Keystone Kilnwars
Calling all ceramic artists within a 60 mile radius of Pittsburgh!
Roll up your sleeves and show us your strongest work—we want you to try out for our team for the Keystone Kilnwars!
In collaboration with Ceramics Takeover Wheeling, Keystone Kilnwars is an upcoming juried exhibition where a team of ceramic artists from the Greater Pittsburgh area will go head to head against another team of ceramic artists from Philadelphia. Once works are displayed, the public will vote on their favorites and we hope by the end of the exhibition that Pittsburgh walks away as the Keystone Kilnwars reigning champions! This is a supporting exhibition within the larger Ceramics Takes Over Wheeling event and will be held at the Oglebay Resort from February 27 – April 11.
Application Guidelines:
- Artists are able to submit up to three artworks to be considered for the exhibition.
- Applications must include: Your Name, Title of Artworks, Materials/Firing Details, pricing details (price of work or NFS), and up to 3 images for your work. We also require that applications include your phone number and email address, along with the purchase method for those interested in your work
- All artwork must be primarily ceramic and ready to display on a pedestal (no wall-mounted works will be accepted)
- Artworks must be considered complete at time of submission. No proposals or unfinished work will be accepted
- Artworks must be no larger than 3ft. in any dimension unless completely freestanding without the need of pedestal
- All sales will be handled directly by the artists and no commission will be taken
- Selected artworks must be delivered to PCA&M no later than 2 weeks after notification
- Submission and selected artworks must be the same, no substitutions will be allowed
Application Deadline: All applications must be received no later than Sunday, January 18, 2026. Late applications will not be considered.
Jurors: This will be blind juried by a small panel of highly qualified Creative Team members from PCA&M
This exhibition is sponsored by Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media. Keystone Kilnwars is a supporting exhibition within the larger Ceramics Takes Over Wheeling event in Wheeling.
Other Notes: PCA&M will install the exhibition and also de-install and bring all artworks back to Pittsburgh where each artist can pick-up. This exhibition will be hosted off-site, and PCA&M is not liable for any of the work once displayed in the expected location.
The opening will take place on Friday, February 27th at The Wilson Lodge at Oglebay