The 18th Annual Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival (July 10-11, 2010) is a free, fun-filled 2-day celebration of clay and glass art at the Palo Alto Art Center. Want to feel like you’re walking around in a kaleidoscope of color? This event presents a delightful range of ceramic and glass artwork to feast your eyes upon, even if you’re not actively shopping for new objet d’art.

You can meet the artists, learn about their art, and take part in free activities, like hands-on pottery-making and wheel-throwing demonstrations.

Featuring both fine and functional art, the Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival is the largest show of its kind, with 180 juried artists displaying their work. Whether hand-blown or hand-built, thrown or slumped, stoneware or porcelain, glazed or decorated, this is the finest contemporary and traditional clay and glass art to be found anywhere. The Palo Alto Art Center provides the perfect lawn setting for an open-air weekend of browsing, shopping, or collecting.

WHAT’S THE DEAL: The Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival is FREE. (Presented by the Association of Clay and Glass Artists (ACGA) of California.)

WHEN: July 10-11, 2010, 10am-5pm both days.

WHERE: Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Rd., Palo Alto, CA (Newell Rd. at Embarcadero Rd).