Ceramics in the City 2011

A three-day selling fair

Large space bowl by Sasha Wardell, participant in Ceramics in the City 2011

• Friday 23 September 10.00am – 5.00pm with Sasha Wardell
• Saturday 24 September 10.00am – 5.00pm with Tim Hurn
• Sunday 25 September 12.00 noon – 5.00pm with Yo Thom

Admission Free

Ceramics in the City will return to the Geffrye Museum this September, once again bringing together an impressive range of selected potters from around the country, a mix of both leading names and rising talents.

An exciting array of work will be on sale, from classic tableware, lamps and other domestic objects to purely decorative and distinctive one-off pieces, showcasing a wide variety of techniques, styles, textures and colour. Delicate, thrown porcelain will be displayed alongside earthy stoneware and imaginative hand-built pieces; cool white glazes will provide contrast to colourful painted vessels; and practical items such as lamps will brighten the display. Prices will range from £10 for mugs and small objects to several hundred pounds for large-scale work.

The show will take place in the Geffrye’s contemporary gallery. Visitors will have the opportunity not just to browse and buy, but also to meet the makers and watch free demonstrations. Craft activities for children will be run on Saturday and Sunday (please see below for details). 
A special preview evening will be held on Thursday 22 September from 6-8.30pm. The restaurant will be open serving drinks and snacks.

The exhibitors were selected by a panel of judges comprising: Bonnie Kemske, Editor of Ceramic Review, ceramicist Karen Bunting, Christine Lalumia, Deputy Director of the Geffrye, and Geffrye curator Alex Goddard. Ceramics in the City is jointly run by Karen Bunting and the Geffrye Museum.

Exhibitors (43)

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Adults

Demonstrations

• Friday 23 September, 2.15 - 3.15pm
• Saturday 24 September, 12.30 – 1.15pm
• Sunday 25 September, 2.00 – 2.45pm

Children

Brilliant Bunting Workshop

• Saturday 24 September, 10.30am – 12 noon and 2.00 – 4.00pm

Create a hanging decoration inspired by ceramic objects.

Magnetic Madness Workshop

• Sunday 25 September, 12.30 - 1.30pm and 3.00 - 4.30pm

Paint a ceramic mug with Geffrye-inspired patterns.

Notes To Editors

1) For further informaiton or images, please contact Nancy Loader, Press Officer, on 020 7739 9893 or by email: press@geffrye-museum.org.uk

2) London Design Festival

Ceramics in the City is part of the London Design Festival 2011 which takes place 17 - 25 September. The festival is a celebration of design in the world’s creative capital. It is a platform for the widest spectrum of design disciplines, brought together as a unique and accessible programme. For further information, visit www.londondesignfestival.com.

3) The Geffrye explores the home from 1600 to the present day. A chronological sequence of period rooms shows how homes have been used and furnished over the past 400 years, reflecting the changes in society and patterns of behaviour as well as style, fashion and taste. The museum is set in elegant, 18^th century buildings in Shoreditch, East London. It is surrounded by attractive gardens, which include an award-winning herb garden and a series of period gardens showing the changing style of town gardens (open April - October). A dynamic programme of special exhibitions and events is run throughout the year.

4) Admission: Free

 Address: 136 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London E2

 Tel No: 020 7739 9893 

 Web: www.geffrye-museum.org.uk 

 Email:  info@geffrye-museum.org.uk

 Opening Hours: Tue - Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun and Bank Holiday Mons 12 noon - 5pm

 Travel: London Overground: Hoxton station (directly behind museum)

 Tube: Liverpool St, then bus 149 or 242/

 Old St (exit 2), then 15 minute walk or bus 243

 Buses: 67, 149, 242, 243 or 394

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