Professor Named President-Elect of National Arts Organization

Art department chair Keith Williams has been named president-elect of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, one of the largest arts organizations in the world.

The nonprofit association was founded to promote and improve ceramic arts through education, research and creative practice. The NCECA boasts more than 4,000 individual artists, teachers and arts organizations. Williams will serve a six-year commitment as a member of the organization’s executive committee which will include a two-year term as president-elect, two years as president and two years as immediate past president. Art faculty member Marko Fields also serves as the organization’s publications director. “It is a rare honor and privilege to serve in this prestigious organization,” Williams said. “As an institution, Concordia is very well-positioned to continue to raise the profile of its art program.”