the great goodwill that exists between the many arts organizations in our town. Rather than competing with each other for funds and patrons, artists, galleries and art-centered venues all actively promote one another.

To learn more about the Art Hive and the MudFest, visit arthive.space.