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Made in Stoke-on-Trent
This project has been designed to promote the work of Ceramic Artists who either work in North Staffordshire or have a strong connection with The Potteries.
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Stoke Makes Plates – Vicky Lindo & Duchess China 1888
For this project, we also brought together Vicky Lindo (AWARD 2019 Winner*), with the remarkable bone china production of Duchess China 1888.
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Fresh 2021
Fresh 2021 brings critical attention to 25 emerging artists in contemporary ceramics in the UK and Ireland.
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Stoke Makes Plates
Stoke Makes Plates features more than 250 unique plates that have been made and designed by residents of Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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Ceramic Cities Exchange – Kasama and Stoke-on-Trent
Kasama Potters, Clay College and Staffordshire University embark on a new collaboration and exchange between Stoke-on-Trent and Kasama, Japan.
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Stoke Makes Plates – My Plate by Anjum Malik
My Plate by writer Anjum Malik is part of the Stoke Makes Plates exhibition in collaboration with ceramic artist, Joanne Mills.
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The Portland Inn Project, The Fern Brick
The Portland Inn Project CIC (PIP) is a creative arts project for a community in Stoke-On-Trent with an aim to achieve community cohesion, economic, social and cultural development.
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Tana West – ‘A View from a Distance’ a China Clay Country Panorama
In partnership exhibition with Whitegold Festival and the Austell Project, Tana West presents a large semi-circular ceramic panorama.
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Throw a Plate
Take a seat to discover if you have a hidden skill in the art of throwing a plate with the support of our pottery professionals. Explore conventional clay plate throwing on the pottery wheel!
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The Clay Lab
Explore clay in a whole new way at The Clay Lab and prepare to be amazed at the limitless creations.
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Plate Making Masterclass
Set the wheels in motion and let your creative genius loose on all aspects of plate making.
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Voices 2: Ceramics in Conversation
Over the period of 6 weeks, students on the online WEA course have been exploring the work of the 10 artists selected for BCB AWARD 2021.
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History at the Dinner Table
About History at the Dinner Table As a little girl growing up on the island of Jamaica, Jaqueline Bishop’s grandmother had a large mahogany…
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AWARD 2021
AWARD is a prestigious exhibition that celebrates the vitality and standing of contemporary ceramics practice in the UK.
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Journey Lines | Coping Stones
Journey Lines | Coping Stones is a project, rooted in people and place, creating personalised ceramic coping stones based on everyday routes and important journeys during the past year.
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Staffordshire University
This year Staffordshire University students have responded to live industry briefs set by local manufactures, world renowned historic collections and following their own creative and design led inquiries.
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Generation Project
Celebrating Stoke-on-Trent’s unique ceramics heritage, The Generation Project engages young people in creating assets and events for their peers and future generations.
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Every Other Seat by Dust Rising
Every Other Seat is an ongoing series of pop-up art exhibitions by DUST Rising, an artist led project based in Stoke-on-Trent
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Awarded Fresh Talent
Awarded Fresh Talent presents Fresh 2019 Award winners Alice Walton, Laura Plant, Toni de Jesus and Pam Su in new and ambitious work explored over the last 12 months.
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Leach 100
British Ceramics Biennial and the Leach Pottery, St Ives, present a new milestone partnership exhibition celebrating relationships between place, landscape and material.
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Awarded Fresh Talent Resident Artist – Alice Walton
During Walton’s residency with Wedgwood, she has developed a new range of works which re-imagine Wedgwood’s iconic shapes.
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Foundations Project Laboratory
Building on the natural curiosity of children, the Foundations Project Laboratory was developed to encourage them to explore the clay beneath their feet.
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Haptic/Tacit
Artist-led collective haptic/tacit return to Spode Works for a project exploring and responding to the architectural and visual qualities of the site.
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The Living Garden
The Living Garden is a programme of activity, public workshops and commissions for The Spode Rose Garden to understand the resource assets of this beautiful space.
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Gardens of Lyra
Artist Paul Scott showcases Cumbrian Blue(s) Gardens of Lyra teaware in The Spode Museum Trust Heritage Centre in partnership with Fortnum & Mason.
