Clay College Stoke

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us at our Private View last night here at The Department Store Brixton!

Now open to the public until Sunday evening, our Graduate Showcase exhibition features the work of our full-time Diploma students who will be available all weekend to talk to you about their stunning collections of work.

There's still some pieces available to buy.....but hurry - they're selling fast!

So please call in if you are in Brixton this weekend - say 'hello' and pick up a unique handmade piece of studio pottery from these incredibly talented emerging studio potters as they begin their new careers!

📍The Department Store
Brixton, London SW9 8FR

⏰ Exhibition Opening Hours:
Friday 31 July and Saturday 1st Aug - 10am til 5pm
Sunday 2 Aug - 10am til 4pm
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The countdown to the 2026 Graduate Showcase continues!
We hope you have enjoyed the student introductions so far, we will continue with oen a day until the show opens.

If you would like to attend the Private View of the exhibition in Stoke-on-Trent or London, follow our link in bio where you can register via eventbrite.

Pots by Laurent, Jess Rosie, Rachel J, Quay, Seetal and Rachel B

Photos by the talented
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We're delighted to preview a selection of our graduating students' work ahead of the opening of our Graduate Showcase 2026 exhibition!

This collection features work by students Fiona, Emily, Jacob, Gareth, Hattie, Colin and Claudia.

You can speak to them in person about their inspirations and techniques when you visit us at our opening weekend on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July (11am - 4pm), and on our website, too.

Just follow the 'Graduate Showcase 2026' link https://bit.ly/3QQKQk0

Hope to see you at the exhibition!
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*SNEAK PREVIEW* Here's a taste of what you can expect to see at our upcoming Graduate Showcase 2026 exhibition!

Join us here at Clay College, Middleport Pottery, Stoke for our opening weekend and you can meet the students, too.

We'll also be offering FREE throwing taster sessions in our upstairs studio for those who would like to try their hand on the wheel!

Be warned though - playing with clay is addictive!

Follow the link for more information about our Graduate Show https://bit.ly/3QQKQk0
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*Our Gallery will be closed for refurbishment from Monday, 29th June* We will be re-opening for the Graduate Showcase 2026 exhibition on Saturday, 18th July when our opening hours will be extended for the weekend (11am - 4pm).

We will then be open as usual:

⏰ Opening Times (from Tuesday, 21st July):
Tuesday to Friday - 10am to 3pm
Saturday and Sunday - 11am - 3.30pm

Thank you for your understanding. Hope to see you soon!
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😎 During the hottest days of the year so far, our students have still been working hard with their final firings for their Graduate Show.

Glazing, packing, firing and grinding pots to showcase all they have learnt these past two years.

Their final show collections will be available to view and buy from 18th July to 6th September in our Graduate Showcase 2026 exhibition.

👉 Follow the link for more details https://bit.ly/4eviGnV
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*LAST CHANCE TO VIEW AND BUY* Don't miss out on viewing our beautiful exhibition, 'Pots for Flowers'. Closing on Sunday, 28th June. The exhibition showcases the stunning work of 6 established studio potters, highlighting a broad range of processes and techniques.

🌼Tanya Gomez - From years working on yachts, travelling the world and coastal living Tanya has absorbed the abstract qualities of colour and shape, particularly at sea, and uses this to inspire her art forms and evocative glazes.

🌼Sarah Went – Working in porcelain, Sarah is inspired by nature, often using the plants in her garden as inspiration to create repeated patterns, and in her choice of colour palette of soft blues, greens and yellows.

🌼Georgie Gardiner - Georgie is known for her distinctive paper resist decoration, a technique she has been developing for over 20 years, and makes her wheel-thrown vessel forms from her garden studio in the beautiful Surrey Hills.

🌼David Binns - David creates glazed vessel forms from solid blocks of porcelain or stoneware clay using woodworking chisels and blades to carve the clay into angular vessels with torn, textured detail, reminiscent of hewn rock formations.

🌼Jaeeun Kim - A Korean-born ceramic artist living in the UK, Jaeeun’s work is based on the art therapy concept of House-Tree-Person, connected to her own childhood memories.

🌼Kate Sampson – Inspired by the surroundings of her garden studio in the woodlands of rural Kent, Kate’s decorative technique involves layering fine brushwork with sgraffito and wax resist to produce a distinctive richness and depth.

👉Follow the link to view and shop the exhibition online: https://bit.ly/4v8SqWd
OR why not visit our Gallery here at Middleport Pottery to enjoy the pieces first-hand?

⏰Opening Times:
Tues-Fri (10am – 3pm)
Sat & Sun (11am – 3.30pm)
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It's the last week of making for our full-time Diploma students ahead of their Graduate Showcase exhibition this July.

The studio has been overflowing with pots of all shapes and sizes ready for bisque firing.

Final glazing and finishing touches will be added after their much-deserved Reading Week in readiness for the opening weekend on 18th and 19th July, here at Middleport, Stoke.

Hope you can join us then!
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*CLOSING SOON* Our current exhibition ‘Pots for Flowers’ closes on Sunday, 28 June - there’s still time to take home a truly beautiful piece of ceramic art from one of our six professional studio potters.

From Sarah Went’s hand carved porcelain to David Binns’ sculptural ikebana vases carved from solid clay, the show is full of technique, texture and storytelling.

Explore the vibrant colour palettes of Jaeeun Kim, the soft travel-inspired curves and textures of Tanya Gomez’s collection, the paper resist precision of Georgie Gardiner, and the richly decorative artistry of Kate Sampson.

So don’t miss your chance to discover your next favourite ceramics artist, or add to your own collection of unique studio pottery!

👉 All work is available to view and shop online https://bit.ly/443JXYl

📍Or why not visit us at our Gallery here at Middleport Pottery?

⏰ Gallery Opening Times:
Tues-Fri (10am – 3pm)
Sat & Sun (11am – 3.30pm)
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