Hamilton Williams, Jr.

Hamilton Williams Gallery began as an effort to simply relocate Hamilton's production pottery studio into downtown Morganton, NC, but it grew into a whole lot more.

After many years making pots on the outskirts of the adjacent town of Valdese, Hamilton wanted to take part in the burgeoning revitalization of Morganton's downtown area. Several month's of searching found an old brick building with warehouse space and two store fronts. As the renovation of the building rolled forward, it soon became clear that the building's store fronts were the best place to display pottery created in the studio while also providing an excellent venue for other talented regional artisans and artists to show their work as well.