CrockFest 2024 will be held July 11-13, 2024*

Contact the RWCS Business Office with any questions.
651-388-4004 – Open Tuesday through Saturday

*On-site registration opens at the Pottery Museum on Wednesday, July 10.
Most events will be held at the River Bluff Education Center. Refer to the CrockFest schedule for specifics.

Thursday, November 16, 2023! 

It is the biggest fundraiser for your Pottery Museum of Red Wing, and all donations during the month of November will count toward Give to the Max.

We are excited about all that has been happening this year – a record number of riverboats have visited, new exhibits are planned, and plans for the kiln are moving forward.  

We are delighted that we have a $25,000 match toward Give to the Max this year!  Make sure that you give in November and know that your gift will go twice as far! Thank you for all the ways you support your museum! 

To help the museum reach its Give-to-the-Max Fundraising goal, you can: 

• Mail your check to the Pottery Museum of Red Wing,
  240 Harrison St. Suite #4,
  Red Wing, MN  55066-3058
• Use the DONATE button on the website:  https://potterymuseumredwing.org/donate
• Visit the Pottery Museums’s page on the Give to the Max Day website, https://www.givemn.org/organization/Rwcsfoundation 
• Call 651.327.2220 if you’d like to use your credit card.

Welcome to Red Wing, Collectors!

During the week of Crockfest, watch the RWCS Facebook Page for the latest Crockfest information.

Crockfest Schedule

The Prices Realized for the 2021 CrockFest Convention Auction

Click here to see the 2021 Auction Prices Realized

The PDF is available for both viewing and download.

Red Wing, MN – On Saturday, September 12, the RWCS donated a portion of the sales of its Anti-Coronavirus Jug sales to Goodhue County Public Health and the “COVID Aware Because We Care” program.

This spring, in addition to the RWCS annual commemorative, the RWCS Board of Directors decided to produce and sell a limited edition, modern-day version of the 1918 Anti-Flu League Jug made by Red Wing Stoneware in response to the outbreak of the Spanish Flu pandemic.

From left to Right Stacy Wegner, Executive Director, Red Wing Collectors Society, Jessica Seide, HHS Health Educator from Goodhue County Public Health, Megan Tsui, Red Wing Downtown Main Street, accepted for COVID Aware Because We Care, and Paul Wichert, President, Red Wing Collectors Society.

RWCS President Paul Wichert and Executive Director Stacy Wegner presented the checks to Jessica Seide, HHS Health Educator from Goodhue County Public Health and Megan Tsui, Red Wing Downtown Mainstreet, accepted for COVID Aware Because We Care.

“Thank you to the Collector’s Society for their generous donation to Red Wing Downtown Main Street. It feels like the history of their organization, our historical downtown, and the historical nature of the pandemic all collide at this moment. Their gift will help us continue to support downtown businesses during this most challenging time.” Megan Tsui, Director, Red Wing Downtown Main Street on behalf of the COVID Aware Because We Care program.

“We truly appreciate this thoughtful project that recognizes the many efforts taking place in our communities to slow the spread of COVID-19. The idea of Red Wing Collectors Society commissioning an anti-coronavirus league jug is inspirational and it provides a meaningful connection with our past. The funds that have been donated to Goodhue County Health and Human Services will help alleviate the impacts that COVID-19 has had on our communities. Thank you so much for this most thoughtful and inspirational project.” Nina Arneson, Goodhue County Health and Human Services Director.

Jessica Seide, HHS Health Educator from Goodhue County Public Health, and Megan Tsui, Red Wing Downtown Main Street, accepted for COVID Aware Because We Care.

The Anti-Coronavirus Jug was a limited-edition replica of the Anti-Flu League Jug that Red Wing Stoneware made in response to the outbreak of the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918. To learn more about the history of this jug, check out the recent article that was in the RWCS Newsletter written by RWCS member and Red Wing resident Todd Avery. Here is the link:

https://www.redwingcollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/1918-Flu-article-for-web.pdf

“Like the original, the RWCS wanted to support Red Wing and Goodhue County organizations whose direct efforts are slowing the spread of the virus,” said Paul Wichert, RWCS President.

“The Red Wing business community and Goodhue County have been long-time supporters of the RWCS Convention in July. The businesses have been sponsors and donors to the convention and all of Goodhue County has welcomed our members for decades. I felt it was important to support the community that has supported the organization,” said Stacy Wegner, Executive Director, RWCS.

The Anti-Coronavirus Jug was available to RWCS members and 600 were sold. Both Goodhue County Public Health and the COVID Aware Because We Care will receive a jug along with their donation.