Ceramics fairs & events, UK
Want to peruse pottery or caress ceramics? Visit these ceramics events. Use the buttons to sort by region. For exhibitions click here.
Sussex Craft Week
Sussex Craft Week – curated by ROSA (Review of Sussex Arts) – is a new week-long event that aims to celebrate craft and showcase the wealth of creativity in Sussex: its makers and making.
“Creativity on an industrial scale” is how Sussex Craft Week Partner, Gyr King, CEO, Fine Art Printers King & McGaw, describes the craft industry in Sussex today. Sussex Craft Week sets out to showcase this to the world with a series of high profile exhibitions, demonstrations and open studios, along with open-to-all courses.
Sussex Craft Week will offer a coordinated exhibition and event programme across East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove, revealing the history of craft in Sussex and its place as the hub of today’s craft revival.
Visitors will discover exciting craft exhibitions, events, demonstrations, open workshops and courses across Sussex, all easy to find via an interactive map and calendar, as well as ROSA’s print magazine.
Applications to take part are now open.
See their Apply Page for information on how to apply, or contact them direct: jessica@rosamagazine.co.uk Tel + 44 (0)1273 473227
Sign up to their newsletter for more information and the latest news about Sussex Craft Week.
Ceramic Wales 2025
Pots, Plants and Food Festival at Bodrhyddan Hall
Ceramic Wales was founded in 2015 by a group of potters based in and around North Wales, who had a vision of creating a quality ceramic event to promote potters from across the UK and the rest of the world.
Cockpit Open Studios Deptford
Friday 13 June, 12-4 pm *VIP Preview*
Friday 13 June, 4-8 pm
Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 June, 12-6pm
Cockpit’s celebrated Summer Open Studios returns this June, bringing you the chance to meet and shop direct from over 175 of London’s finest artist-makers across two weekends.
This twice-yearly shopping event is the only time Cockpit opens its doors to the public, providing an exclusive chance to meet some of London’s leading craftspeople, go behind the scenes in their studios to learn the details of their practice and support independent businesses with your holiday gifting.
From jewellery to homewares to ceramics to fashion accessories and more, discover an extraordinary world of making at Cockpit and delight your loved ones with unique and original handmade gifts that will be truly treasured.
Deptford highlights:
Pop by after work to enjoy our late opening on Friday night!
Visit our shared Wood, Leather and Weaving hubs
Have lunch or a drink from Spring Café in the Cockpit Craft Garden
Discover the work of over 80 makers, from Loewe Craft Prize shortlisted artists to award-winning sustainable fashion designers
Half-price entry for all Lewisham residents
Southern Ceramic Group 50th Anniversary Event, Swanwick
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Southern Ceramic Group with talks by Mella Shaw and Cadi Froehlich.
10.30am The Brickworks Museum opens to SCG members, who can look round the museum and the installation (see below)
11am Start The Big Build which will continue throughout the day inviting members and the public to join in. The Big Build will be a collaborative project using provided clay to roll coils and add them to one large form, to see how large a structure can be achieved. Ongoing details may include smaller individual builds for the public to explore the medium.
11.30am – 12.30pm Talk 1, Mella Shaw (https://www.mellashaw.co.uk)
12.30 – 1.30pm Lunch break
1.30 – 2.30pm Talk 2, Cadi Froehlich (https://cadifroehlich.com)
2.30 – 3.30pm Cadi continues to demonstrate (slipware)
Mella and Cadi will be available all day to talk to members of SCG and the public, perhaps to support The Big Build whilst the other is talking (tbc)
All day Hanging Installation (see below) in the drying room
3.45pm Photographs and final conclusion of Big Build
4pm Mella and Cadi to judge Installation and award prizes
Ceremony to recognize founder members of SCG (Janice Fry, Liz Gale etc)
Toast the Southern Ceramic Group with drinks and cake.
Potfest by the Lake - Compton Verney
Potfest by the Lake – Compton Verney will showcase outstanding ceramic artists under a number of large, open-sided marquees on immaculate lawns, overlooking the stunning lake.
