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Master potter Val Cushing will exhibit his work from Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Hood College's Hodson Gallery, Tatem Arts Center, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. A reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday in the gallery, followed by a lecture by the artist entitled "A Life in Clay."

Cushing, an internationally renowned ceramic artist, creates utilitarian and visually functional ware. He will discuss his work, the sources of inspiration that have allowed his work to evolve and the continual search for new inspiration.

Cushing is professor emeritus at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, School of Art & Design, where he taught for 40 years. He is a recipient of the 2005 Regis Masters Award, an individual artist's grant from National Endowment for the Arts, a Fulbright Award and the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts award for Teaching Excellence. His work is included in many private and public collections, including the American Craft Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Cooper Hewitt Museum, the Renwick Gallery and the Ohi Pottery Museum in Japan.

For more information, call 301-696-3456. E-mail jmichaud@hood.edu. Visit www.hood.edu.