The Indiana Clay Conference was co-founded by Seth Green, Associate Professor of Ceramics at Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW), and Justin Rothshank, Studio Potter, Goshen, IN. The idea for the creation of the conference was initiated over a conversation about thoroughly connecting the clay community in the Hoosier sate at Rothshank’s studio during the Michiana Pottery Tour in 2016. The inaugural conference was held at PFW in Fort Wayne, IN in 2019 and was Green’s PFW Leadership Academy project. The biennial conference takes place at Indiana universities/colleges and arts organizations throughout the state.