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Use And Ornament
Use And Ornament is a multi-media group exhibition exploring contemporary understandings of clay, as material and resource, and the role and purposes it might have today.
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Alchemy and Metamorphosis
Alchemy and Metamorphosis examines the innovations and ingenuity of North Staffordshire’s early ceramic industrialisation through a range of contemporary practices and perspectives.
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Talent Development Programme – Week 2
Learn how leading professionals Joanne Mills, Vicky Lomas, Phoebe Collings–James, Eva Masterman and Dena Bagi have created their own opportunities, working in partnership with other artists, communities and health providers.
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Ceramic Student Tour
Early career artists/makers can join BCB’s Creative Producer Rhiannon Ewing-James for an online tour of the BCB festival hub.
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Online Festival Tour
Join BCB Creative Producer Rhiannon Ewing-James in an online tour of the BCB festival hub and get an insight into the exhibitions and artists of BCB 2021.
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I Am a Man and a Brother
The V&A Wedgwood Collection present a new exhibition and trail encouraging exploration of the context and complexities of one of its most iconic pieces.
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In-person Festival Tour
Join BCB CEO/Artistic Director Clare Wood or Creative Producer Rhiannon Ewing-James in an overview tour of the festival and introduction to the artists exhibiting in BCB 2021.
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Art Handling Tour
Join us for The Art Handling Tour an accessible, facilitated event hosted in our new BCB Tactile Handling space.
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Weekend Artist Talks
Join us on 2nd October to meet, ask questions and hear from AWARD artists Christie Brown, Helen Beard and Mawuena Kattah who are exhibiting with us this year.
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In-person Festival Tour
Join BCB CEO/Artistic Director Clare Wood or Creative Producer Rhiannon Ewing-James in an overview tour of the festival and introduction to the artists exhibiting in BCB 2021.
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Talent Development Programme – Week 3
Leading professionals Clare Twomey, Isatu Hyde and Anna Francis share their unique personal experiences of practice – what it means to work with clay, finding a pathway in the field and establishing your ground.
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Online Festival Tour
Join BCB Creative Producer Rhiannon Ewing-James in an online tour of the BCB festival hub and get an insight into the exhibitions and artists of BCB 2021.
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In-person Festival Tour
Join BCB CEO/Artistic Director Clare Wood or Creative Producer Rhiannon Ewing-James in an overview tour of the festival and introduction to the artists exhibiting in BCB 2021.
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Weekend Artist Talks
Join us at the BCB festival weekends to meet, ask questions and hear from AWARD Artists Cleo Mussi and Tamsin van Essen.
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In-person Festival Tour
Join BCB CEO/Artistic Director Clare Wood or Creative Producer Rhiannon Ewing-James in an overview tour of the festival and introduction to the artists exhibiting in BCB 2021.
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Art Handling Tour
Join us for The Art Handling Tour an accessible, facilitated event hosted in our new BCB Tactile Handling space.
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Talent Development Programme – Week 4
Leading professionals Helen Beard, Matt Smith, Sam Lucas & Dena Bagi will take you through a broad spectrum of clay practice, illuminating how others work and progress their practice within the field of contemporary ceramics.
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Ceramic Student Tour
Early career artists/makers can join BCB’s Creative Producer Rhiannon Ewing-James for an online tour of the BCB festival hub.
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Online Festival Tour
Join BCB Creative Producer Rhiannon Ewing-James in an online tour of the BCB festival hub and get an insight into the exhibitions and artists of BCB 2021.
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Beyond Preservation: Re-evaluating Intangible Cultural Heritage in the UK Ceramic Industry
How can traditional practices be revived through new modes of thinking and creativity in a digital age?
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In-person Festival Tour
Join BCB CEO/Artistic Director Clare Wood or Creative Producer Rhiannon Ewing-James in an overview tour of the festival and introduction to the artists exhibiting in BCB 2021.
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In-person Festival Tour
Join BCB CEO/Artistic Director Clare Wood or Creative Producer Rhiannon Ewing-James in an overview tour of the festival and introduction to the artists exhibiting in BCB 2021.
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Art Handling Tour
Join us for The Art Handling Tour an accessible, facilitated event hosted in our new BCB Tactile Handling space.
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