Image: Copper Sounds 27 June – 15 September The exhibition in the main gallery in the Aberystwyth Arts Centre will be ‘From Ceramic to Sound’ with the amazing experimental sound installation by Copper Sounds (England), Will Cobbing (England) startling videos based on ceramics and performance and a ceramic and voice installation by Abi Haywood (Wales) ‘The Môr the Merrier’ inspired by Dylan Thomas’s
Image: Bonnie Grace We are delighted to announce a British Council funded special project, a collaboration with ICF Aberystwyth, Nantgarw China Works Museum and Ruthin Craft Centre. Based on a theme of recycled sherds found in Wales, Elif Ağatekin (Turkey) renown for her sculptures of recycled ceramic material will work with Bonnie Grace an emerging artist from Wales. The residency will include outreach workshops w
Image: Jane Sampson at Mid Wales Arts ICF 2025 is excited to be focussing on a sustainability theme for the next festival. It will include examples of low energy kilns, single firing techniques, work created from waste materials, kintsugi and traditional practices in Japan and India. Confirmed demonstrators include Jean Sampson (Wales), Euan Craig (Japan), Elif Ağatekin (Turkey), Yuliya Makliuk, Adil Writer (India) a
Image credit: Sylvain Deleu Rich Miller’s activity throughout the festival is generously sponsored by Potclays Shortly after graduating from UCA Farnham in the early 00’s Rich took over Foyle Tiles, a hand producer of high fired stoneware tiles. During twenty years of owning Foyle they carried out a range of prestigious commissions, including the new Pavillion at Tate Gallery in St Ives, The V&A gift
At the beginning of her ceramic career, Belgium-based Patty Wouters explored different types of clay and firing techniques. Ultimately she focused mainly on making thrown vessels in porcelain, finished with terra sigillata, fired in a saggar. Her vessels are metaphors for beings in search of identity and balance, in communication with their environment. Her work contains a rich symbolism. More and more high-fired p
Jane Jermyn began studying ceramics in her mid 40’s, receiving her MA from the National College of Art, Dublin in 2009. She has travelled the world taking part in symposia, workshops, residencies & exhibitions in over 20 countries as well as demonstrating at international ceramics festivals in the UK, Japan, South Korea, Ireland and India. Since 2017 she has been an elected member of the International Academy of
Image credit: David Stacey Louise is a ceramic artist based in East Sussex. She makes hand–built sculptures with multi–layered surfaces. The muted colours and textures seek to emulate ancient artefacts. Every piece is unique and her designs are broadly inspired by folk art. The animals on wheels highlight the plights of endangered species. All the animals depicted in this collection are declining i
Image credit: Shannon Tofts Fitch and McAndrew are internationally renowned potters who live and work in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Partners in business and in life, Doug Fitch and Hannah McAndrew were brought together by a shared love of slip decorated earthenware and historical, traditional pottery. They enjoy life with their two young children, in their home and workshop with a wood-fired kiln which is hidde
Joe started his pottery career in 1964 with an apprenticeship under his father Ray Finch at Winchcombe Pottery. It was during that time that he gained his first experience of kiln building when helping to build a new two chamber, oil fired kiln. In 1968 he travelled to South Africa where he spent three months with Esias Bosch before moving onto Lesotho where he was sponsored to establish Kolonyama Pottery. Here he d
