Highlights
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AWARD
Award 2019 artists: Hannah Tounsend, Barry Anthony Finan, Vicky Lindo & William Brookes, John Rainey, Irina Razumovskaya, Elliot Denny, Zoe Preece, Adam Buick, Sam…
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Externalising the Archive
Neil Brownsword leads a multidisciplinary team of artists in creating this ambitious, large-scale and closely researched installation on the Spode Works site, with an…
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Clay Quarter
Clay Quarter – a space for exploration and experimentation with the material of clay. The Clay Quarter is a FREE interactive space that invites…
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Cast of Thousands
Cast of Thousands is a project by British Ceramics Biennial aiming to bring together schoolchildren in Stoke-on-Trent with leading ceramic artists to create and…
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Growing Cultures
Artists: Joanne Ayre, Peter Jones, Joanna Hejmej, Anjum Malik, Thea Stallwood & Alice Thatcher. Participating groups: Haywood Hospital, Jubilee Group, OLGBT Group and local…
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Resonating Spaces
Artists: Guillaume Dujat, Helen Felcey, Joe Hartley, Kieran Hanson Burslem Jubilee Project: Sarah Delvari, Dalit Fischman, Jane Kelsall, Mehdi Mohammadi, Taraneh Noroozi, Sheila Podmore,…
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Awarded
Waiting for Odysseus, Tana West Winner of AWARD 2017, Tana West, has created a new body of work for this years festival. As a…
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FRANZ Rising Star Project
The Franz Rising Star Project seeks to encourage, support and reward students to work with porcelain, and stimulate a global interest in the creative…
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Future Lights
Future Lights is an annual competition platform for emerging professionals pursing a career in ceramics. Each year the Future Lights competition brings together a…
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22 Hands
Artists Duncan Hooson and Stephanie Buttle have come together to create 22 Hands, an exhibition, performance, workspace and intervention at the World of Wedgwood,…
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International Artists’ Exchange: Korea and India
Artists: Shirley Bhatnagar (IN), Andrew Burton (UK), Wookjae Maeng (KR) In 2019 in partnership with the Indian Ceramics Triennale and Korean International Ceramic…
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Exchange: Accolade by Lawrence Epps
Ceramic trophies, gold bullion, digital questionnaire. Disturbed rather than inspired by our culture of competition, Accolade is a participatory artwork reflecting on the complex…
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Terms and Conditions: Propositions in Clay
Artists: Mark Dunhill, Tamiko O’Brien, A residency and exhibition of new works by artists Dunhill and O’Brien. At a time when digital technologies allow…
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International Design Exchange, China
Artists: Caitlin Darby, Elena Gomez del Valcarcel, Laura Plant, Thomas Longdon, Kyle Ramsey In 2018 five UK based designers took part in a…
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Middleport Pottery: Focus Weekend
Artists: Guillaume Dujat, Helen Felcey, Joe Hartley, Kelly Jane Jones, Noisy Steve Alongside an array of site specific installations, the artists invite the…
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Production Line
Artists: Sarah Fraser, Flatback Production Team, Clay Comrades Visit the British Ceramics Biennial’s Production Line from Wednesday – Sunday for drop-in demonstrations of…
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Fresh
Artists: Alice Walton, Benjamin Kew, Chloe Bell, Ngah Tho Ng (Debbie), Elizabeth Degenszejn, Emily Stapleton-Jefferis, Eunjung Suh, Gina Baum, Ho Jung Kim, Ho Lai,…
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Clay Networks
Clay networks: connecting to others through making, mapping and combination. Artist: Cj O’Neill Part One: Mapping Can digital technology, so often associated with…
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International Artists Exchange: Japan
Artists: Kozan Gama, Juhaku Inoue, Hideki Inoue, Aya Kondo, Koji Mamoru, Teramoto Masubuchi, Karin Miyamoto, Hiroshi Otsu, Osamu Tsutsui, Masayuki Uraguchi Kasama is…
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Cultural Icons
Artists: Joanne Ayre, Christie Brown, Claire Curneen, Stephen Dixon, Ingrid Murphy, Matt Smith Curator: Tessa Peters Cultural Icons takes inspiration from the history…
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Wellbeing Wednesdays
Visit the British Ceramics Biennial’s Clay Quarter on a Wednesday to relax and unwind on your lunch break. Have fun, relax and experiment with…
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Heros and Villains in Clay
Artist: Joanna Hejmej The Lodge is a project space where festival visitors are invited to reflect, record and share their views, perspectives and…
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FOCUS ON HANLEY
Artists: Dunhill and O’Brien, Jake Kent, Common Clay, Carla Wright, Lindsey Mendick, Tessa Peters, Rebecca Davis, Joanna Hejmej, Thomas Longdon, Sue Blatherwick. AirSpace…
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FOCUS ON HANLEY: Makers Marquee
Artists: Joanna Hejmeg, Thomas Longdon, Sue Blatherwick AirSpace Gallery and the British Ceramics Biennial are presenting a weekend of clay-based activities including exhibitions,…
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The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery Focus Weekend
Cultural Icons at The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery explores the history of the Staffordshire flat-back in a whole new way, resulting in artworks…
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China Hall Exhibition Tours
Join us at the China Hall each Saturday during the festival for a curators tour of the main exhibition site at the Spode works…
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Experimental Brick Making
Artist: Tom Longdon Join us at The Lodge in the China Hall with artist Tom Longdon who will be leading an exciting drop-in workshop…
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Adam Partridge Auction
British Ceramics Biennial are pleased to be hosting their first special auction of contemporary ceramics in Partnership with Jason Wood, Specialist Consultant in Studio…
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World Of Wedgwood: Focus Weekend
Artists: Duncan Hooson and Stephanie Buttle On Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th October, the 22 Hands event will culminate in an interactive residency where artists Duncan…
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