An Online Ceramics Festival. 17-19 November 2023. All Online!
You get to Attend Workshops, Talks, and Q&As from:
Browse the Stalls of our Virtual Makers Market:
Got a Problem? Ask our Clay Doctors.
Explore our Virtual Exhibition Hall:
"I love having the opportunity to hear from such diverse potters worldwide & to learn new ideas & techniques even though I live on the other side of the world."
"Extremely helpful and inspiring for me! I loved being able to have a “workshop” at home because it’s tough for me do things like this being a stay at home mom."
"The Pros answered questions I didn’t know I had. I enjoyed the studio side, especially nebbing around in the cool kids work places. Thanks for talking about the business side. No one ever talks about that, most helpful."
"So much varied information to choose from! I really liked that there was a variety of methods and topics covered. Also, it wasn’t just artists in North America."
Ready to learn something new?
Get Your Ticket Now
All Online. 17-19th November 2023.
After the Congress, these workshops will be sold separately for $39-$59 each.
Save over $1,500 when you get your ticket now.
LIVE TICKET
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Live Admission to the 72-hour non-stop online ceramics festival
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Watch Workshops, Q&As, Discussions, Clay Doctors, Virtual Makers Market
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Watch Live - No Replays
Admission & Replays
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Admission to The Ceramics Congress
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Don't worry about missing a Discussion or Workshop
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Lifetime access to The Ceramics Congress Replays
VIP Ticket
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VIP Admission to The Ceramics Congress
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Don't worry about missing a Discussion or Workshop
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Lifetime access to The Ceramics Congress Replays
If you would like to support this free ticket offer, you can visit this page to make a donation – Donate a Ticket
Please Note:
Prices are excluding tax. You may be charged added tax depending on where you live in the world.
All prices are in USD.
Your bank will automatically convert USD into your own currency when you checkout.
Early Bird Tickets
Early Bird Tickets will be on sale until they run out or until 1 month before the event.
100% Risk-Free Money Back Guarantee
For only $29 for 72 hours of workshops – you can’t really go wrong! But if for any reason you are unhappy with the weekend workshop content, we will give you a full refund.
FAQ
Most frequent questions and answers
Yes!
What an offer!
72 Hours of jam-packed pottery workshops – for just a $10 Early Bird Ticket!
It’s going to be like a Real-Life event!
This time around, we are going fully interactive.
We want to be together.
We want to make real connections.
And because of these wants; we have some brand new software that can have up to 100,000 potters all online at the same time.
This means we will be watching the workshops on the main stage altogether, and talking with each other in the live chat room.
We will be talking with each other face to face in live 20 person group calls like you would with friends and family.
We will be networking with random attendees in quick 5 minute chats.
We will be hosting live demos from our vendors in their online expo booths.
This will be a completely new experience, like nothing you have experienced before.
It’s like going to a real-life 3-day conference, but online.
And… all for just $10!
We’re so sure you’re going to LOVE The Ceramics Congress, that we will give you 100% of your money back if you don’t.
Awesome!
You get a FREE Live ticket with your Ceramic School Monthly Membership!
If you would like to keep the replays, you can upgrade your ticket during The Ceramics Congress weekend.
We have a jam-packed event for you:
Main Stage
On the main stage, we will be hosting live pottery workshops, music, and meditations.
Group Sessions
We will be hosting group discussions, tackling a range of topics – from design to business.
These will be moderated, and also open – which means you also get to join in the conversation by turning on your mic & video.
Networking
A bit like speed dating – you get to talk for up to 5 minutes with a random attendee from around the world!
Expo Booths
All your favorite pottery companies will be here showing off their latest pottery products, and giving you lots of special discounts 🙂
- Join in our Kick-Off VIP Party before The Ceramics Congress starts,
- Access to the backstage area during the whole weekend, where our speakers will be.
This special offer is only valid until shortly after The Ceramics Congress.
After that, you will be able to purchase the individual replays, but they will be $39 – $59 each.
That’s over $1370 if you were to buy them all individually!
You will be logged into our website instantly and automatically, where you can access all of the videos.