The International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth
The ICF is Europe’s premier ceramics festival which is held at Aberystwyth Arts Centre on the campus of Aberystwyth University on the mid-Wales coast. Since it began in 1987, the three-day festival has grown to become the UK’s leading ceramics event. It offers teachers, students, ceramic artists, collectors, working potters and amateurs and lovers of craft, the chance to meet and study the work of distinguished, internationally known potters and ceramicists from Wales, the UK and around the world.
The Festival attracts over 1000 people who attend lectures, watch practical demonstrations and visit our special exhibitions over a long weekend at the end of June or early July. Our international demonstrators show skills and techniques on our specially adapted stage and also have their own workspaces – enabling personal discussion about their work. The focus is both practical and inspirational – kilns are built, pots are made and fired.
The Festival supports emerging makers and has opportunities for students and recent graduates who work with clay through ceramics, fine art or 3-D design courses. If you are a teaching organisation and would like us to arrange a visit to talk to your students please contact us at the festival office.
The Festival offer visitors opportunities to take part during the festival with a variety of hands on activities, as well as being able to vote for the Lifetime Achievement award and donate their work to the Cup Sale.The festival is sponsored by Potclays, one of the UK’s main ceramics suppliers, and is supported by other ceramic supply companies. It has financial support from the Welsh Arts Council and the Welsh Government.
The organisers are Wales’s two potters groups, North Wales Potters and South Wales Potters together with Aberystwyth University.
The Hepworth Wakefield Ceramics Fair
The Hepworth Wakefield Ceramics Fair is the go-to place to buy and explore all things pottery. You’ll find over 60 of the UK’s best independent ceramicists and potters selling traditional and contemporary ceramics, homeware, tableware, jewellery and more. Plus family activities, street food, new exhibitions and discounted gallery entry.
Potfest South West - Shaftesbury
Potfest South West will be held in the show field for the Gillingham and Shaftesbury country fair, just off the B3081, Shaftesbury to Gillingham road.
Celebrating Ceramics, Oxford
Celebrating Ceramics 2025 will showcase a stunning collection of diverse artists from the world of contemporary ceramics. This fine selection of artistic talent will be set on the lawns that hosted the internationally acclaimed Art In Action for 40 years.
An Afternoon with Stuart Carey at The Ceramic Studio, Kent
Discussing the life and practice of Master Potter, Stuart Carey, and his celebrated work in ceramics.
On 13th July The Ceramic Studio will be welcoming Master Potter, Stuart Carey, for an afternoon of conversation and demonstrations. Stuart has established himself as one of the country’s leading potters, best known for his hand-thrown, semi-porcelain stoneware vessels.
During this event Stuart will give guests an insight into his craft and practice, sharing stories from his fascinating career. As well as this he will give two throwing demonstrations on the wheel, talking through each part of his making process.
Stuart will speak about his celebrated tableware collections which have won numerous design awards. He will talk about setting up the UK’s first open access pottery studio and his passion for education. As well as this he will give an insight into his roles as a senior consultant on Channel 4's "The Great Pottery Throw Down" and an on screen mentor for the BBC’s “Make It At Market”.
Throughout the afternoon Stuart will touch on many subjects as well as partaking in a Q&A session - giving guests the opportunity to ask about his work and his career.
Guests will be provided with a delicious light lunch.
Tickets are £55.
Hastings International Ceramics Fair
A showcase of ceramics, created locally in Hastings, East Sussex by Sussex born and international ceramicists who have made Hastings, East Sussex their home.
45+ ceramicists taking part
5+ Ceramic studios advertising their potters
A selection of historical ceramics from the archive of Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
Children’s workshop
Ceramics Fair, Thoresby Park
A new Ceramics Fair at Thoresby Park, Newark, Nottinghamshire!
May become a yearly event depending on its success this year.
There will be 30 spaces available inside the beautiful Riding Hall and limited outdoor spaces for 3m x 3m gazebos. Deadline for applications: 17th February.
CTM Potters Supplies have very kindly offered a generous £100 voucher for the best stall, voted by fellow potters/ceramicists.
They would like demonstrations and activities throughout the day.
Anyone wanting more information and an application form, please email
tracybppod@gmail.com
Potfest in the Park - Hutton-in-the-Forest
Potfest in the Park takes place under large marquees on parkland in front of this magnificent country house. The potters’ special competition pieces are displayed on the lawns in front of the house, juxtaposing ancient architecture and modern ceramics.
