Clay Together is a chance for children and young people with care experience to get creative with clay at the BCB Studio. From clay modelling to tile-making, there will be lots of techniques to try.

About the Clay Together Workshops

The workshops will be safe and welcoming, with a range of fun and friendly clay activities to work on independently or together with others. The sessions will be led by BCB’s Associate Artists, who are brilliant at ensuring that everyone is able to join in with making in a way that suits them. Within the two-hour workshop, there will be the option of trying all three activities or focusing on one. There will be a breakout space with refreshments provided so that the makers can go at their own pace, and carers can take a step back, whilst being nearby, if the children want to work on their own.

All activities are able to adapt to a wide range of ages, abilities and interests.

Staffing

The workshop will be staffed by a small team of BCB’s Associate Artists. They are professional ceramic artists who regularly work with children, young people and adults in a range of settings. They are experts in making clay an accessible medium to all.

Where and When

BCB Studio, 118 & 124 Church Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1BU.

Sunday 15 February and Sunday 15 March, 1.30 – 3.30pm.

The studio will be open from 1pm so that people can get to know the space and the team before the workshops start.

Booking

These workshops are for children and young people under 16 with care experience and care-experienced families.

This includes:

• children living in residential care settings
• children in foster care
• adopted children
• children that are or have been subject to a care order

All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. This can include biological, kinship, adoptive or foster family members, or care professionals. Children and young people who are living in care experienced families (but are not themselves care experienced) are also welcome to attend.

Please book a free place on this page for the child/children who would like to attend. You will need to provide the first name, surname and email of one adult that will be accompanying the child/young person with care experience. We will also ask for the first name or initial of the rest of the attendees.

You only need to book one ticket per group. If you have any questions at all about the workshops, please contact jo@britishceramicsbiennial.com

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How to get here

The BCB Studio is on the Spode Works Site, located between Elenora Street and Church Street, just off the A500/Queensway. There are many pay-and-display car parks around, including Kingsway, Hide Street, Spark Street and South Wolfe Street.

Access

• The BCB Studio has flat access via lift (115 cm x 93 cm, max load 400kg) 

• Accessible toilets are available 

• We have a portable Loop for those who need it, please email ahead of the event if you would like to use this system 

If there is anything we can do to support your participation in the event, please contact info@britishceramicsbiennial.com to discuss what we can put in place for you.

Support

Clay Together has support from the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), which is managed by the Stoke-on-Trent City Council.