British Ceramics Biennial calls UK contemporary artists for 2025 headline exhibition 

We’re calling artists to submit proposals to Award, our headline exhibition, as part of our 2025 Biennial in Stoke-on-Trent.  

Award celebrates the vitality of contemporary ceramics practice in the UK with ten artists selected from an open submission process.  

Applicants must meet the following criteria:  

• Be based in the UK between September 2022 and August 2025  

• Worked professionally as an individual artist/collective since September 2022  

• Propose work that uses clay as the primary medium and based on the exploration of ceramic processes  

Submissions are free and must include:  

• An artist statement, giving an overall view of artistic practice  

• The proposal describing the idea, how it will look and made  

• An environmental impact statement 

Ten artists will be selected and will receive £1,000 towards the preparation and exhibition of their work. 

Access support is available to anyone who feels they face barriers in making an application. Deadline:12noon on 9 September 2024.