Halima Cassel, Virtues of Unity © The Artist • Photography by Jon Stokes
Things of Beauty Growing: British studio pottery
Tue 20 March 2018 - Sun 17 June 2018
Fitzwilliam Museum
For almost one hundred years, British potters have led the way in re-inventing traditional ceramic forms. Things of Beauty Growing showcases the history and ongoing practice of one of the most dynamic art forms in the UK today, by tracing the changing nature of British studio pottery through the evolution of specific types of vessel: the moon jar, vase, bowl, charger, set, vessel, pot and monument. Featuring works from museums and private collections across the UK and America, the exhibition shows that studio pottery is a global story, with pots and potters travelling between Britain, continental Europe, Asia, Africa, and beyond.
This exhibition is the largest of its kind in recent times, with over 100 historic and contemporary ceramics by potters including Bernard Leach, Lucie Rie, Hans Coper, Edmund de Waal, Alison Britton, Grayson Perry and Julian Stair.
As part of the exhibition, Clare Twomey’s monumental Made in China will be installed around the Museum. Comprising 80 large-scale porcelain vases, it highlights the difference in labour conditions between East and West.
Things of Beauty Growing is a collaboration with Yale Center for British Art, New Haven (USA), where it was first displayed and co-curated by Martina Droth (Deputy Director of Research and Curator of Sculpture at YCBA); Glenn Adamson (Senior Research Scholar at YCBA); and Simon Olding (Director, Crafts Study Centre, University for the Creative Arts, UK).
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue of the same name, available to purchase from the Courtyard Shop.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Timing
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Tuesday 20 March 2018 until Thursday 29 March 2018
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Tuesday 20 March 2018 until Monday 18 June 2018
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Saturday 31 March 2018 until Monday 18 June 2018
12:00pm-5:00pm on Monday 2 April 2018
All times
Tue 20 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 21 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 22 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 23 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 24 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 25 March 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 27 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 28 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 29 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 31 March 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 1 April 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Mon 2 April 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 3 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 4 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 5 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 6 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 7 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 8 April 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 10 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 11 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 12 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 13 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 14 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 15 April 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 17 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 18 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 19 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 20 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 21 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 22 April 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 24 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 25 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 26 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 27 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 28 April 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 29 April 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 1 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 2 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 3 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 4 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 5 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 6 May 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 8 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 9 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 10 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 11 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 12 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 13 May 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 15 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 16 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 17 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 18 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 19 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 20 May 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 22 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 23 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 24 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 25 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 26 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 27 May 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 29 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 30 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 31 May 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 1 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 2 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 3 June 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 5 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 6 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 7 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 8 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 9 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 10 June 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 12 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 13 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 14 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 15 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 16 June 2018 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 17 June 2018 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |