Ceramics exhibitions, UK
Here you’ll find ceramics and pottery exhibitions all round the UK. Got a thing with ceramics? You’re in the right place.
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Lara Scobie, Beaux Arts Bath
5 April - 3 May
New ceramics from Lara who makes slip-cast vessels using ‘parian clay.’ The term ‘parian’ is derived from Paros, the Aegian Island famous for its beautiful white marble, which was used extensively in classical Greek sculpture.
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Edgelands, County Hall Pottery, London
18 March – 4 May
Step into the overlooked, yet deeply evocative, spaces at the fringes of our built environment. Edgelands is an exhibition that navigates the shifting borders between city and countryside, where forgotten industry meets untamed nature, and where transformation happens quietly, beyond the gaze of the everyday.
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Tell Me A Story, Gallery 57, Arundel
29 March - 17 May
A group exhibition featuring work by Sophia Passmore (pictured), Fliff Carr, Louise Bell, Becky Little amongst others.
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Bev Bell-Hughes Contemporary Ceramics, London
1 - 24 May
Bev Bell-Hughes lives immersed in the mountainous and costal surroundings of North Wales – each day an opportunity to journey, looking and experiencing nature’s change.
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Spring Exhibition, Bevere Gallery, Worcester
5 April - 31 May
Louise Bell, Chiu-i Wu, Amanda Popham, Alison Coaten, Jane Flint & original prints by Vanessa Lubach. On the walls, new oil paintings by Janet James
Always something new – a constantly changing display of studio ceramics, original prints, paintings & jewellery. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm.
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Cambridge Contemporary Art exhibition
2 May - 1 June
Blue Theme: Alasdair Lindsay, Hazel Battersby, Camilla Clark, Laura Pedley, Louise Body and Oliver Hilton
Ceramics by Adam Frew
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Desire & Despair, Gallery 40, Brighton
20 May - 1 June
Ceramic sculptor Steve Bicknell and artist Elizabeth Bourne combined show at Gallery 40, North Laines , Brighton.
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Five Joys of Clay, Walford Mill, Wimborne
21 May - 1 June
This exciting new ceramics exhibition, will showcase the work of 5 accomplished ceramicists—Elaine King, David Pointer, Dan Sandham, Julie Massie, and Jane Staniland. This unique exhibition celebrates the versatility, texture, and expressive potential of clay, bringing together diverse styles and techniques that highlight the material’s endless possibilities.
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Salt & Soda, Clay College, Stoke
12 April - 15 June
This exhibition features work by six internationally renowned studio potters who are masters of atmospheric firing techniques with salt and soda. These atmospheric firing techniques are a labour of love and require the potter to tend the kiln for hours at a time.
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Ground Works, County Hall Pottery, London
12 May - 29 June
Ground Works examines the fundamental relationship between raw materials and ceramic creation. The exhibition presents the journey from mineral to form, highlighting the crucial dialogue between scientific understanding and artistic expression.
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Summer Craft Collection 2025, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
3 May - 23 August
Discover the beauty of handcrafted art in their seasonal collection-a stunning showcase of ceramics, glass, jewellery, and textiles from leading independent makers.
Ceramics: 2 Hungry Bakers, Alice Funge, Alison Proctor, Fan Ji, Hannah Heys, Jaeeun Kim, Lucy Burley, Jana Griffiths. -
Elizabeth Fritsch: Otherworldly Vessels, Hepworth Wakefield
8 March - Spring 2026
A survey exhibition of one of Britain’s foremost ceramicists, Elizabeth Fritsch. The exhibition will bring together over 100 works made between the 1970s and 2013 drawn largely from the artist’s own rarely-seen private collection.
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