Michigan Ceramic Art Association

Category: Guild Also called: MCAA; Michigan Potters’ Association (former name); michclay Last checked: 2026-09-21

What it is

Michigan Ceramic Art Association (MCAA) is a statewide Michigan ceramic-arts membership organization. First-party homepage copy (indexed / previously published on michclay.com): established in 1958 as the Michigan Potters’ Association; renamed Michigan Ceramic Art Association in 2003 (About Us). Membership described as including studio artists, art educators, galleries, art organizations, potters’ guilds, students, and collectors — over 300 members. Signature programs named on the same first-party pages: the biennial Michigan Ceramics juried exhibition; the biennial Michigan Mud conference (national keynote plus regional demos/lectures); and educational scholarships for students enrolled at Michigan post-secondary institutions. About Us: 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It is not a commercial clay supplier and not a drop-in teaching studio with its own permanent public class campus.

Who it’s for

Ceramic makers, educators, students, collectors, galleries, and clay enthusiasts in Michigan and neighboring states who want association membership, biennial exhibition/conference participation, scholarship awareness, event-calendar submissions, and member discounts when conferences/exhibitions are open. Not a substitute for a weekly class-studio membership or a clay warehouse.

Why it’s listed

This is the first-party Michigan ceramic-arts association domain (michclay.com) with a long-documented statewide program identity (exhibition, Mud conference, scholarships) and printed contact lines — not a scraped directory card. Important check-date caveat: on 2026-09-21 the live HTML site returned a WordPress critical error (HTTP 500) on homepage, About, Membership, Events, Subscribe, Shop, Contact, and related paths (curl). WebFetch hit a Cloudflare challenge interstitial. A limited WooCommerce Store API still answered for shop SKUs. Current dues dollar amounts could not be re-verified on a live Membership page. Do not invent dues.

• Site status (checked 2026-09-21): HTML pages critical-error / 500. Membership and dues pages unreachable for a fresh live pull. Confirm https://michclay.com/ and https://michclay.com/membership/ before joining or treating any on-page figure as fixed.
• Identity / programs (first-party homepage & About content as previously published on michclay.com — still indexed; live HTML broken at check): Established 1958 (Michigan Potters’ Association) → renamed 2003 (MCAA); 300+ members; biennial Michigan Ceramics artist-run juried exhibition for Michigan and neighboring states; biennial Michigan Mud conference; scholarships for Michigan post-secondary ceramics students; 501(c)(3).
• Contact lines printed on first-party page footers (About / Events / homepage — as indexed): 2417 Barfield Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546; hello@michclay.com. MCAA Constant Contact email June 16, 2024 (Michigan Ceramics 2024 Call for Entry) also printed mailing 29155 Northwestern Hwy, #365, Southfield, MI 48034 — treat as an alternate/historical mailing line and confirm which address is current once the site recovers.
• Membership value (first-party Constant Contact, June 16, 2024 — not a live 2026 Membership page): Michigan Ceramics 2024 entry fee $40 “includes a 1 year membership in MCAA (value $30)”; exhibition September 27–October 31, 2024, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center; entries due July 1. That $30 figure is the last first-party membership value found on check; current calendar-year dues were not readable on a live Membership page today.
• Conference pricing example (first-party Michigan Mud 2023 Traverse City page — historical): Regular Member $220; Non-Member $275; Students $110 (member discount via login code). Useful as program evidence, not as 2026 ticket prices.
• Live WooCommerce Store API (checked today — HTML shop page still 500): Official MCAA T-Shirt $24.95; Long Sleeve T-Shirt $29.95; Hoodie $39.95; Support MCAA donation product with options $25 / $50 / $100 / $250 / $500 / $1000 (EIN printed on donate product description: 38-3382694). These are merch/donation SKUs, not membership dues.
• Events page (indexed first-party copy): anyone may submit a ceramics-related event free; admin review (~3 business days). At last indexed read: “Currently, there are no events planned.”

Program names, historical membership value, Grand Rapids contact line, and shop SKUs above are what first-party sources showed (or still returned via Store API) on/around the check date. Live dues, current Mud/exhibition cycles, and board/calendar details need a recovered michclay.com. Re-check the Membership, Events, and homepage once the WordPress error is cleared.

Official URL

https://michclay.com/

About Us: https://michclay.com/about-us/

Membership: https://michclay.com/membership/

Events: https://michclay.com/events/

Donate (Support MCAA): https://michclay.com/product/donate/

MCAA Constant Contact — Michigan Ceramics 2024 Call for Entry (membership value $30 noted): https://myemail.constantcontact.com/MIchigan-Ceramics-2024.html?soid=1101563246043&aid=rEtLgJhvblM

Location

Statewide Michigan ceramic-arts association. Printed site-footer contact (as indexed on first-party pages): 2417 Barfield Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546; hello@michclay.com. Constant Contact 2024 mailing line: 29155 Northwestern Hwy, #365, Southfield, MI 48034. Biennial exhibition and Mud conference venues rotate (e.g. past Mud at Traverse City / Oakland Community College / Albion College; 2024 Ceramics at Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center).

Do not treat MCAA as a walk-in classroom enrollment desk or a clay supply warehouse. Primary identity is a member association with biennial exhibition/conference programming and scholarships.

Notes

• Category is Guild. Statewide ceramic-arts association with biennial Michigan Ceramics exhibition, Michigan Mud conference, and student scholarships. Not a teaching-studio brand and not a clay manufacturer.
• Site outage on check date: michclay.com HTML returned WordPress critical error (HTTP 500); Membership dues could not be live-verified. Last first-party membership value found: $30/year noted in June 16, 2024 Constant Contact exhibition email. Woo Store API still listed merch ($24.95–$39.95) and donation tiers.
• Distinct from already-listed guilds; Michigan statewide association. Keep separate from Lapidary / Mahjong / Bee / Bonsai directories. Not the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (also abbreviated MCAA).
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.
• No clean first-party logo file could be saved on the check date (logo/upload URLs also returned the site error page).

FAQ

Q: What are current membership dues?
A: Could not be verified on 2026-09-21 — https://michclay.com/membership/ (and the rest of the HTML site) returned a WordPress critical error (HTTP 500). A June 16, 2024 MCAA Constant Contact email valued one year of membership at $30 (bundled into the $40 Michigan Ceramics 2024 entry fee). Re-check the live Membership page or email hello@michclay.com once the site is restored; do not treat $30 as confirmed 2026 dues without a live page.

Q: What programs does MCAA run?
A: First-party homepage/About copy: biennial Michigan Ceramics juried exhibition; biennial Michigan Mud conference; educational scholarships for Michigan post-secondary ceramics students; member association with 300+ members. Events page: free ceramics-event submissions (admin-reviewed). Confirm live Events and program pages when the site recovers.

Q: Does MCAA run a public drop-in pottery studio?
A: No. MCAA is a statewide member association / 501(c)(3) program organization, not a permanent public class-studio campus or clay warehouse. For weekly studio practice, use a local teaching studio; join MCAA for association benefits, exhibition/conference eligibility, and scholarship awareness.