The American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) is proud to announce Fractured Foundations: 250 Years of American History. We invite ceramic artists to participate in this exhibition by proposing recently created or new work in response to the exhibition’s prompt.

AMOCA’s exhibition Fractured Foundations coincides with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Through this call for proposals, AMOCA invites ceramic artists to to reconsider a historical event through the lens of contemporary art, challenging historical narratives and offering a more accurate perspective on our country. We invite artists to propose work that demonstrates resilience, injustice, triumph, and the impact of federal, state, and/or local policies. Proposed work must also reflect upon or reference an event in US history.

The exhibition will run from June 27 to November 29, 2026.

Proposals for Fractured Foundations will be accepted through October 12, 2025.

ELIGIBILITY
• Open to artists aged 18 or older residing in the United States
• Artwork must consist of at least 50% clay
• Artwork must be about a historical event in America’s history; artists may choose an event from the spreadsheet provided or select their own
• Work proposed for the exhibition must be currently in progress or have been created within the last 3 years

GUIDELINES for ACCEPTED ARTISTS
• For shipped work, box dimensions must not exceed 24” in any direction
• For hand-delivered work, artwork dimensions must not exceed 48” in any direction
• Artwork should be exhibition-ready, with the artist responsible for providing any necessary mounting fixtures. AMOCA will provide pedestals
• AMOCA reserves the right to decline any artwork that arrives damaged or does not match the application submission

Application Information & Materials

The Fractured Foundations application is available on Slideroom. If you don’t already have a free Slideroom account, you’ll be prompted to create one before you apply.

Visit AMOCA’s Fractured Foundations web page for full details.