The window for applications to Fresh 2025 is now closed.

Thank you to all who applied and helped spread the word. Our team is now reviewing applications and the selection panel will meet in July to decide on the 25 shortlisted artists.

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Twenty-five exhibitors will be selected by a panel of artists, curators and educators alongside a youth panel. Fresh will form an important part of the 2025 British Ceramics Biennial programme of exhibitions, projects and engagement and will be seen by thousands of visitors over the six weeks of the Biennial.

From the twenty-five selected artists, four Fresh Talent Prizes will be given to extraordinary emerging talent exhibiting in Fresh during the Biennial. The Fresh Talent Prizes include a range of unique residency opportunities that will take place through partnerships with the University of Staffordshire, Guldagergaard International Ceramics Research Center and Grymsdyke Farm. Learn more about the Fresh Talent Prizes for 2025.

Fresh 2025 selection panel

The Fresh selection panel comprises leading professionals who are advocates for emerging contemporary art and making alongside a youth panel. The selection panel reviews all applications, bringing a variety of perspectives to the decision-making process.

The selection panel considers the following criteria:

• High quality and ambition of the submitted work
• The potential impact of selection on the development of the artists’ practice and career
• Sustained commitment to practice

About Fresh

The Fresh exhibition celebrates and promotes emerging talent in contemporary ceramics in the UK and Ireland. It explores the diverse ideas and trends in clay and ceramics practice. Shown as part of the 2025 British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke-on-Trent, Fresh provides a unique platform for early-career artists to inspire and challenge as part of the UK’s largest contemporary ceramics event. It will bring opportunities for networking and benefits from exhibiting alongside established artists.

Fresh is looking for artists at a launch moment in their practice. This exhibition platforms emerging talent, representing artists from a variety of backgrounds. From self-taught artists to recent graduates and community workshop makers, Fresh celebrates artistic discovery and champions the courage of new beginnings.

Key dates for Fresh 2025

Fresh 2023

See the artists selected for Fresh 2023.

Our Fresh Talent Residency winners for 2023 are:

• Tim Fluck, Staffordshire University residency
• Caroline Gray, Grymsdyke Farm residency
• Andrea Leigh, BCB Studio residency
• Krzysztof Strzelecki, Guldagergarrd International Ceramics Research Centre residency