Description

Watermark Art Center opens the annual "It’s Only Clay Competition & Exhibit" on November 6 from 5 to 7pm. Awards and presentations begin at 5:30pm with Special Guest Artist and Juror Lee Persell. The exhibit will be on display through December 23, 2026. Photos of accepted exhibit work, award & prize winners will be posted at watermarkartcenter.org after the award ceremony.

"It’s Only Clay" (IOC) is a national juried ceramics competition focusing on, and dedicated to, functional clay vessels. Each submission for IOC is judged in four areas: function, form/aesthetic, craftsmanship, and surface design. Selected works from the 2026 submissions as well as work by Persell will be on display as part of the IOC exhibit.

Watermark galleries are accessible, free and open to the public Monday - Saturday from 10 to 5pm and located at 505 Bemidji Avenue N. in Bemidji, Minnesota, 218-444-7570.