British Ceramics Biennial Award 2023

AWARD is the British Ceramics Biennial’s headline exhibition. It is a prestigious exhibition formed from an open submission that celebrates the vitality of contemporary ceramics practice in the UK.

AWARD seeks to celebrate the talent and achievements of artist who are advancing contemporary practice. To showcase the diversity, ambition and creative-risk taking within ceramics.

Eligibility: We invite applications from UK-based practitioners and collaborators who use clay as their primary creative material.

What you get: Each of the ten selected artists will receive £1,000 towards the exhibition of their selected work as part of the AWARD exhibition at the 2023 BCB festival, held in Stoke-on-Trent. AWARD exhibitors will benefit from a national PR and marketing campaign, curatorial support, programme management support and one-way (return) transport of exhibits. The eventual award winner will receive a cash prize of £10,000 and a place on the 2025 AWARD selection panel, as well as being invited back to exhibit in the 2025 BCB festival.