British Ceramics Biennial returns to Stoke-on-Trent for the UK’s biggest celebration of ceramics

by Carole Epp | Sep 3, 2013 | Uncategorized

 This autumn, the British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) returns to Stoke-on-Trent for its biggest line-up to date. Running from 28 September to 10 November, this festival of the best in contemporary ceramics will bring together 150 artists through exhibitions, installations and events that draw on the heritage and creative edge of Stoke-on-Trent.

The 2013 festival will celebrate the role of the individual artist, inviting them to explore, create and curate makingvisitors’ encounter with ceramics all the more special, entertaining and meaningful. Alongside this, a workingceramic studio and programme of hands-on workshops will make sure everyone leaves the Biennial with at least some clay under their fingernails.

The full programme can be viewed at www.britishceramicsbiennial.com

The British Ceramics Biennial is a prestigious cultural event taking place in Stoke-on-Trentfrom 28 September to 10 November 2013. This six-week long festival will present work from the UK’s leading contemporary ceramic artists in a series of new exhibitions and special events across the city, embracing the heritage of Stoke-on-Trent as the home ofBritish ceramics, and celebrating the city’s creative edge as an international centre for excellence in contemporary ceramics.

The British Ceramics Biennial launched in 2009 as a five-year initiative of residencies,fellowships, commissions, education and enterpriseprojects from 2009 to 2013 with a major festival every two years. BCB is intended to be a catalyst for regeneration in the region andto create a platform for the best in current ceramic design, both nationally and internationally. The Biennial draws on the historical strengths of the past in championing new future directions for the city.

The Biennial works in partnership with organisations and individuals in the museums, cultural industry, business, education, community and voluntary sectors across the city in the development and delivery of projects with a particular focus on public engagement. The festival and supporting BCB Projects programme will not only highlight and raise the profile of the many ceramics industries still working in Stoke-on-Trent, but will also create commissioning and exhibition opportunities for local ceramic artists as well as national and international artists.

www.britishceramicsbiennial.com/