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Ceramics in the City returns to the Geffrye Museum in September, showcasing stunning new work by 50 selected ceramicists, a mix of both well-established names and rising talents. An array of styles, techniques, texture and colour will be demonstrated in a wide variety of domestic objects, ranging from functional tableware to purely aesthetic or quirky one-off pieces.
During the three-day event, visitors will have the opportunity not just to browse and buy, but also to meet the makers and watch free demonstrations. Craft activities will be run to entertain children throughout Saturday and Sunday. A special preview evening will be held on Thursday 16 September from 6.00 - 8.30pm. The restaurant will be open serving drinks, snacks and light supper.
The exhibitors were selected by a panel of judges comprising ceramicist Karen Bunting, Christine Lalumia, Deputy Director of the Geffrye, and curator Alex Goddard. Ceramics in the City, now in its ninth year, is organised by the Geffrye Museum and Karen Bunting. Read the Ceramics in the City press release here. You can view our Ceramics in the City image gallery here.
Katie Adams
Amanda Doidge
Imahiko Kawamura
Philomena Pretsell
Adrienne Baba
Annabel Faraday
Ruth King
Lesley Risby
Matthew Blakely
Stanley Field
Gilles Le Corre
Helen Rondell
Linda Bloomfield
Penny Fowler
Claire Lovett
Lou Rota
Katie Bonham
Michelle Freemantle
Sophie MacCarthy
Suleyman Saba
Dylan Bowen
Margaret Gardiner
Agalis Manessi
Georgia Shearman
Catherine Boyne-Whitelegg
Carl Gray
Hannah McAndrew
Irena Sibrijns
Karen Bunting
James Hake
Nick Membery
Penny Simpson
Fliff Carr
Adam Harvey
Katrin Moye
Taja
Prue Cooper
Kerry Hastings
Emily Myers
Tina Vlassopulos
Jane Cox
Akiko Hirai
Sue Paraskeva
Robin Walden
Ben Davies
Tim Hurn
Richard Phethean
Sarah Walton
Recapture the magic of Christmas with a visit to Christmas Past. Each year, the museum's eleven period rooms are decorated in authentic festive style, evoking some of the rich and colourful traditions and celebrations of Christmases past which are often forgotten amid the hubbub of the modern festive season. From feasting, dancing and kissing under the mistletoe to playing parlour games, decorating the tree and throwing cocktail parties, Christmas Past illustrates how Christmas has been celebrated in English middle-class homes from 1600 to the present day. A feast for the eyes and the soul, a visit in December is a must.
In the West the Japanese house has reached iconic status in its architecture, decoration and style. However, is this neat, carefully constructed version of Japanese life in fact a myth? This exhibition goes behind the doors of contemporary urban homes to find out how private lives are lived in Japan today. It will re-evaluate contemporary Japanese life through an ethnographic lens, examining a variety of aspects of the home – from decoration, display, furniture and the tatami mat, to eating, sleeping, ‘gifting’, cleaning and hygiene and worship. Through a range of photographs and objects, visitors will be able to explore the various narratives about contemporary Japanese homes as well as the practices enacted within.
The exhibition is based on original ethnographical research by Dr Inge Daniels (University of Oxford), which is supported by project-specific photography by Susan Andrews (London Metropolitan University).
