2025 Ceramic Throwdown & Cup Frenzy

If you’ve binge-watched all eight seasons of the British reality competition show The Great Pottery Throw Down, and, like me, have always wondered what the dynamic in the studio was like off-screen, you’re in luck. On Friday, Coeur d’Alene art gallery Emerge hosts its fifth annual Throwdown. Local potters will participate in a throwing competition, with fun challenges like creating the tallest vessel or making something while blindfolded, while attendees get to watch it all live. The event is also a fundraiser for Emerge. Each competing ceramicist has donated a handful of handmade cups that folks can buy for $15 each if they’re quick enough. Though attendance is free, a $45 VIP ticket gets you into the gallery an hour earlier than anyone else.

Fifth annual Throwdown: A Ceramic Competition and Cup Frenzy • Fri, April 11 at 5 pm • Free; $45 VIP tickets • Emerge • 119 N. Second St., Coeur d’Alene • emergecda.com