Ceramics Fellowship

Our annual Ceramics Fellowship was established to provide an extended residency opportunity for talented young or emerging artists to push the boundaries of their own practice and to engage others in learning about ceramics. This unique Fellowship aims to mark a significant milestone in an artist’s career, encompassing bespoke research and development opportunities, specialist curatorial support, peer mentoring, engagement with the gallery’s public and learning programme culminating in a major solo exhibition at Camden Art Centre.

One of the UK’s few dedicated ceramics residencies, over the last decade this unique Fellowship has supported the careers of a remarkable group of young artists working with ceramics: Katie Cuddon, Phoebe Cummings, Jesse Wine, Salvatore Arancio, The Grantchester Pottery, Jonathan Baldock, Athanasios Argianas, Phoebe Collings-James and Jesse Darling.

Previous Ceramic Fellows Images Supporters

Previous Ceramic Fellows

1 November 2010/ 30 July 2011 – Katie Cuddon
6 August 2012/30 April 2013 – Phoebe Cummings
30 October 2013/29 June 2014 – Jesse Wine
7 October 2014/7 July 2015 – Salvatore Arancio
15 January/20 August 2016 – The Grantchester Pottery
1 September 2017/31 March 2018 – Jonathan Baldock
1 September 2018/31 March 2019 – Athanasios Argianas
1 December 2019/1 December 2021 – Jesse Darling
16 Oct0ber 2020/16 April 2021 – Pheobe Collings-James

Installation view of Katie Cuddon: Spanish Lobe at Camden Art Centre, 2011. Photo: Andy Keate

Jesse Darling, We Tried, 2018
Raw steel & unfired clay
Dimensions variable. Photo: Frank Sperling — Jesse Darling, We Tried, 2018 Raw steel & unfired clay Dimensions variable. Photo: Frank Sperling

Athanasios Argianas, Song Machine 19, (The Length of a Strand of Your Hair of the Width of Your Arms Unfolded), 2011. Text etched on brass, steel. 220cm h x 3.5 m w x 5m l. Installation view: Lisson Gallery, London. Courtesy Aanant & Zoo, Berlin

Salvatore Arancio, Camden Art Centre, 2015. Photo: Hydar Dewachi.

Installation views of Phoebe Collings-James, A Scratch! A Scratch!, at Camden Art Centre, 10 September – 23 December 2021. Photo: Rob Harris.

The Grantchester Pottery, Camden Art Centre, 2016

Supporters

Over the last 10 years, our Ceramics Fellowship has been generously supported by Freelands Foundation, The Headley Trust and Friends of Karen Smith.

This landmark annual Fellowship has become a cornerstone of our internationally renowned residencies programmes and is central to our mission of nurturing artists, championing excellence and providing an environment in which taking creative risks is encouraged.