Leach Pottery:
© Matthew Tyas
A centenary celebration of clay and community Two years of celebrations to mark the centenary of St Ives’ world-renowned Leach Pottery have culminated in Clay and Community, an exhibition of works created by talented children, and novice and experienced potters, from across the country. As part of the Leach 100 programme, young artists were invited to submit a drawn design or photographs of maquettes for a new ceramic piece on the theme of A Pot for Sharing. More than 150 children took part in the Schools Challenge, and it was art and design pupils at Norwich School who took home the coveted gold prize of a four-day workshop at the pottery. Their innovative and unique bubble pottery plates were inspired by the Covid 19 pandemic, referencing the ‘social bubbles’ that we all became so familiar with. The Clay and Community exhibition also features ceramics developed at National Raku Parties hosted during the Leach 100 celebrations by 29 partners of the Leach Pottery across the UK, to give people the chance to experience the fast and dramatic method of firing that inspired Bernard Leach to pursue pottery.
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Leach, one of the great figures of 20th century art, played a pioneering role in creating an identity for artist potters across the world. The pottery which bears his name was founded in 1920, and remains a working studio at the heart of St Ives’ artistic community. The aim of the Leach 100 programme, launched in the Pottery’s centenary year, was to honour this significant milestone through a comprehensive programme of exhibitions, events and outreach work.
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