18th October 2015 to 31st January 2016 Opening hours: Monday–Saturday,10am–8pm. Sunday, 1pm–5pm Image: Fish Dog by Susan Halls, 1997 This exhibition takes its title from David Cleverley’s ceramic sculpture, Adam naming the animals. The work makes reference to nineteenth century Staffordshire figures and is based on a Biblical theme that has a long history in folk art and popular culture.… Read More
Philip Eglin Slipping the Trail
& Responding to the Buckley Pottery in the Aberystwyth Collection 20th June to 9th August 2015 Opening hours: Monday–Saturday, 10am–8pm. Sunday, 1pm–5pm The exhibition is a collaboration between the ceramic collection at Aberystwyth and Philip Eglin, one of the major ceramicists in the UK. Over the course of the project Eglin visited the collection and made drawings and photographs of… Read More
The Hot Pot Project
Ann Car Collection In January 2014 we accepted a major acquisition of 330 pieces of studio pottery to be known as the Ann Carr collection. is was donated to the University by Julian Carr in memory of his mother Ann Carr (1928-2013) who was a friend, neighbour and admirer of Michael Cardew. As part of his close circle in the… Read More
Ceramic Celebration: South Wales Potters’ 50th Anniversary
8/11/2014-10/01/2015 An exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the South Wales Potters, one of the country’s leading ceramic groups. Ceramic Celebration will feature work by SWP’s president Walter Keeler and founder members Janet and Frank Hamer. Presenting work by 20 of the group’s current members the exhibition will encompass the diversity of contemporary ceramic practice. Daniel Boyle, Jason Braham, Rebecca… Read More
Merge / Diverge
An exhibition of work from a diverse international group of MA Ceramic graduates from Cardiff School of Art and Design who have formed a cooperative based in Cardiff. Download the catalogue.
We Spirited Creatures
Humans and animals live together on a small planet. Our relationship is one of shared needs and mutual coexistence, and yet our life together is often far from peaceful. Download the catalogue: We Spirited Creatures
Keramic Conversations:
From Vallauris to Fat Lava: Curator Gérard Mermoz presents a selection of popular ceramics made in France and Germany in workshops and small factories in the post war period (1945 –1975). The producers adopted an experimental approach to form and decoration through the use of bright new glazes often bubbling over the surface to create the lava-like effect. The exhibition… Read More
Parallel Lives
Parallel Lives 20th January-21st April 2013 Couples who make Pottery This exhibition features resources from the Ceramic Archive which are available to view or download here. This includes extracts from audio interviews when you see the speaker icon, published articles and new essays especially written for this exhibition. Please click here for an essay by Louise Chennell about the exhibition, and… Read More
Sankofa
Ceramic Tales from Africa Based on field trips mainly undertaken 2005-6 to Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana and South Africa by Moira Vincentelli, the exhibition explores how contemporary ceramics in Africa are adapting and responding to new situations. The research was a collaboration with Manchester Museum where the exhibition was originally shown. It was supported with funding from the British Academy. Download… Read More
Simon Carroll: Making Connections
Ceramics Gallery, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, July 3rd- November 30th 2004 Simon Carroll demonstrated his exuberant approach to ceramics at the International Ceramics Festival in Aberystwyth in 2003. Six months later he was invited to develop an exhibition of his own work in relation to the collection An exhibition of recent work by the ceramic artist, Simon Carroll shown in relation… Read More