Exeter Potters’ Market
This year’s Exeter Potters’ Market will again take place in the Transit Shed on Exeter Quay.
Potfest Suffolk - Haughley Park
Their first venue in the East of the country, Haughley Park is located just outside Stowmarket and mid-way between Bury St Edmonds and Ipswich.
Shaldon's Annual Pottery Fair
Celebrating Devon's heritage of creative ceramic production and 'all things clay' . Some of our ceramicists are newly set up, many are professionals, some are part time potters, some exhibit internationally, some usually sell in galleries & only show at limited number of eventss a year & there are lots of others inbetween!
British Ceramics Biennial 2025
British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) is an arts organisation based in Stoke-on-Trent with a vision of making change through clay.
The next edition of the British Ceramics Biennial will run from 6 September to 19 October 2025, bringing together a dynamic programme of free exhibitions, screenings, talks and events that shine a light on Stoke-on-Trent’s industrial heritage and creative edge.
The full programme has now been released.
Download the full press release here
British Ceramics Biennial 2025 Programme
Award
British Ceramics Biennial’s headline exhibition celebrates the vitality of contemporary ceramics practice in the UK, with 10 artists selected from an open submission process to present ambitious new work and compete for the £10,000 BCB Award Prize. The 2025 Award artists are Kyra Cane, Fernando Casasempere, Noor Ali Chagani & Clio Lloyd-Jacob, Susan Hall, Leah Jensen, Charlotte Moore, Jane Perryman, Alison Rees, Daniel Silver and Jo Taylor. Award is the leading platform for contemporary ceramic practice in the UK.
Awarded
After winning the BCB Award Prize at the 2023 British Ceramics Biennial, Mella Shaw returns with a new work interrogating a little-known contribution to the global climate crisis. In this installation, large hand-built ceramic structures and dramatic lighting will explore the ethics and impact of harvesting polymetallic modules from the sea bed for use in electronics.
Fresh
The Fresh exhibition celebrates and promotes the new wave of artists working in clay. Twenty-five early career artists from the UK and Ireland are selected to take part, with four Fresh Talent Prizes given out during the Biennial. The 25 artists will be announced in the summer.
Fresh Talent
During the 2023 Biennial, five Fresh Talent Prizes were given to artists from Fresh, which included residencies with University of Staffordshire, Guldagergaard International Ceramics Research Center, Grymsdyke Farm, BCB Studio and Bolesławiec Cultural Centre . The artists showing the outcome of their residencies are Tim Fluck, Caroline Gray, Andrea Leigh, Chi Onwordi and Krzysztof Strzelecki.
People & Place Commission
BCB’s People & Place Commission sees artist Josie KO exploring the role of Black women in Stoke-on-Trent in The Chimney Princess. Inspired by the shape of Stoke-on-Trent’s iconic bottle kilns, Josie KO will create a new goddess for the city in collaboration with local communities. Standing five feet tall and hand built from black clay, the deity figure will be displayed ‘dancing’ on a spinning turntable in an installation setting inspired by Stoke-on-Trent’s Trentham Gardens.
Playscape
This experimental rammed earth architecture project is a response to learning that the central area of Stoke town currently lacks adequate children’s play facilities. Playscape is a collaboration between BCB Associate Artist Sarah Fraser, Tuckey Design Studio, rammed earth construction specialist Sami Akkach and University of Staffordshire Architecture students that will transform construction clay spoil into a children’s play space. Following a pilot phase, a temporary playscape environment will be shown at the Biennial, to test and inform an ambition to create a permanent rammed earth playscape for Stoke town. During BCB, families will be able to engage with the project and the rammed earth process in the engagement space.
Raverina’s Dance Floor
This interactive, sensory art installation by Portuguese artist Carolina Garfo is inspired by the ceramic practices of the Algarve and explores the intersection between sound and ceramics. The installation features a wave pool initiating a sound artwork with a projection of the artist’s fictional documentary film, ‘Raverina’.
