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GET FIRED UP FOR GEORGIA'S LARGEST POTTERY SHOW April 14 - 22, 2023 Above: Shoppers at Fired Works view work by 2022 featured artist Roger Jamison Once again, Macon Arts Alliance is hosting Fired Works in the Round Building in Car- olyn Crayton Park. The facil- ity boasts high and spacious ceilings and bountiful light that seems to bring the pottery to life. It is the perfect location for this signature event. This year's featured artist is Alicia David, a Macon-based potter who is known for whim- sical hand-built work. Along with David, 50 master potters from around the Southeast will bring thousands of functional and decorative pieces. Select- ed pieces will be available for purchase online at maconarts. org/shop. "Supporting artists through commission sales is an im- portant part of our work,"Julie Wilkerson, Executive Director of Macon Arts Alliance, said. "Last year, we returned over $73,000 to artists in commissions from sales at Fired Works and Fire & Ice." The event opens to the pub- lic and online at maconarts. org/shop at 10 a.m. April 14. Thursday, April 20, will feature a Happy Hour and extended shopping from 4 – 6 p.m. The event will be open daily from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fired Works highlights the rich history of pottery-making in Central Georgia and its connection to the Ocmulgee River region. Whether it is the deep red mud or "white gold" kaolin, potters around the world prefer Georgia clay. The nearby Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is an excellent resource for the history of pot- tery-making in the area, with its noteworthy exhibit of functional pottery crafted by Native American artisans thousands of years ago. The park is one of this continent's richest sites for early artifacts and is where the oldest piece of stamped pottery found in North America was discovered in 1933. Fired Works celebrates the artists who con- tinue this tradition today.