Announcements

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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 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)

WPA member Molly Abbot invites you to a joint exhibition she is participating in at Sixteen Gallery  from the 1st – 7th August opening 10am to 5pm Follow the link above for more information and how to get there. Or contact Molly by email

Upcoming workshops at Ceramics Academy. Click on the following link to download the poster with booking links WPA poster

Kiln & Furnaces Ltd FC 50 kiln for 1-2 year free loan. Electric kiln plus controller (single programme setting). Internal dimensions Width 30cm, length 38cm, height 48cm Single phase Max temp 1300C Needs hard wiring in. 3 shelves some stilts (more maybe needed) Collection from Broadhembury. Trailer/tail lift truck/trolley needed Contact Alex Thompson on 07737267121 or at this email