Clay Films
This new element of the Biennial programme is an open submission opportunity for Global Majority artists of African and Caribbean heritage based anywhere in the world who work in film and clay. A panel of film experts, artists and curators will select 10 works for screening. Clay Films has been devised to reflect the expanding range of ways that artists work with clay, in this case showcasing the high quality of artist film work being made – an area of practice which has to date received limited exposure.
Ceramic Cities Exchange international partnership
This creative exchange programme connects Stoke-on-Trent with Bolesławiec, Poland – two cities sharing a rich ceramic heritage. The exchange will be captured in a film presented at the 2025 Biennial. Ceramic Cities Exchange is part of the British Council UK Poland Season 2025. BCB’s partnership with The Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec supports six artists aged 18–24 to gain international exposure and explore how ceramics heritage informs contemporary practice.
Clay Conference: From Waste to Resource: Circular Economies For Construction Clay Spoil
This conference, taking place on 2 October, forms a key part of British Ceramic Biennial’s 19-month research initiative focused on the creative re-use of construction clay spoil. The project explores the opportunities and challenges of re-using clay sourced from UK construction spoil across a range of scales – from individual artists and local communities to large-scale industrial applications.
Led by Claire Baily, a London-based artist, researcher and educator, the conference will present the research findings and build on its ideas through presentations, panel discussions and keynote speeches.
Slip Tales
Part of BCB’s year-round programme working with community groups in Stoke-on-Trent, Slip Tales is an exploration and appreciation of the history and heritage of Staffordshire slipware, which originated in the mid-17th century as elaborately decorated dishes with a distinctive application of the surface pattern design. The participants have created contemporary interpretations of slipware for this project, learning new clay skills and processes and exploring materials. By bringing people together in a creative setting, this collective, positive process supports the building of community cohesion and support networks. Their contemporary interpretations will be shown at the Biennial.
Ceramics in the City, London
Museum of the Home's annual market celebrating the world of ceramics, showcasing everything from functional tableware to decorative objects and unique collector's pieces.
Ceramicists Mart, East London
Come down to the Ceramicists' Mart for a proper beaut array of ceramic creations by 65 makers at East London venue on Stoke Newington Church Street.
Discover one-of-a-kind functional pieces for the home, artful sculptures + even wearable ceramic jewellery, and find yourself affordable gifts, conversation pieces from indie ceramicists + studio collectives from all over London + the UK.
Highland Pottery Fair
Visit the very first Highland Pottery Fair, a vibrant celebration of creativity and local craftsmanship, right in the heart of the Highlands in Inverness.
Taking place in the beautifully restored Gym Hall @ WASPS Inverness Creative Academy, the pottery fair will be held on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th October from 10 until 4pm – FREE ENTRY
Bringing together a wonderful selection of Highland-based potters and ceramicists, they’ll be something for everyone. Café de Paulo will also be open during the event to enjoy some coffee and cake!
Recommended parking: Eastgate Shopping Centre Car Park.
Only Clay, Sheffield
Only Clay is a ceramics fair in the heart of Sheffield’s industrial past.
Independent Ceramics Market, London
Independent Ceramics Market provides a unique opportunity to see / buy a diverse range of affordable ceramic artwork, and buy direct from the maker.
Kent Potters Ceramics Fair
The Kent Potters Association was formed in 1974 and is open to all who have an interest in pottery. The Ceramics Fair at Coolings Garden Centre in Knockholt showcases members’ work.
Cromford Ceramics Fair, Derbyshire
The Northern Potters Association is delighted to be holding its Autumn Ceramics Fair at this wonderful and historic heritage site.
Art in Clay Farnham
Showcases some of the finest ceramics currently being made by individual makers in the UK and Europe.
Christmas Independent Ceramics Market, London
Independent Ceramics Market provides a unique opportunity to see / buy a diverse range of affordable ceramic artwork, and buy direct from the maker.
Handmade Oxford
There will be a wonderful selection of ceramics on show and in addition, Handmade Oxford is partnering with London Potters for the first time.
Over 150 UK-based makers present an exquisite array of fine arts and crafts, including jewellery, fashion, textiles, ceramics, glass, furniture, sculpture and stationery.
Engage in craft workshops and insightful demonstrations
Immerse yourself in the delightful ambiance of Waterperry Gardens while enjoying live music by local musicians and savoring artisanal food.