You can then either watch the replays online, or save them to your device.
Your Username and Password will be emailed to you.
Yes!
Once we have the replays, we will edit them and put on English captions!
Yes – as soon as you login, you can download the videos to your Computer, Laptop, Tablet, or Smartphone.
If you buy the Live Ticket, then the workshops will be available to watch during the weekend.
If you buy the Replay ticket or the VIP Ticket, then you get the workshop replays for life!
Once you purchase the workshops replays, you have lifetime access to them!
After The Ceramics Congress has ended, you will receive an email with your username and password to login to this website. This login info does not expire. You can use it to login for the rest of your life 🙂
You can either log in to this website and watch your videos online,
Or, you can download them as many times as you want, to all of your devices.
You can even download them and put them on a DVD for ease of use.
If you are not completely blown away by The Ceramics Congress, then we will give you a full refund!
The schedule will be coming shortly!
It takes a while to organize 72 hours’ worth of content.
We will be kicking off with a warm-up day full of challenges, discussions, and some workshops too…
Then on Friday, we will be moving onto 72 hours of workshops and Q&As starting:
Los Angeles: 05:00 AM
Texas: 07:00 AM
New York: 08:00 AM
London: 13:00 PM
Vienna: 14:00 PM
Seoul: 22:00 PM
Melbourne: 12:00 AM Midnight.
And then we will be having one final cool-down day to relax and regain your energy.
The main event will run for 72 hours back-to-back!
1-hour workshop, then 1-hour Q&A, then 1-hour workshop, then 1-hour Q&A… etc
Wherever you are in the world, you will be able to tune in and see something amazing!
No problem 🙂
Your Credit Card / Bank / PayPal will automatically convert USD into your own currency when you checkout.
$10 USD is around: 10 GBP, €10 EUR, $15 CAD, $15 AUD.
$59 USD is around: 45 GBP, €45 EUR, $79 CAD, $79 AUD,
$99 USD is around: 79 GBP, €79EUR, $129 CAN, $129 AUD
Customer reviews
We’ve received hundreds of 5-star reviews over the years… here are just a couple of them!
"The Pros answered questions I didn’t know I had. I enjoyed the studio side, especially nebbing around in the cool kids work places. Thanks for talking about the business side. No one ever talks about that, most helpful."
"So much varied information to choose from!"
"I loved everything! The courses were perfect and the performers are excellent. Many valuable tips for potters who are getting started in the business."
"These were very high quality videos and I appreciated the detail and pace if demonstration."
"I love the different views, techniques and spins on what you can do with ceramics. Loved learning about it all and other artists processes. "
"I love the ease of access, and the insights from fellow potters gave me confidence to go try their techniques."
"Outstanding and inspiring collection of video demonstrations. A wonderful collection of videos featuring a wide range of skills. The demos are so helpful to students wishing to push their skills, and to inspire ideas and creativity. These videos are the next best thing to watching a live demonstration. Many of the artisans are very clear about the techniques and specific materials involved to accomplish their work."
"Extremely helpful and inspiring for me! I loved being able to have a “workshop” at home because it’s tough for me do things like this being a stay at home mom."
"I love having the opportunity to hear from such diverse potters worldwide & to learn new ideas & techniques even though I live on the other side of the world."
"Fantastic chance to learn from artists around the world"
"The Videos have all been Full of Information and Great artists!"
"WOW JUST WOW I LOVED everything about it apart from the fact that it ended! So much fantastic content. I connected on social media with a few of the potters featured which again is fabulous. Well done Joshua."
"Excellent opportunity, thank you. You had a good variety of topics and potters."
"It gave detailed info about processes and didn’t leave out beginners like myself. "
"I enjoyed the variety of topics, there is something for everybody, and something for all the facets of pottery as art and as business."
"I thoroughly enjoyed the diversity of topics shown and the insight that all the artists gave into their own work!"
"So much varied information to choose from! I really liked that there was a variety of methods and topics covered. Also, it wasn’t just artists in North America."
"It was a great opportunity to see some new techniques from great artists and gather more info from people who go through the same day to day issues."
