Cardiff based artist Zoe Preece has created this series of ordinary domestic objects - intricately carved by hand from porcelain or turned from plaster on a lathe (a machine that spins at speed from which plaster forms can be carved). These fragile and beautifully crafted objects attempt to engage with the intangible, unsettling and tender aspects of domestic life.… Read More
“When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair… It is usually free from the dependence on the skill of the artist as a craftsman.” Sol LeWitt, ‘Paragraphs on Conceptual Art’, Artforum Vol.5, no. 10, Summer 1967, pp. 79-83 Since the… Read More
Ceramics Gallery Aberystwyth Arts Centre 16/10/2021-08/01/2022 flux & poise is an exhibition of new work stemming from my Material Matters project, funded by Arts Council of Wales. The body of work exhibited reveals key developments in my practice since July 2019 when resident at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, where I immersed myself in the diverse West Wales landscape. The project… Read More
Mehefin 21 June– Medi 26 September, 2021 In 2019 the School of Art was invited to participate in a sculpture project, organised by the charity Art UK, to digitise and make accessible online 170,000 sculptures from public collections. The School of Art was asked to put forward a list of sculptures from the collections for consideration following the Art UK… Read More
The formation of the Ceramic Collection at Aberystwyth University coincided with the development of the British studio pottery movement between the two World Wars. In the Western canon of art at that time, African ceramics were still largely considered to be ethnographical objects in the context of museum collections. African sculpture and masks, however, were an important influence on Modernist… Read More
CERAMICS IN LOCKDOWN This is an online exhibition using pots in the Ceramic Collection to illustrate some of the experiences of lockdown. You are welcome to suggest a work from the collection to include in this exhibition, so explore the collection and let us know. If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of lockdown, please visit… Read More
Printing as a way of transferring designs on to pottery was first used in Minoan and Mycenaean societies using natural sponges to create shapes and mottled effects in liquid slip. Clay, wood and other natural materials were also used to print and impress decorative designs onto the clay surface. Transfer printing on to ceramic surfaces developed in line with industrial techniques for printing on paper. In the 18th Century engravings and etchings on copper plates began to… Read More
The Incubator Project was initiated to give Wales based emerging makers the opportunity to study key areas of the University Ceramic Collection and make new work in response. Artists were invited through an open call. The aim was to help them bridge the gap between leaving education or training and to encourage artists to develop their practice while preparing for… Read More
22 June – 26th August 2019 This exhibition features contemporary examples of work by master potters from some of the main pottery producing areas in Uzbekistan. It explores Uzbekistan’s rich heritage in ceramic production alongside Welsh folk pottery traditions, such as the Buckley and Ewenny Slipware held in Aberystwyth University’s Ceramic Collection. It is currently available for touring please contact… Read More
The World at Our Fingertips 15 June-13 July 2019 Old College, Aberystwyth Open: Monday-Friday 8am-7pm, Saturdays 10am-4pm An exhibition featuring works in the collection acquired through the International Ceramics Festival over the past 30 years. Since 1987, the Collection has acquired work from the International Ceramics Festival held every two years at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. In over 30 years the… Read More