Deptford Foundry & Deptford Foreshore Open Studios
7 & 8 June | 12:00 – 18:00 | Deptford Foundry & Deptford Foreshore
Second Floor Studios & Arts is thrilled to welcome you back for their Open Studios Summer event — a celebration of creativity across two locations in Deptford.
This is your once-a-year opportunity to step inside the studios of 120+ artists and makers, discover their creative spaces, and explore an incredible variety of work — from fine art and ceramics to fashion, illustration, architecture, textiles, and more.
Whether you’re an art lover, collector, curious local, or just looking for a unique day out, Open Studios offers the chance to:
• Meet the artists behind the work
• Discover new talent — from emerging makers to established professionals
• Learn about their inspirations and techniques
• Buy original artwork and design pieces directly from the studios — commission-free
Creative Disciplines Include:
Architecture · Ceramics · Drawing · Designer-Making · Fashion & Costume · Film · Fine Art · Graphic Design · Illustration · Jewellery & Silversmithing · Motion Graphics · Painting · Photography · Printmaking · Screen Printing · Textiles — and more...
Lead image: Adam Jones (Studio Foreshore F07) @adamjones.studio
Side two: Michelle Butcher (Studio Foreshore F05), Samantha Bristow (Studio CA06), Naoko Tagai (Studio AS01)
Cockpit Open Studios Bloomsbury
Thursday 5 June, 5-8 pm *VIP Preview*
Friday 6 – Sunday 8 June, 12-6pm
Cockpit’s celebrated Summer Open Studios returns this June, bringing you the chance to meet and shop direct from over 175 of London’s finest artist-makers across two weekends.
This twice-yearly shopping event is the only time Cockpit opens its doors to the public, providing an exclusive chance to meet some of London’s leading craftspeople, go behind the scenes in their studios to learn the details of their practice and support independent businesses with your holiday gifting.
From jewellery to homewares to ceramics to fashion accessories and more, discover an extraordinary world of making at Cockpit and delight your loved ones with unique and original handmade gifts that will be truly treasured.
Bloomsbury highlights:
Meet and buy direct from some of Europe’s most renowned jewellery designers and goldsmiths
Visit the Make It! studio to meet up-and-coming makers
Have lunch or grab a hot drink at our pop-up café
Discover the work of more than 90 talented makers, from cutting-edge ceramicists to master craftspeople keeping heritage craft techniques alive
Half-price entry for all Camden residents
Potfest Scotland
Under large marquees across Scone Palace lawns, meet the 90 studio ceramics artists taking part. Wander Scone’s grounds, gardens and pinetum. Talk to the makers, discover what fuels their passion for clay and buy direct. Make a full day of your visit and soak up all things clay at this Scottish celebration of ceramics.
The Kiln Rooms Festival
The Kiln Rooms Festival: a celebration of creativity, craftsmanship, and community, marking 1O years of their studios.
🏺Members Sale
👐Community workshop
🧐Demonstrations
☕️Panel discussion
✏️Masters sketches charity exhibition
🗣️Talks:
@floriangadsby
@kate_malone_ceramics
@richmillerpots
@ikukoikik
@william.cobbing
Locations
This will be held across their Bellenden Road and Copeland Park studios:
Railway Arch 198, Bellenden Road (rear of 85 Bellenden Rd), London. SE15 4QJ
and
Unit 3, Copeland Park, 133 Rye Lane, London. SE15 3SN
0pening times
Join on Thursday 05 June for an open evening with free drinks! The sale then continues all weekend – Free entry / £2 drinks / family & dog friendly!
Thursday 05 June: Opening, 5-8pm
Friday 6, Saturday 7, Sunday 8 June: 10am-5pm
Although everything will be free to attend, you will need to book a space for the talks. Bookings go live 1st May.
Ardingly College Contemporary Craft Show
The Sussex Guild are delighted to be returning to show for a second year at this atmospheric venue. Situated in the High Weald, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Ardingly College will host Sussex Guild makers in the light and airy buildings of the Chapel and the Old Dining Hall, as well as the arts studio in its famed 19th century Gothic style red brick building.
