Events
View current & upcoming events including workshops, festivals, exhibitions and many more from the Westcountry Potters community.
Featured Event
WPA @ Created Festival 2026 – Members’ Applications Now Open DEADLINE EXTENDED
Once again, WPA has been invited to participate at Created, a contemporary and heritage arts and crafts festival, held at The Big Sheep, Abbotsham, just outside Bideford in North Devon. Applications are now open for WPA Members to apply to exhibit and sell their work. Click on this link for further details or log on to the Members Area, Bookings…
Current & Upcoming Events
Museum of Art Swindon – Beneath the Surface: A Century of Studio Ceramics in Britain
Beneath the Surface: A Century of Studio Ceramics in Britain 09 May 2026 – 27 Feb 2027 Museum & Art Swindon Free Admission Through the collection at Museum & Art Swindon, Beneath the Surface looks at the history of studio ceramics in Britain, from the early 1900s until today. It examines the foundational ethos of studio ceramics, which placed beauty and…
Clay College Graduate Showcase 2026 – Middleport Pottery, Stoke and Brixton, London
Clay College Graduate Showcase 2026 Clay College Stoke presents their Graduate Showcase 2026, featuring 14 emerging makers at the forefront of the next wave of ceramics in the UK. The outcome of two years intensive training on the only ceramics diploma of its kind in the UK will be on sale at all venues. Opening to the public at the…
A Collaboration In Clay – Paul Devon Young & Alison West Ceramics
Exhibition – 13th -19th August 2026 Open Daily 10am to 5pm No 10 Gallery, High Street, Chagford. TQ13 BAJ Further details: https://www.number10highstreet.co.uk/currentexhibition https://alisonwestceramics.com/ https://www.amagaceramics.co.uk/
Featured Event
Tavistock Potters’ Market 2026 – MEMBERS APPLY NOW!
The 2026 Tavistock Potters’ market will take place on Saturday 17th October and will once again feature over 20 WPA members exhibiting a wide variety of their original work. Applications open until Wednesday 19th August 2026 Application details are available at Application for Tavistock Potters’ Market – Westcountry Potters Association
Autumnal Potfest in the Pens – Penrith
The late autumn version of the original market but at a time of year when visitors are beginning to think about buying for Christmas. Held in the agricultural market on the outskirts of Penrith. For details www.potfest.co.uk
Featured Event
2026 WPA Autumn Gathering
This year’s Autumn Gathering returns to Puriton in Somerset, with an exciting range of activities and the chance to meet and catch up with fellow members. Further details will be published nearer the date.
Potfest in the Pens – Melton Mowbray
Potfest in the Pens – Melton Mowbray is held in the agricultural market within a 5-minute walk of the town centre. For details www.potfest.co.uk