23 July-15 August

Jenny Southam hand builds figurative sculptures in terracotta clay. She delights in exploring colourful gestural mark-making over their surfaces. This painterly decoration aims to echo the emotional resonance of each piece. Jenny also enjoys working across a variety of scales, and for this exhibition she has been constructing a new series of monumental busts and a series of small classical figurines.

2 July- 15 August

October Gallery continues its season of Contemporary African Art with an exhibition that pairs stimulating new works by Zimbabwean ceramicist, Xanthe Somers, with colourful paintings by Moroccan artist Yacout Hamdouch, who is exhibiting at the gallery for the first time.

17 June-15 August

In this new body of work, Regel explores how earth materials change, in particular how they ooze from beneath the skin through the outer layers of her ceramic pieces. Inner material conflicts become tangible and accessible through the vessel form, which defines an outer and interior space on which the viewer can gaze.

27 June - 17 August

A convergence of paths and stories, this Summer 2026 exhibition features paintings by Kate Wickham and ceramics by Craig Underhill.

4 July - 29 August

Ceramics by Lisa Katzenstein, Belen Gomez, Camille Biddell, Linda Pitcher, Russell Wilson

5-31 August

Private View: Wed 5 August, 6pm – 8pm

Glasgow-based potter Erica Low brings a collection of functional earthenware slipware pots designed for everyday use to klei. Low draws on traditional techniques as a way to connect past, present, and future ceramic traditions, contributing to a lineage of pottery made for generations.

The title There’s More Fun To Be Had reflects Low’s view of ceramics as a joyful, ever-evolving practice:

Admission is free. All welcome.

25 March - 6 September

Ikon presents Break the Mould, the final exhibition in a trilogy exploring craft, art school pedagogies and contemporary art practice. This show focuses on ceramics, positioning clay as a site of experimentation. Break the Mould transforms the gallery into a laboratory for residencies, collaborative making and public engagement. Throughout the exhibition visitors will see artists at work and take part in activities that bring the process of making to life. 

16 May - 6 September

Discover new ceramic works by Serena Korda in this exhibition exploring the three archetypes of a woman’s life: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.

British artist Serena Korda reconsiders established narratives through a feminist lens, drawing from history, folklore and myth. For her exhibition at the Harley Foundation, Korda brings together new work with earlier pieces, many of which have not been shown in the UK before.

6 June - 20 September

The Stradling Collection’s largest ever display of its mid to late 20th century British Studio Ceramics will offer an intimate portrait of how a collection, and the relationships at its core, takes shape over time.

23 May - 27 September

Towering sculptures by renowned ceramicist Felicity Aylieff are being exhibited for the first time at Petworth House and Park. The exhibition takes place across the whole property including installations throughout the house, and two monolithic obelisks in the grounds.

21 April - October

MADE at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
20 members are part of new showcase at YSP’s main visitor centre, celebrating excellence in ceramics, jewellery, silversmithing and more.

9 May - 27 February 2027

Through the collection at Museum & Art Swindon, Beneath the Surface looks at the history of studio ceramics in Britain, from the early 1900s until today.  It examines the foundational ethos of studio ceramics, which placed beauty and practicality at the heart of everyday objects, and traces the evolution of clay as a contemporary art medium.  The exhibition highlights the fusion of innovative styles and techniques over the last century, and the porous boundaries between art and craft, breaking down limiting categories of fine art and craft items.