How did the Bray get started? How long has it existed?
The Archie Bray Foundation was founded in 1951 by brick maker Archie Bray and was the first artist residency program in the United States devoted solely to ceramics. With the help of Branson Stevenson and Peter Meloy, Archie intended the Bray to be “a place to make available for all who are seriously and sincerely interested in any of the branches of the ceramic arts, a fine place to work.