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Next biennial: 6 Sept to 19 Oct 2025
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Lisa Allan. Photographer Jenny Harper

Our team

British Ceramics Biennial is run by a small but committed team of staff, freelancers and Associate Artists. For the biennial delivery, we expand that with a fantastic cohort of volunteers.

Visit the Opportunities page for all current vacancies.

BCB Team

  • Clare Wood, Artistic Director & Chief Executive of the British Ceramics Biennial

    Clare Wood

    Artistic Director / Chief Executive

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  • Natalie Armitage

    Head of Business Services

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  • Priscila Buschinelli has light skin and long dark brown hair. She is wearing a long sleeve black shirt under a black dress with small white dots.

    Priscila Buschinelli

    Artistic Programme Manager

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  • Joanne Mills

    Studio & Community Programme Manager

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  • Emma Price

    Studio Officer

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  • Alex Rabishaw is a woman with pale skin and brown curly hair. She is wearing a green dress and white crochet sweater.

    Alexandria Rabishaw

    Communications Assistant

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  • Olivia Azzopardi is the Studio Assistant at BCB. They have short brown wavy hair with some blonde pieces at the front. They have freckled olive skin and brown eyes.

    Olivia Azzopardi

    Studio Assistant

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  • Peter Jones, Associate Artist & Operations Manager at the British Ceramics Biennial.

    Peter Jones

    Associate Artist and Operations Manager

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  • Claire Baily is BCB's current Clay Researcher. She has light skin, brownish-blonde hair and blue eyes.

    Claire Baily

    Clay Researcher

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  • Natalia Kasprzycka

    Associate Artist

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  • Alice Thatcher is a white woman with reddish brown hair. She has thick wavy hair and a fringe and is wearing a white top and a tan apron with a BCB logo on it.

    Alice Thatcher

    Associate Artist

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  • Joanna Dawidowska has fair skin with dark blonde hair. She is wearing glasses, a blue scarf and a lilac top.

    Joanna Dawidowska

    Associate Artist

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  • Sarah Fraser

    Associate Artist

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  • Joanna Hejmej

    Associate Artist

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  • Associate Artist Zeba Imam is smiling at the camera, standing in front of a white brick wall.

    Zeba Imam

    Associate Artist

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  • Catherine Ralph

    Associate Artist

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  • Sue Blatherwick has light skin and medium brown hair pulled into a ponytail. She is wearing bright turquoise earrings and a blue-striped shirt.

    Sue Blatherwick

    Associate Artist

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  • Sponsors & Supporters

    Thank you to the funding organisations, companies and individuals whose generosity, alongside our core funders, makes BCB’s projects and programmes possible.  

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  • Two young students look at Ho Lai's ceramic work during the British Ceramics Biennial 2021

    Our impact

    British Ceramics Biennial makes a huge difference to Stoke-on-Trent, its residents, and to artists working in the field of ceramics. 60,000 people visited BCB…

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  • Woman takes photo of ceramics vases at British Ceramics Biennial

    Opportunities

    Job Vacancies BCB advertises all its employment opportunities – both salaried roles within the BCB team and commissioned or associate artist, usually freelance roles….

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  • Visitors in the Kasama Exchange at British Ceramics Biennial 2021

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    Support Us

    British Ceramics Biennial embraces the heritage of the Potteries as the home of British ceramics. We stimulate creativity and innovation across our programmes –…

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  • Visitors look at ceramic art being exhibited at British Ceramics Biennial 2019 in Spode China Hall.

    Equality & Diversity

    We recognise that there is an under-representation of diversity in the ceramics sector and acknowledge that as an organisation we share responsibility in addressing…

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  • Visitors at the Launch Night for British Ceramics Biennial 2019

    Patrons & Trustees

    British Ceramics Biennial is the trading name of The Clay Foundation, a registered charity set up by a group of trustees and patrons. In…

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  • Ceramic installation at British Ceramics Biennial 2019

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