Tickets at £4 will give entry for both Saturday and Sunday so you’ll have plenty of time to look at exquisite hand-made work and to talk to Guild makers whilst deciding what to purchase.
Maxability Pottery Studio Open Day, London
The day will be a celebration and showcase of what they do at Maxability.
They'll be offering taster pottery workshops, tours of the studio, and a ceramics sale featuring beautiful plant pots made by students. You can also expect light refreshments and friendly chat about accessible pottery.
The open day is free and open to all members of the public.
Their building is ground floor, level access, with multiple wheelchair accessible bathrooms. If you have any access requirements you would like them to know about ahead of your visit, please get in touch with their project coordinator, Megan, by emailing megan@maxability.org.uk.
Anita and Emile Woolf established Maxability in 2009 in order to enhance the lives of disabled adults in the London Borough of Barnet. They were partly inspired to establish the charity because their son, Carl Woolf, is deaf and physically disabled. Maxability’s mission is to enable participants to develop their creative potential through inclusive ceramics classes. Located in the Flightways Centre near Colindale, Maxability has a fully equipped pottery studio and provides a caring, supportive and creative environment. Maxability became a registered charity in 2015 (Charity No. 1162002).
Manchester Ceramics Collective Weekender
Clay play weekend is 24th - 26th May.
24th May, 12-3pm - Seconds and cake sale
25th May, 11am-3pm - Open studio mini pre -booked workshops and drop in clay activities
26th May, 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm - 2 hour workshops, book here.
All profits are going towards maintaining and growing their studio space!
Studio Pottery London Open Weekend
Studio Pottery London welcomes the public to their biannual Open Studio weekend.
Come and experience the beauty and artistry of ceramics in the studio where our talented artists create stunning pieces for both personal use and display.
Artists will be available to discuss their work, and a curated range of exclusive pieces will be on sale.
Join us to celebrate the art of making in a serene space in the heart of London.
MUDFest, Ulverston, Cumbria
MUDFest is a ceramic festival in the heart of South Cumbria.
Located in the town of Ulverston, the festival takes place in mid May each year at Ford Park. The event is brimming with potters and ceramic artists selling their work together with opportunities for the public to have a go themselves or simply watch demonstrations from our talented artisans.
Future Icons Selects 2025, London
Future Icons Selects is back for a third year running during London Craft Week. Set to be this year’s largest showcase of contemporary crafts, Future Icons Selects is once again taking over the Oxo Tower Wharf’s industrial Bargehouse with over 50 artists from a multitude of craft disciplines, spanning multiple continents.
Ceramics in Charnwood, Loughborough
The original UK town centre ceramics market returns to Loughborough for its 15th year!
London Ceramics Spring Market
Come and say hi and meet talented local potters and browse a varied selection of one of kind pots!
Tea, coffee, cake and bubbles available to enjoy.
Clay North East
The first contemporary ceramics fair in the North East of Scotland showing work from over 40 makers.
The Barn lies between Crathes Castle and the Deeside town of Banchory, just off the A93 and only 30 minutes from Aberdeen.
There is plenty of free on site parking.
The market place will be open to the public from 10.30am to 5pm.
There is an exciting selection of workshops and demonstrations. To avoid disappointment, book your tickets through Eventbrite using the links provided on the workshops page on the website.
Potfest South East, Glynde Place
Potfest South East – Glynde Place is set in parkland immediately in front of a grand Elizabethan country house on the doorstep of the South Downs. The show is within easy access by road and rail from Brighton, Eastbourne and Lewes.
Artisans & Makers Big Spring Clean Sale, Shaldon, Devon
Well-established annual studio spring clean clearance event from a variety of Craft, Artists, Artisan-Makers, . Many items at up to 70% off. End of range, samples, 'perfectly imperfect' items, plus surplus materials and tools.. Free entry for buyers.
York Open Studios
5th & 6th April and 12th & 13th April
10am - 5pm
This year’s event will see over 160 artists from across York opening their studios and welcoming visitors. This annual event gives a rare glimpse into the creative methods of artists and offers an opportunity to buy work directly from the artists themselves.
There are 19 ceramic artists listed on the website including Patricia Qua, Jane Blackman, Emily Stubbs and Ruth King.
