Apply for a Mentor | BCB Mentorship Programme 2026/27

Do you feel that you face barriers in having a creative career? The British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) Mentorship programme welcomes applications from early-career creatives working in clay who feel they face barriers to career progression and accessing a professional network in contemporary ceramics. This may include financial circumstances, ethnicity, education, social class, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, neurodiversity, long-term health conditions or other protected characteristics. We know that these barriers are real and that talent alone isn’t always enough to build a career in this field. This programme exists to change that. This programme is open to artists: -Based in the UK -Within 5 years of beginning their practice -Who have been working with clay for at least 1 year -Who feel they face barriers in accessing a professional network in the field of contemporary ceramics