Upcoming Events
August 1 - 10th 2026
NH League of Craftsmen Fair
Sunapee, NH
The League of NH Craftsmen hosts an annual gathering of artists, vendors, and activities in Sunapee NH every summer. The event lasts for 10 days and is an incredible example of the thriving art and craft communities in New England.
From their website:
The Annual Craftsmen’s Fair began in 1933 and runs for nine days each year, featuring the juried work of hundreds of members with sales booths, interactive demonstrations, and curated exhibitions attracting over 20,000 visitors annually. This video from 2021 captures the essence of the Fair, and provides a sense of the wide range of creative experiences you can expect to find each year.
The NH Potters Guild participates in the Fair by hosting an educational experience in one of the designated Guild tents. We offer free wheel throwing instruction with recycled stoneware and hand building with air dry clay. Participants of all ages are invited to enjoy the clay experience and we provide information about where to find other community studios in the area! Guild members volunteer for a shift in the tent and enjoy free access to the fair for the remainder of the day. Join us and share your love of clay!
Sign up to volunteer here!
Sunday October 4th
Empty Bowls
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Kimball Jenkins
266 North Main St
Concord, NH
Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement by artists and crafts people in cities and towns around the world to raise money for food related charities to care for and feed the hungry in their communities. Empty Bowls supports food-related charitable organizations around the world, and has raised millions of dollars to help end hunger.
Members donate bowls to the NHPG to be sold at the annual event. We donate all the proceeds to a local charitable industry. Recently, we have donated the funds raised to The Friendly Kitchen food bank in Concord, NH.
We are currently looking for bowl donations! Please contact the Chair to schedule a meeting time. (chair@nhpottersguild.org)
If you would like to host a bowl-making event (either decoration such as sgraffito, or a throwing/hand building event) please contact the Chair to schedule it!
November - December
2026 Biennial Show
Mosaic Art Collective
The Biennial Exhibition is a non-juried show, open to all members hosted in a variety of galleries in New Hampshire. This event is hosted every other year and is a display of the excellence of craft and art within our community.
The Biennial will be hosted at Mosaic Art Collective in Manchester NH, 2026. Stay tuned for more information!
Clay Studios
NH Clay Studios
Mud City Clay
Rochester, NH
Mud City Clay is a community clay space located in the historic Gonic Mill. We currently have a few open membership spaces available for clay artists looking for a ceramics studio to work in. Please visit our website at mudcityclay.com to learn more!
Kimball Jenkins Art Center
Concord, NH
A multifunctional campus, Kimball Jenkins hosts many kinds of art classes and events. Check out their website here!
Studio 550
Manchester, NH
Located in the heart of Manchester, this studio is a favorite for all levels of clay enthusiast! Check out their website