The 80th Scripps College Ceramic Annual, the longest continuous exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States, returns to Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, 251 E. 11th St., Claremont, from Saturday, February 1 through Sunday, April 6. A free and public opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, February 1.

This year’s exhibition, “In the Hands of the Collector: The Fred Marer and Forrest L. Merrill Collections,” guest curated by Nancy Servis, features more than 100 works by more than 60 artists, including Laura Andreson, Robert Arneson, Ralph Bacerra, David Gilhooly, Shoji Hamada, Jun Kaneko, Glen Lukens, Harrison McIntosh, Lucie Rie, Paul Soldner, Goro Suzuki, Toshiko Takaezu, Peter Voulkos, Beatrice Wood, and more.

A majority of the pieces come from Merrill and the late Marer’s collections, which “document a shift from vessels to sculptural forms and demonstrate key moments in West Coast ceramics,” according to a news release.

The gallery is free and open to the public from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. More information is available at rcwg.scrippscollege.edu or by calling (909) 607-3397.