The American Ceramic Circle (ACC) was
founded in 1970 as a non-profit educational organization committed to
the study and appreciation of ceramics.Its purpose is to promote scholarship and research in the
history, use, and preservation of ceramics of all kinds, periods, and
origins.The current active
membership of approximately 400 is composed of museum curators,
collectors, institutions, and a limited number of dealers in ceramics.
Member interest is focused on post-Medieval pottery and porcelain of
Europe, Asian ceramics of all periods, and ceramics made, used, or owned
in North America.