About Us

2023 Marks the 26th annual Catawba Valley Pottery and Antiques Festival. Its goal is to showcase the history of Catawba Valley alkaline glazed stoneware and the potters who continually produce this traditional utilitarian ware. Historically most potters utilized wood-fired kilns at home sites and relied on word-of-mouth sales. Thus, the CVP&AF provides an annual sale where pottery made in Catawba Valley can be purchased. Over the years, development and growth have allowed the Festival to include potters from across the state and the South, as well as dealers offering historical pottery and antiques and providing a context for understanding the history and use of pottery in the South.

The Festival is a juried event, and will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Hickory, NC. 

and vendors will offer their wares and antiques. Items include historical pottery, textiles, baskets, furniture and miniature items. Contemporary potters will sell items ranging from coffee mugs to amazing works of art.

The CVP&AF is a non-profit event which benefits the Historical Association of Catawba County in Newton, and the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove. More than $500,000 has been donated to the institutions over the past 20+ years. 

Included in the weekend is the Friday Night Premiere Party, which offers guests an early buying opportunity, a catered meal option, and many other VIP perks. The Friday Night Premiere Party is held on March 24th. Please visit our Premiere Party page for more information.

The Saturday festival includes special programming featuring pottery videos, demonstrations, and a lecture by renowned pottery Ben Owen III. 

The Saturday Festival runs from 9:00am to 5:00pm, on March 25th. Saturday tickets may be purchased online or at the door and are $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for children ages 3 to 12. 

We will be updating this list as we approach the Festival

Crystal King Pottery  

Celtic Pottery  

Barry Tancer Pottery  

RS Pottery  

Pottery By Eugene  

Hog Hill Pottery  

Stephen Harrison Pottery  

Crocker Folk Pottery  

Steve Abee Pottery  

Luck's Ware  

Stacy's Folk Art Pottery  

Black Pug Pottery  

Paul Haigh Pottery  

Charlie Tefft Pottery  

Susan Jones Pottery  

Talking Mud Pottery  

Mandee Pritchard Pottery  

Kathy Richards  

Georgia Highland Folk Pots  

Hannah Cupp Pottery

Stilman Browning-Howe Pottery  

Cynthia Link Studio  

Peaceful Path Pottery  

Marti Mocahbee Pottery  

Angry Mare Pottery (formerly Carla B Pottery)  

Skunk Hollow Pottery  

Richard Wright Pottery  

Four Paw Pottery 

Plantation Antiques  

Tolbert Ceramics

Ben Owen Pottery  

Randy Murawski Pottery  

Transfigured Earth Studio  

Joes Lake Pottery  

Ed Lane Pottery  

Turning Point Clay Studio  

Pam Bailey Pottery  

Cary Pottery  

Puzzle Creek Pottery  

Latos Pottery  

Eric Holder Pottery  

Fig and Owl Studio  

Odd Designs

Tigersmoon Design  

Kovack Pottery  

Pottery by Leslie Jamison  

Matthew Kelly Pottery  

Banfield Pottery  

JCR Designs  

Phelps Studio  

Walker-Mourglea Pottery  

Mudpuppies Pottery

Faded Earth Pottery

Blue Heaven Arts

William Morgan Pottery

Our Town Pottery

Barry Tancer Pottery

Tim Whitten Pottery

Stretching Clay

Dirty Jeans Pottery

SunRay Pottery

Creative Clay

Jordan Mill Pottery

Pots By A'Bear

Beasley Ceramics

Art in Clay

Keeping Room Antiques

Living Pots by Frog Prince

Wild Child Clay

R2 Trading Company

Randy Tobias Pottery

Paradox Pottery

Alderman Pottery

Michael Gates Pottery

Chad Brown Pottery

Curry Wilkinson Pottery

CF Tomchick Designs

Turtle Island Pottery

Joes Lake Pottery

Groovy Girl Art & Studio

Noble Dog Pottery

The Porch Potters

Glazed Expressions

Lonon Pottery

Wenta Pottery

Philip Wingard Antiques

Recenter Ceramics

Nicholas Havner Pottery

Plottware Pottery