Sheffield Ceramics Festival
Sheffield Ceramics Festival has been showcasing the work of potters and ceramic artists from the Sheffield area and beyond. They are now looking forward to welcoming you to their 11th show.
In 2021 they began showing at their now regular venue, the exhibition hall at the wonderful Kelham Island Industrial Museum in Sheffield. Our thanks are due to the very helpful and supportive staff at the museum.
This year approximately 50 leading and up and coming potters/ceramic artists, largely drawn from the environs of Sheffield but also including guest potters from other areas, will be exhibiting and offering work for sale.
Come and enjoy a day out in a vibrant environment, talking to and seeing the work of fantastic potters and sculptors, visiting the museum and eating out at one of the many cafes in the area. See you there.
Lucy Young Ceramics Pottery Open Day, Ironbridge
Lucy Young invites you to celebrate the opening of her new pottery at the Maws Craft Centre, Ironbridge.
Come along and see her pottery workshop in action. There will be demonstrations throughout the day and a chance to get messy! Slots will be available for taster throwing sessions as well as a chance personalise your own Lucy Young Ceramics keepsake!
Look out for more exciting events happening soon.
Ceramicspace + Space House
Contemporary ceramics meets brutalist architecture in a free, one-off exhibition beneath the concrete Y-columns and fluted canopy in what was originally a petrol station at the base of the landmark 1960s office building, Space House.
Soon to be fitted out as a new restaurant, this is a rare chance to see brutalist architectural structures and materials in their raw form juxtaposed with contemporary ceramics, displayed on furniture by Case, including the timeless 'Dulwich' table range designed by Matthew Hilton and the iconic 'Forum' seating collection designed by Robin Day.
Artists: special guests Jane Cairns and Sue Gunn. New work by ceramicspace founder members Julia Bennett, Sophie Cohen, Susan Feldman, Marie-Louise Munch, Vicky Thornton and Rebecca Williams.
About Space House: Commissioned by property tycoon Harry Hyams in the 1960s, Covent Garden’s Space House was designed by Richard Seifert & Partners, the same architecture practice behind the Centre Point building. Built between 1964-1968, the geometric, cylindrical landmark tower and its sister building, The Block, have recently been refurbished by specialised creative office developer Seaforth Land working with Squire & Partners as Architect.
Private View: Wednesday 26 March, 6-9pm
Thursday 27 & Friday 28 March, 10am-6pm
There will also be a limited number of tours of the Space House building between 11am and 2pm on Friday 28 March - full details to be announced nearer the time.
Dacorum & Chiltern Potters Guild, Potters Open Day, St Albans
Get ready for a fun-filled day of creativity and pottery magic and help celebrate their 50th Anniversary year.
Whether you're a seasoned potter or a complete beginner, this event is perfect for all skill levels. Immerse yourself in the world of ceramics as you watch and listen to these amazing artists.
But it's not just about pottery! Enjoy a vibrant atmosphere filled with like-minded individuals who share your passion for all things ceramics. Make new friends, exchange tips and tricks, and be inspired by the incredible creations around you.
As an attendee, you will have the opportunity to meet and chat with the artists and fellow enthusiasts, purchase pottery supplies from Blue Matchbox, view and purchase demonstrators work and take part in the raffle (includes work donated by demonstrators).
You can attend the Potters Open Day ZOOM EVENT instead, full details at link below.
Turning Earth Ceramics Spring Market, London
Turning Earth's Spring Market is back on the 22 & 23 March in their Hoxton studio, 11-5pm each day.
Explore their studio and the work of over 80 makers, different each day!
With live music from @jimbino_vegan_art, and locally made artisanal food and drinks from @sourdoughdaali, it will be a wonderful spot for your weekend stroll - and just a 5-minute walk from the popular Columbia Road Flower Market. Dogs are welcome too (but on the lead please).
Thanks to @mysticfoxdesign for designing the incredible poster!
Craft Festival Cheltenham 2025
Craft Festival, Cheltenham was founded in 2018 and is presented in partnership with Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre and Find a Maker. Hosted in the stunning Town Hall in the centre of Cheltenham, Craft Festival presents 100 of some of the countries finest makers plus craft workshops, demonstrations, live music and food. 3000+ visitors.
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