CLAY & MOONLIGHT
2nd Annual Summer Fundraiser
Images of CCC’s 2024 Summer Fundraiser Event
by Andrew Denaro and Elise Hillbrand
The Carbondale Clay Center’s largest summer fundraiser event is returning for a second year! The 2025 theme is ‘Sparkle the Night!’
Saturday, July 5th, 2025
Clay & Moonlight brings the Roaring Fork Valley community together for an evening of fine art and folly! CCC partners with local chefs, entertainment, and vendors to create a spectacular night in support for CCC's mission to enrich lives through the ceramic arts.
Clay & Moonlight 2024 featured handmade ceramic plates for guests to take home at the end of the evening. This year, handmade cups will be the parting gift!
Hosted at the beautiful Spring Creeks Ranch in Carbondale, this year the event features keynote speaker Doug Casebeer, culinary creations by local kitchen The Supply Collective, live performances by Mt. Cirque entertainment, and handmade ceramic cups that are yours to keep!
The evening will also feature a silent auction and a paddle raise to benefit CCC’s mission to enrich lives through the ceramic arts.
Thank You to Our 2025 Event Sponsors & Partners
If you or your business are interested in supporting the 2nd Annual Clay & Moonlight, please click the link below for more information, or reach out to us at info@carbondaleclay.org.
Keynote Address - Doug Casebeer
Doug Casebeer, photo courtesy of the Sopris Sun
Doug Casebeer was the Associate Director and Artistic Director for Ceramics at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, Colorado, for 34 years. He received his MFA in ceramics from Alfred University and his BFA from Wichita State University. Doug teaches, lectures, builds kilns and exhibits his artwork worldwide. He has served as pottery consultant to the United Nations and the German government. Doug’s service to the field has involved outreach in rural Jamaican schools, technical support and assistance for Nepali potters, and advising art centers in Chile and Hawaii. His artwork is in collections around the world, including a permanent installation in 2007 at the Yingge Museum of Ceramics in Taiwan. In 2009, Doug was elected to the International Academy of Ceramics in Geneva, Switzerland, and was a featured artist at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. His artwork is regularly exhibited at the Harvey Preston Gallery, Aspen, CO, and Schaller Gallery Borada, MI.
Doug has a studio at his home in Norman, Oklahoma. For 34 years, he worked out of his studio at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center and in many studios around the world and country. After retiring from teaching ceramics at Oklahoma University, he built his new home and studio on 10 acres just outside of Norman, Oklahoma.