Thinking of applying to exhibit at a ceramics event?
This page is to help ceramic artists navigate all the ceramics fairs and markets out there and plan their year and workload. If you run a ceramics event and would like to edit / add content to this page, please get in touch.
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Norwich Ceramics Market
Artist application deadline: 10 August.
Discover Norwich’s newest creative market celebrating independent pottery and contemporary ceramics.
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TOASTED Ceramic Fair
Deadline for applying: 28 August
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Ceramicists Mart, Abney Hall London, N16
This event is 27 & 28 September.
Email subscribers get first dibs so register with them to apply to exhibit.
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Highland Pottery Fair
Be part of something special this year — the first Highland Pottery Fair is a unique opportunity to showcase and sell your work in the Highlands, among a community of passionate makers and excited local customers.
Exhibitor tables (6ft trestle with plinths available) are very limited so reserve early to avoid disappointment.
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Independent Ceramics Market, London
There's no deadline to apply, they are open submission events, with preference given to applicants who are actively creating new works, or are taking new, experimental approaches in their practice. They aspire to find the right balance of new, and returning exhibitors, while prioritising emerging, and underrepresented artists.
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All the Potfests
Applications for 2025 Potfest events have now closed but applications for Potfest in the Pens Scotland (November) will open soon.
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Adorn the Future, London
Application deadline has passed: 14 July
You are invited to apply for Adorn The Future, the inaugural fine art and craft show curated by Trevor Read of Adorn The Common and Louisa Pacific of Future Icons. For this edition we are seeking to showcase a combination of 50 leading fine artists and craft led artisans in a curated setting during Frieze London & Pad London week, located at 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch.
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The Maker's Fair at Sheffield Park
Set within the stunning historic landscape of Sheffield Park, with views of the grand house and the famous duck pond, this three-day fair will take place beneath a beautiful open stretch tent canopy. With no sides to the tent, stallholders and visitors will be immersed in the natural beauty of the surroundings.
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Potter in Residence, County Hall Pottery, London
Applications for County Hall Pottery’s 2025–2026 Potter in Residence programme are open!
The programme offers a unique opportunity for a ceramic artist, designer, or potter to develop their practice in a supportive and collaborative environment. This year-long residency is designed to foster artistic growth and encourage experimentation.
Application Deadline has passed: Midnight, Monday 28th April 2025
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Art in Clay Farnham
This event is 15 & 16 November 2025.
Application deadline has passed - 25 February.
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Ceramic Art London 2025
The deadline has passed (10 November).
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Ceramics Fair, Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire
Deadline for applications has passed: 17th February. 30 spaces available inside the Riding Hall and limited outdoor spaces for 3m x 3m gazebos. They would like demonstrations and activities throughout the day.
CTM Potters Supplies £100 voucher for best stall, voted by fellow potters/ceramicists.
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Ceramics in the City, London
Application deadline has passed: Sunday 2 March 2025.
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Craft Festival Wales
Applications are invited from makers working to the highest standards. Your work shows a dedication to quality of making, presentation and originality. You live anywhere in the world.
Deadline has passed - 6pm on 28 March.
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Celebrating Ceramics, Oxford
Deadline has passed (Friday 22 November)
Stands available from 2.5m x 1.5m up to 5m x 2.5m in size. You will need to have available four product images and one of your stand/display to upload. Please note this is a juried festival, so be aware that the quality of the photographs is how the panel will judge the quality of your work.
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Ceramic Wales 2025
This event is 14-15 June 2025.
Applications are now open. The deadline has passed (1st January 2025).
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Hepworth Wakefield Ceramics Fair
Applications are welcomed from emerging and established UK-based ceramic artists working across contemporary and traditional ceramics, homeware, sculpture and jewellery.
Deadline for applications has passed - Monday 13 January 2025.
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MADE London
Applications for MADE LONDON – Marylebone The Design and Craft Fair October 2025 are invited: deadline has passed: 12.00pm Sunday 13 April 2025.
Selection will be made by the selection committee by 1 May..
Please note that there is an application fee of £10 + VAT (£12).
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Margate Ceramics Market
Applications are now open. Deadline for applications has passed - 8pm on Sunday 19th January.
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MUDFest, Ulverston
This event is 17 - 18 May 2025.
This is a selected event, exhibitors will be carefully chosen for their quality and originality so there will be something to delight and appeal to every taste.
Deadline has passed (30 November).
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