Randolph Community College’s Small Business Center and the North Carolina Pottery Center are teaming up to offer a unique seminar about how to break into and succeed in the North Carolina pottery industry. This seminar will give you firsthand information on how to build your business on a solid foundation while providing tailored information on how to get started within the ceramics field. Panel members will share their insights, tips and knowledge and will answer questions from the audience.

Our speakers include:

Ed Ormsby: Ed is a published author and has many years of experience in starting small businesses and helping them succeed.
Hitomi Shibata: Originally from Japan, Hitomi has  studied and made pottery for more than 25 years. She and her husband Takuro have run Studio Touya in Seagrove since 2008.
Dan Triece: Dan specializes in copper luster raku and functional stoneware, and has had his pieces featured all over the East Coast. Dan has run Dirtworks Pottery in Seagrove for over 20 years.

Event is free & open to the public, but advance registration is required. To RSVP, please call 336.633.0268 or email cwgrubb@randolph.edu by Monday, July 24th.