The ceramic work of Tabor Academy seniors Phillip Eisner, Nicole McLaughlin and Thomas Kelly has been chosen for the National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition.

The pieces were part of the National Council on Education of the Ceramic Arts’ annual conference held in Kansas City, Missouri March 16 to 19.

NCECA is an academic organization relating to the field of ceramic art in the country.  NCECA’s membership is nearly 5,000 strong and includes artists, educators, historians, scientists, students, dealers and collectors who share an interest in the field of ceramics.

The Tabor students were not only chosen for the competitive competition, but all three won awards. Eisner won the Bailey Pottery Award (cash prize). Kelly won the Pottery Making Illustrated Award (subscription) and the Lookout Mountain Pottery Award (cash prize). McLaughlin received an Honorable Mention Award from the juror and the Ingrid Mahan Foundation Scholarship Award ($1,000 per year renewable scholarship for college study).