Billy Adams: Transitions

“I prefer to stay within the realms of the vessel. Rims, handles, lips and balance are commonplace within traditional ceramics, yet I use them in a unique integrated structure which elevates them beyond their own identifiable function and so gives then another meaning. Their conclusive forms are recognised as jugs, bowls and vessels; however, these represent profound arguments concerning issues… Read More

TERRY BELL-HUGHES

Tachwedd 11 November 2017 - Ionawr 21 January 2018 (closed 24/12/2017-01/01/2018) Terry Bell-Hughes is a modest man who has pursued a portfolio career as a potter and a teacher in North Wales for forty years. He has held fast to the values that were first introduced to him on the pottery course at Harrow in the 1960s and produces functional stoneware… Read More

What’s New? Recent Acquisitions

The Ceramic Collection in Aberystwyth is one of the major collections of non- industrial ceramics in Britain, currently with over 2000 pieces. Between 1920-1936 with funding from the Davies Sisters of Gregynog, the university acquired an important collection of pioneer studio pottery and Welsh slipware. Since the mid 1970s the collection has been housed and displayed in Aberystwyth Arts Centre.… Read More

Crossings: Adam Buick and the Legend of Tresaith.

30th June - 27th August 2017 Ceramics Gallery, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, Wales. Adam Buick potter and film maker has developed this innovative project, based on the story of seven Irish princesses sent across the sea to land at Tresaith and marry Welshmen. Tresaith (town of seven) is part of Ceredigion Heritage Coastline.       Reflecting on the topical theme of dangerous… Read More

The Language of Clay – STILL: Anne Gibbs

Anne works in a quiet studio situated in a private garden in a rural village in South Wales. There is equanimity about the studio and its occupant. For Anne, it is a place to simply be. Anne maps a regular course between her home and studio, passing landscapes and road junctions that are both constant and ever changing. These changes… Read More

Earth, Fire and Salt; pots by Micki Schloessingk

An exhibition in The Language of Clay: Part One initiative, Mission Gallery National Touring Exhibitions, curated by Ceri Jones 4th February- 26th March 2017 Micki Schloessingk makes wonderful pots for us to use and enjoy everyday. Micki has created and developed Bridge Pottery in the small village of Cheriton on the Gower peninsula in south Wales. It is here that Micki has… Read More

Anna Noel: Telling Tales

22 October 2016 - 8th January 2017 Anna Noël makes figurative ceramics. She draws on local myths, rhymes and childhood narratives in the creation of her work. Anna loves a good story. This solo exhibition has afforded Anna significant focus to make a body of work that is cohesive and representative of her practice. It is the first show in… Read More

The Button Project

The Button Project is an ongoing experiment in curating and creative collaboration. It began in 2013 when Jo Dahn sent a message to ceramics practitioners, asking them to make a button and post it to her: I’m planning an exhibition and I’d like to invite you to make me a button (or buttons) for inclusion. Buttons can be any size… Read More

Made Anew, Stories of the Broken and Mended

February 20th – June 5th 2016 Opening hours: Monday–Saturday,10am–8pm. Sunday, 1pm–5pm The exhibition is based on the theme of broken and mended pottery, its stories and its associations. It aims to explore our relationship with the state of a pot. How do we feel if it is broken, chipped or dirty? Can these things inform us about its life, where… Read More