The Festival

About the British Ceramics Biennial 2013

Back for a third time in 2013, Stoke-on-Trent’s British Ceramics Biennial will run for 6 weeks from 28 September – 10 November.  The festival will present work from the UK’s leading contemporary ceramic artists in a series of new exhibitions and special events across the city. 

Following the success of the last Biennial in 2011, the festival will again take over the spectacular China Hall at the original Spode factory site in Stoke town.  In addition to the FRESH exhibition showcasing the best of the current crop of UK ceramics graduates, there will be a strong international flavour with work on display from France, Norway and China. 

In the city centre the prestigious AWARD exhibition will return to The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery with a special award of £10,000 for one of the selected artists displaying exceptional creativity in their work.  

In the build up to and during the festival look out for lots of events and activities, especially for young people, families and adults, to have a go and join in making their own ceramic creations.