Exhibition
Time for Tea: Functional and beautiful pots from the Swindon Collection
21 Sep 2016 – 28 Jan 2017
Event times
Open Wednesday to Saturday, 11am - 3pm
Cost of entry
free entry
Address
- Civic Offices
- Euclid Street
- Swindon
England - SN1 2JH
- United Kingdom
This new display highlights tea pots, tea cups, saucers and jugs from Swindon’s growing collection of Studio Ceramics. Celebrating form and function, the display shows how artists have adapted traditional vessels to create objects of beauty and innovation.
About
The exhibition features teapots by Geoffrey Whiting, Ivan Martin and David Leach, jugs and pots by Richard Batterham and Ray Finch, and a complete coffee service made by Lucy Rie. The display will also feature recent gifts to the collection by Akiko Hirai, Takeshi Yasuda and Masamichi Yoshikawa.