In September 2021, the British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) returned for its seventh edition with a dynamic five-week programme of exhibitions, new commissions and events in Stoke-on-Trent. After 18 months of immense challenge and disruption, the 2021 festival was a chance to celebrate the resilient and audacious artists we’ve had the joy to work with, our communities and partners and of course the city of Stoke-on-Trent as the world capital of ceramics.
At the heart of each edition of this international ceramics festival is the headline exhibition AWARD, a prestigious exhibition that celebrates the vitality and standing of contemporary ceramics practice in the UK, located within the rich context of the history of British ceramics in Stoke-on-Trent. AWARD is a unique platform for UK-based contemporary artists working in clay, giving them the opportunity to push the boundaries of both their practice and the ceramics status quo.
The ten artists who were selected to exhibit new work for AWARD 2021 were: Alison Cooke, Christie Brown, Cleo Mussi, Connor Coulston, Helen Beard, Ho Lai, Jin Eui Kim, Mawuena Kattah, Stephen Dixon and Tamsin van Essen. During the festival, Stephen Dixon was awarded the ?5,000 prize for excellence, innovation and creative ambition and a chance to exhibit in the next BCB festival in 2023.
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