The Arts Council of Lake Oswego announces Thinking Through Mud: Arrangements of Clay + Ikebana, co-curated by Morgan Ritter & Jeffry Mitchell, on view February 20-April 10, 2026, with an opening reception Friday, February 20, 2026, 5:30-7:30pm. Many exhibiting artists will be present and light refreshments will be served!

This exhibition throws forth a new image of contemporary ceramics, with work that feels human, fecund, and sometimes deliberately rough. Seven Oregon-based artists include James Alby, Lisa Conway, Marjorie Dial, Nick Norman, Ben Killen Rosenberg, Ben Skiba, and ahuva s. zaslavsky and their works are complimented by ikebana students’ work from Renka Ikebana. These artists are united by a shared way of thinking through their hands and arriving at unexpected, visceral work. Within their craft, skill is not performed. Instead, the work demonstrates care and curiosity for the process of making.