Host Artist
George McCauley
926 5th Avenue, Helena
George Metropoulos McCauley, a Greek/American potter, has had 30 solo shows and has
been included in 300 exhibitions. He has taught and conducted workshops
internationally. The recipient of 4 National Endowment for the Arts grants and the
prestigious Roy Acuff Chair of Excellence for the Arts at Austin Peay State University in
Clarkesville, TN, his pottery and sculpture are included in international collections in 12
countries. Among the books and periodicals to feature his work are: Teapots, 21st
Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada, The Best of Pottery (editions 1 and
2), Contemporary Ceramics, Wheel Thrown Ceramics, Ceramic Sculpture: Inspiring
Techniques , Glazes: Materials, Recipes and Techniques, The International Teapot
Exhibition in Shanghai, 500 Vases and 500 Platters, 500 Teapots . Ceramics Monthly,
The Chinese Potter’s Newsletter, Ceramics Monthly of Korea, Ceramics: Art and
Perception. McCauley continues to have a busy workshop and exhibition schedule and
still finds time to produce his own local television show,” George’s House of Interesting
Things” on HCTV , and “GHOC Wednesday Night Videos on the internet. He has 2
films to his credit, “Archie C. Bray, Life at the Brickyard” 2008 and “Ron Meyers and
the Usual Suspects” 2013. Additionally McCauley has been working with the low income
and disabled community for 40 years. He maintains a studio at his home in Helena,
Montana where he makes colorful earthenware pots, high temperature wood firing,
earthenware wood firing and narrative sculpture. Along the way he has worked as a chef
in a Greek restaurant, fulltime cowboy/horse trainer, concrete inspector, aluminum siding
salesman, western catalog model, lifeguard and carpenter.
been included in 300 exhibitions. He has taught and conducted workshops
internationally. The recipient of 4 National Endowment for the Arts grants and the
prestigious Roy Acuff Chair of Excellence for the Arts at Austin Peay State University in
Clarkesville, TN, his pottery and sculpture are included in international collections in 12
countries. Among the books and periodicals to feature his work are: Teapots, 21st
Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada, The Best of Pottery (editions 1 and
2), Contemporary Ceramics, Wheel Thrown Ceramics, Ceramic Sculpture: Inspiring
Techniques , Glazes: Materials, Recipes and Techniques, The International Teapot
Exhibition in Shanghai, 500 Vases and 500 Platters, 500 Teapots . Ceramics Monthly,
The Chinese Potter’s Newsletter, Ceramics Monthly of Korea, Ceramics: Art and
Perception. McCauley continues to have a busy workshop and exhibition schedule and
still finds time to produce his own local television show,” George’s House of Interesting
Things” on HCTV , and “GHOC Wednesday Night Videos on the internet. He has 2
films to his credit, “Archie C. Bray, Life at the Brickyard” 2008 and “Ron Meyers and
the Usual Suspects” 2013. Additionally McCauley has been working with the low income
and disabled community for 40 years. He maintains a studio at his home in Helena,
Montana where he makes colorful earthenware pots, high temperature wood firing,
earthenware wood firing and narrative sculpture. Along the way he has worked as a chef
in a Greek restaurant, fulltime cowboy/horse trainer, concrete inspector, aluminum siding
salesman, western catalog model, lifeguard and carpenter.
