Ceramics exhibitions, UK

Here you’ll find ceramics and pottery exhibitions all round the UK. Got a thing with ceramics? You’re in the right place.

  • London Potters Annual Members’ Exhibition

    29 October - 8 November

    Bringing together 120 talented makers at The Morley Gallery, this much-loved showcase celebrates the outstanding skill and imagination at the heart of London’s ceramics community. Each exhibitor will present three newly created pieces, guaranteeing a vibrant and ever-changing display.

  • Ceramic jar

    Akiko Hirai at Beaux Arts Bath

    11 October - 8 November

    New ceramics by Akiko Hirai. Akiko will attend the Private View on Saturday 11 October 6-8 pm. Akiko Hirai's work will be available to purchase in person in the gallery from 10 a.m. on Saturday 11 October and then online from 11 a.m. on Monday 13 October.

  • 2 ceramic vessels

    Of The Land, Contemporary Ceramics, London

    16 October - 8 November

    David Binns’ carved and glazed ceramic forms evolve through a direct and intimate engagement with clay.  He draws inspiration from the contrasting shapes and textures found in the natural landscape as well as contemporary architecture.

    Paul Wearing’s approach to his practice embraces contrasts of control and chance. This can be seen within his treatment of the glazed surface which renders evidence of intentional brush marks and chemical reactions of the glaze. The process reveal a language of landscape.

  • Green ceramic vase

    Collaborative, County Hall Pottery, London

    13 September - 9 November

    A cross-disciplinary exhibition for London Design Festival 2025 that explores the creative potential of connection through clay. Rooted in the tactile and transformative nature of ceramics, Collaborative brings together five leading ceramic artists, each paired with a creative practitioner from a different discipline. Spanning music, woodworking, architecture, and culinary arts, these partnerships reimagine ceramics as a shared language of innovation, functionality, and artistic dialogue.

  • Illustrated poster for exhibition

    From Flames & Ash, Clay College, Stoke

    8 - 23 November

    ‘From Flames and Ash’ is an exclusive two-week exhibition showcasing a curated collection of Clay College Diploma students’ work from their recent wood-firing project. This is the first time that the students will be exhibiting in the Gallery ahead of their final Graduate Show in the summer of 2026.

  • Poster for The London Group Open

    The London Group Open, Copeland Gallery, London

    8 - 23 November

    Open daily 11am-5pm, at Copeland Gallery, Copeland Park, 133 Rye Lane, Peckham SE15 4ST. This is the 86th London Group Open Exhibition. Upwards of 140 members’ and non-members’ work will be on display this year as part of the biennial Open held by the UK’s longest-running and most prestigious artists’ collective.

  • Geometric carved stone sphere

    ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London

    14 - 23 November

    The ING Discerning Eye 2025 exhibition together artists from across the UK, showcasing its largest collection to date. More than 730 artworks by 529 artists have been selected from a staggering 6,500 entries, reflecting the breadth and vibrancy of contemporary British art. Free to visit.

  • Poster for 50 Years Fired Up exhibition

    50 Years Fired Up, Southern Ceramic Group, Chichester

    25 November - 7 December

    Exclusively local makers are featured at this curated selection of ceramics hosted in the beautiful Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester. Individual and unique pieces of ceramic will be exhibited and available for you to purchase on the day. A wide range of functional and decorative pieces will be on display – an ideal opportunity for Christmas shopping.

  • Multiple photos of ceramic items

    Bristol Clay at Centrespace Gallery

    6 – 17 December

    Bristol Clay returns this December with its third group exhibition, bringing together twelve local ceramic artists and makers whose work showcases the beauty, versatility and artistry of contemporary ceramics.

    Opening hours:
    Monday – Saturday: 11am-5pm
    Sunday: 11am-4pm

  • Geometric colourful ceramic items

    House, County Hall Pottery, London

    18 November - 24 December

    HOUSE will present a curated marketplace of functional ceramics for the home. From the playful to the practical, this unique exhibition reimagines how contemporary ceramics live and function within domestic spaces.

  • White porcelain teapot

    Balancing the Art of Porcelain, Clay College, Stoke

    29 November - 15 February

    Showcasing a curated collection of functional and decorative work. The exhibition highlights the strength and delicacy of this elegant form of clay known for both its durable and transluscent qualities, through the work of six professional studio potters from across the UK and Ireland. 

  • Abstract ceramic sculptures

    Takuro Kuwata, Tea Bowl Punk at Warwick Arts Centre

    31 October - 15 March

    The Mead Gallery is proud to present the first UK solo exhibition of internationally celebrated Japanese ceramic artist Takuro Kuwata. Renowned for his radical approach to traditional ceramics, Kuwata fuses traditional Japanese pottery techniques with bold and experimental sculptural processes.

  • Ceramic artwork

    Beneath the Surface: Material and Meaning, Hub, Sleaford

    6 December - 15 March

    A new exhibition celebrating 25 years of Design-Nation at Hub. It brings together selected works by 26 leading UK artists and makers selected from Design-Nation’s portfolio of members. Makers working with ceramics: Adele Howitt, Belgin Bozsahin, Cosmin Ciofirdel, Debbie Barber, Elaine Lim Newton, Jemma Gowland, Julie Massie, Kim Colebrook, Mary Johnson, Rosa Wiland Holmes, Steinunn Bjarnadottir, Valerie Bernardini.

  • Gemoetric ceramic detail

    Frances Priest: Motif | Line | Colour at Blackwell, Cumbria

    7 November - 11 April

    Explore the ceramic work of celebrated Edinburgh-based artist Frances Priest at Blackwell - the Arts & Crafts House, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JT. This will showcase ceramics created throughout 25 years of her practice, featuring rarely seen pieces from her personal collection and brand-new work inspired by the house.

  • Man in glasses holding ceramic vase

    Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal & Axel Salto, Hepworth Wakefield

    22 November - 4 May

    In partnership with CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art, Denmark and Kunstsilo, Norway, The Hepworth Wakefield will bring Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto to the UK in November 2025.

  • Decorated plates on a wall

    100 Years, 60 Designers & 1 Future, The Potteries Museum & Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent

    12 June - 7 December

    The brainchild of Emily Johnson, 1882 Ltd.’s creative director and co-founder, , this specially commissioned collection of plates has been hand decorated by 1882 Ltd.’s potters, working from a piece of artwork donated by 60 of the UK’s leading artists, architects, designers, musicians and creative polymaths.

  • Four decorative vases with geometric patterns and colorful designs, with one large tilted vase in the center.

    Elizabeth Fritsch: Otherworldly Vessels, Hepworth Wakefield

    8 March - Spring 2026

    A survey exhibition of one of Britain’s foremost ceramicists, Elizabeth Fritsch. The exhibition will bring together over 100 works made between the 1970s and 2013 drawn largely from the artist’s own rarely-seen private collection.


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