AFTERLIGHT Exhibition X NCECA’s 60th Annual Conference: Volumes
Organized by Wade MacDonald and Kyle Triplett, Afterlight examines light, darkness, and shadow through illuminated ceramic-based works, evoking memory and reflection while inviting viewers to embrace the poetic duality between illumination and obscurity.
Artists: Ling Chun, Emily Duke, Vincent Frimpong, Future Retrieval, Salvador Jiménez Flores, Wade MacDonald, Jesse Ring, Iren Tete,Colleen Toledano, Kyle Triplett
Volumes: 60th Annual NCECA Conference
Dates: March 25 – 28, 2026
Location: Huntington Place Convention Center, 1 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI, 48226
Location: Huntington Place Convention Center, 1 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI, 48226
Volumes, the 60th conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), explores diverse cultures, 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.
Registration Periods
Early Bird pricing ends February 4, 2026 (midnight local time)
General pricing begins February 5, 2026 to March 11, 2026 (midnight local time)
Registration reopens online March 23, 2026
General pricing begins February 5, 2026 to March 11, 2026 (midnight local time)
Registration reopens online March 23, 2026
Pre-Registration Cancellation Policy 2026 Detroit
Those unable to attend the conference may choose to cancel or transfer their conference registration by the deadlines below:
- December 31, 2025, will receive a 75% refund or transfer of the full conference registration fee. (Membership fees are non-refundable.)
- March 18, 2026, will receive a 60% refund or transfer of the full conference registration fee. (Membership fees are non-refundable.)
All pre-registration cancellation requests must be received via email to office@nceca.net by midnight ET (10:00 pm MT). Cancellation requests received after the March 18, 2026, deadline are not eligible for a refund or transfer. (This includes refunds due to illness, travel complications, and/or inclement weather.)
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