Exhibitions
The 2023 British Ceramics Biennial has come to a close.
The Biennial took place over six weeks from 23 September to 5 November 2023 across four venues in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme. From spotlighting the UK’s leading ceramicists to introducing work by international artists and fresh new talent, the Biennial celebrated the creative potential of clay for storytelling, playfulness, risk-taking and activism to critical acclaim.
British Ceramics Biennial is proud to be an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation and is supported by the City of Stoke-on-Trent Council and Staffordshire University.
Exhibitions
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Obsolescence and Renewal at The Brampton Museum
Obsolescence and Renewal extends artist Neil Brownsword’s examination of marginalised histories associated with the origins of British ceramic manufacture.
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Award 2023
Award features ten UK-based artists who have created new work for the British Ceramics Biennial 2023. These artists were selected by an expert panel for their bold and compelling proposals.
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Fresh 2023
Fresh brings critical attention to twenty-five early career artists in contemporary ceramics in the UK and Ireland as part of the British Ceramics Biennial 2023 festival programme.
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Awarded Commission 2023
For his Awarded commission, Stephen Dixon has continued to examine the history of tin-glazed earthenware which inspired The Ship of Dreams and Nightmares, the work that he exhibited at the 2021 Biennial.
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Fresh Talent exhibition 2023
Fresh Talent is an exhibition of work by three artists – Dorcas Casey, Nico Conti and Leora Honeyman. They were all awarded artistic residencies on the strength of the work they exhibited at Fresh, during the British Ceramics Biennial in 2021.
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Social Substance at AirSpace gallery
William Cobbing presents a series of new video, sculpture, and performance, exploring a playful and ambiguous interaction between people immersed in mounds of formless clay.
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Embodiments of Memory at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Osman Yousefzada is a Birmingham-born interdisciplinary artist and writer. His practice revolves around modes of storytelling, merging autobiography with fiction and ritual.
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Place Setting
Place Setting is a film by Deaf artist Nina Thomas. The title refers to both a place set at a table for dining and being sited in a particular geographical location, in this instance The Potteries.
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People and Place Commission 2023
That Drop considers substitute spaces for people to come together and outpour collective energy. Emilie has worked with local people and Arts organisations using physical movement to create scenes of personal freedom, joy and transcendence within the urban landscape of Stoke-on-Trent.
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2023 International Exchange: Indian Ceramics Triennale and British Ceramics Biennial
For Materials and Industry Cultures, Neha Gawand Pullarwar draws inspiration from the first wave of the Industrial Revolution which shaped both Stoke-on Trent and the colonial Bombay Province in Mumbai.
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Recast at All Saints Church
We will be presenting a film by Thomas Payton-Greene which captures the British Ceramics Biennial’s ongoing programme Recast, which combines creativity, addiction recovery and clay.
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Staffordshire University at All Saints Church
The Staffordshire University exhibition presents a talented cohort of artists, designers, makers and researchers who bring focus to contemporary ceramics through their creative practices.
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Tactile Project Space
Welcome to the Tactile Project Space, where you can get creative. Here you are invited to explore, take part, and get hands-on with clay, guided by our talented and friendly ceramic artists.
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