"I think this was absolutely brilliant. The variety of artists and their aesthetics being taught was the highlight for me."
"It was very good to reach so many talented ceramic artist's insider information and experience. I was also very helpful to learn different variety of information from daily studio happenings to some specific ceramic techniques."
"The variety of presenters and the huge array of techniques shown was amazing. And it was fantastic getting to see the personalities of the potters."
"The variety of workshops. Loved them What a great idea. I look forward to another."
"I enjoyed the variety of topics and speakers from all walks of life. Also liked that each artist worked in their own studio and had their own recording style. It made the tutorials seem very personal."
Why are we organizing The Ceramics Congress?
Meet the Team
Josh
Joshua Collinson
Joshua Collinson:
Founder of The Ceramic School
Hey, my name's Joshua, and I run The.Ceramic.School
IG: The.Ceramic.School
Vipoo
Vipoo Srivilasa
Vipoo Srivilasa:
VIP
As a Thai-born Australian artist, a cross-culture experience is in my blood and it is my passion to share this experience with others.
Working in a foreign country often questions my assumptions of what life is about and ultimately it helps me become a better artist. Facing cultural divergences also help me understand the conflicts and contradictions in race, religious and sexual discrimination from personal, regional and global points of view. It is the reason why I love working with The Ceramics Congress, a platform that helps promote this very idea.
Through The Ceramics Congress, a perfect mix of art, technology, and community, artists around the world can exchange ideas, techniques, experience and culture in ways that I have never able to do before.
IG: VipooArt
Web: www.vipoo.com
Carole
Carole Epp
Carole Epp:
Moderator
Hey there! I'm Carole, aka Musing About Mud, aka completely obsessed ceramic collector, artist, writer, and curator.
I'm a maker of illustrative pottery filled with narratives of love, life and all aspects of the human condition. My passion for ceramics and community building began back in my undergrad, but let's not talk about how long ago that was!
It's decades later and I've since been involved with a lot of incredible projects over the years and am thrilled now to be a part of the Ceramics Congress as well, helping to bring together artists and community.
IG: MusingAboutMud
Web: www.MusingAboutMud.com
Fabiola
Fabiola De la Cueva
Fabiola De la Cueva:
Moderator, Challenge Master & Tech Support
Hola! My name is Fabiola, I go by Fab (as in fabulous and modest) 😉
My day job is a software engineer, the rest of the time, all my thoughts lead to a kiln. I love everything related to ceramics and glazes. My motto is to not become attached to clay, it is only mud.
I have been working with mud, as a hobby, since 2001 but I still consider myself a beginner because I have not figured out yet how to pull handles consistently. I love learning and I take as many workshops and classes as I can. I am continuously testing and exploring new techniques.
My clay work reflects my search of finding that elusive border right in between order an chaos. Currently, that search has me wandering through the world of geometric patterns and art and how I can translate them onto ceramics.
I love being a moderator for the Ceramic Congress where I can represent and give voice to shy clay enthusiasts everywhere. I feel like a groupie with a backstage pass. It is a privilege to get to meet so many wonderful ceramic artists around the world.
IG: fabs_designs
Bear
Bear
Hi, my name is Ya-Li Won, but everyone calls me Bear. I am originally from Taiwan, and have called Canada my home for the past six years. My first experience with clay was in 2018 at a beginner throwing class held by a community pottery group. Since 2021 I have been pursuing pottery full-time in my tiny home studio.
Clay gives me the feeling of freedom: that I can create anything I want. Even when I don’t have a clear idea in mind, I can follow my hands wherever they lead. The uncertainty of ceramic work attracts me, its slightly chaotic nature is an endless source of mystery and intrigue. My
ceramic work is mostly functional, incorporating bright colours, textures, and a sense of play. (They are mostly animals!)
Since learning of its existence in 2019, I have attended every edition of The Ceramic Congress. I feel very fortunate to be a member of a community which is so generous in sharing its experience and knowledge. Attendance has given me the unique opportunity to make connections with artists and craftspeople from all over the world. It is my honour to contribute to this exciting event.
