The Associates

The Cowan Pottery Museum Associates (CPMA), established in 1996, is an independent 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization affiliated with the Cowan Pottery Museum of Rocky River Public Library . CPMA offers support to the Museum and its activities, in addition to itself promoting the importance of Cowan Pottery in its historical and artistic contexts.

Presently, our group is comprised of over 120 pottery collectors, dealers and enthusiasts for art pottery and industrial history who are bound together by a desire to promote and preserve the work of R. Guy Cowan and the other artists and artisans of Cowan Pottery Studios.

1) Promoting nationwide awareness of the work of R. Guy Cowan, Cowan Pottery and other artists that worked at Cowan Pottery.
2) Assisting and supplementing the Cowan Pottery Museum, its collection, archives and activities, as headquarters for Cowan Pottery.
3) Developing programs featuring the accomplishments of R. Guy Cowan, by making donations to museums and other non-profit organizations who wish to include works of Cowan Pottery in their collections.
4) Organizing events, such as public lectures, pottery auctions and shows, etc. designed to bring visitors to the Greater Cleveland area, including Rocky River and the Cowan Pottery Museum.
5) Creating and funding a scholarship program, in the name of R. Guy Cowan, at an appropriate institution(s) for worthy students in art and/or ceramics.
6) Educating collectors and dealers about Cowan Pottery, market values, reproductions, and other collector issues.
7) Arranging visits to collections of Cowan Pottery, museum exhibitions, pottery shows, and other art pottery events.
8) Developing relationships with other Art, Pottery and Industrial History organizations.