Announcements
WPA Website Officer Vacancy
We are seeking a volunteer member to become our new Website Officer. The WPA website officer has the following primary responsibilities: To be the focal point for our website content and management To organise and manage the work of the website team To be the designated contact with Matrix (the website hosts and developers) To provide a report to each…
BRISTOL CLAY
An exhibition showcasing the possibilities of clay from a collection of artists and makers in Bristol Venue: Centrespace Gallery, 6 Leonards Lane, Bristol BS1 1EA Dates: Saturday 6th – Wednesday 17th December 2025 Preview: Friday 5th December 6.00-8.30pm Opening hours: Monday – Saturday 11:00-17:00. Sunday 11:00-16:00. Bristol Clay returns this December with its third group exhibition, bringing together twelve local ceramic artists and…
Charity event request from Penny Simpson
My assistant, Kate Hill Smith, and I are making bowls for a fundraising event for Gaza. We aim to make 50 and are hoping to get another 50 donated from other potters. So if you have any spare soup bowls which you are willing to donate, please contact Penny Simpson (07969 468985) in Moretonhampstead or Kate Hill Smith (07861 258217)…
Call for Skilled Potters in South Devon
Call for Skilled Potters in South Devon Hello, my name is Charlotte, and I am the community development lead for the South team of Together. I am reaching out to look for any potters in the South Devon area who may be willing to donate some of their time to our Flourish in Nature Program here at Together Drug and…
Approaches to Clay: Demonstration with Ruthanne Tudball
Ridge Pottery is pleased to announce a day-long demonstration from renowned potter Ruthanne Tudball on the 3rd of August 2025. Making soda-glazed pots from her studio in Norfolk, Ruthanne is known for her unique and playful approach to clay. “ Manipulating soft clay and feeling the material respond to the merest touch is like setting out on an exciting journey for me….
Creative Breaks in Herefordshire
WPA member Pearl Taylor has given this information. This year, Creative Breaks is celebrating 25 years of reviving, supporting, and championing both traditional and contemporary crafts across Herefordshire and the surrounding counties. Courses and Crafting with Heart Our 13 members are a passionate and experienced bunch—deeply rooted in their crafts and always eager to pass on their skills. Personally, I host…
Exhibition – Fish, Fur& Feathers – animal Designs in Studio Pottery, 31st May to 30th August 2025, Winchcombe
An exhibition called Fish, Fur& Feathers-animal Designs in Studio Pottery has just started, 31st May to 30th August 2025 at The Edgeler Collection, Queen Anne House, High Street, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, GL54 5LJ. Wednesday to Saturday, 10.30 am to 4.30 pm . Please refer to www.edgelercollection.com for details.
CORNWALL POTTERS COLLECTIVE – EXHIBITION – 21st to 27th June 2025
CORNWALL POTTERS COLLECTIVE THE CRYPT GALLERY STIVES CELEBRATING EIGHT CORNWALL-BASED CERAMICISTS, BRINGING TOGETHER CREATIVE TECHNIQUES AND DISCIPLINES IN ONE COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION NICKY STONE, SARAH SULLIVAN, JESS BERRIMAN, KRISSY BUSVIAH, GAIL COOPER, BELLA BARKER HALL, JANA GILFILLAN, CARA FITZMAURICE SAT 21ST – FRI 27TH JUNE 11 AM-6 PM THE CRYPT GALLERY CHURCH PLACE, ST IVES, TR26 INA
Kick-wheel tuition required
Hi I have just purchased a kick wheel and had signed up for 6 half day lessons at Leach Pottery which has been cancelled. I am very keen to learn and wondered if any of the other members could offer me some private lessons. I live near Plymouth but could travel within reason and I’d be happy with half day…
Opportunity – St. James’s Place & Sky Arts
My name is Ciara and I’m a casting producer at Raw Research Casting. We’re working on a lovely project – a new set of idents for St. James’s Place x Sky Arts. The series of idents will celebrate accomplished artists and makers alongside a mentor or supporter who played a meaningful role in their creative journey (both artist and their mentor…
Studio available to rent
Owing to personal circumstance changes I am moving out of my fully equipped pottery studio by end August 2025. I am looking for a potter to take on the lease around end August and minimum lease commitment would be 1 year. Here are the details: Studio size: around 3.5 x3.5m Studio location: Bransford WR6 5JB (Worcestershire) The studio is located…
Plymouth Sound Clay Workshop
Why not join a free workshop in the beautiful surroundings of Mount Edgcumbe. We will be using recycled materials (found from beach cleans along the Mount Edgcumbe coastline) to educate visitors about how they can be mindful of their impact on the local coastlines with the help of the work of the National Marine Park. Participants will produce a small…
Production Potter Vacancy
Location The Habulous studio is situated on the edge of Dartmoor National Park near Yelverton, Devon. PL20 7PY. We are a small working studio producing a range of functional and decorative stoneware pieces. Habulous Ceramics’ approach revolves around the unique charm of small batch production, ensuring that each item is meticulously handmade. We’re driven by an unwavering commitment to ethics…
Shaping a Legacy | Geoffrey Swindell at 80
We are delighted to announce that Potclays will be hosting a very special event to mark the eightieth birthday of Geoffrey Swindell, from Tuesday 11th to Thursday 13th March 2025. Geoff will attempt to throw eighty porcelain pots during the three days, from bowls to narrow-neck vases. Visitors are very welcome between 11am and 4pm to see him at work,…
Retiring potter offers FREE materials
Clare Copeley-Williams has the following list of materials she is happy to offer for free together with some assorted underglaze colours that may be of interest. Talc Washed wood ash Whiting Quartz Soda felspar Cornish stone x2 Flint Aluminium oxide Molochite x2 Potash feldspar Colmanite Bentonite Located in Shaftesbury, North Dorset, SP7 8AX Please can people contact me by phone…
The Kiln Room 2025 – Call for artists
Artizan Collective are seeking potters, ceramicists and those with clay-based proclivities to join them in “The Kiln Room” a brand new exhibition being showcased as part of Delamore Arts 2025. This is a selective call. Further details can be found at this link and in the following files: A4 Flyer kiln Room CALL – The Kiln Room 2025 Please note…
Invitation to join – The Good Blue News Art Project
As an artist and volunteer for UK’s first (and only!) National Marine Park, Plymouth Sound I am inspired by efforts to restore and renew the ocean and recently started The Good Blue News Art Project as a response to this, especially as stories of ‘good ocean news’ often drown in the daily sea of bad news. Art is a unique…
Makers call out
Thelma Hulbert Gallery present makers call out. THG is looking for South West designer makers who produce high quality work (either one – offs or small scale production) to feature in our festive selling exhibition of contemporary craft and design. Entries will highlight the quality, variety and inspiration of local designer makers working across a range of materials: glass, jewellery, ceramics,…
Applications Open for Handmade Chelsea
Applications are open for this November’s Handmade Chelsea, one of the UK’s longest running craft fairs. The Fair will take place in the beautiful Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Rd, London. This year’s Private View Evening will be held on Wednesday 6 November, with doors opening to the public from Thursday 7 – Saturday 9 November 2024. Online Applications close…
Grab the last 2 spaces on a throwing masterclass summer school with Steph Buttle! 29th – 31st July at Ceramics Academy & Ceramics Academy CIC, Unit 4 Woodlands Enterprise Centre, Pathfields industrial Estate, South Molton, Devon EX36 3BY Website Info Book for £285 (plus booking fee)