The Craft Pottery Charitable Trust

The Craft Pottery Charitable Trust is a small independent charity with strong links to the CPA which supports developmental and educational activities associated with ceramic activity across Britain.

It was set up in 1991 and for over three decades potters and ceramicists, have benefited from their annual grant programme. From individuals beginning their careers to those with years of experience, people have been given support to enable them to carry out a specific activity or project.

It also awards the annual ‘Emmanuel Cooper Prize’ at Ceramic Art London, where a particular piece of work is selected as being an example of excellence by a UK Museum for their contemporary ceramics collection. Recipients have included the Victoria and Albert Museum who selected the work of Patricia Shone, York Art Gallery who chose the work of Annie Turner, The Hepworth who now have a piece made by Ashraf Hanna and Ulster Museum whose choice was the work of Matthew Horne.

The funds to support activities over the years have been raised through donations and personal bequests for which we are very thankful.
The CPCT also remains grateful for the support of all those working in clay who have generously donated work in the past to enable the raising of funds through tombolas at CPA events.

The Charity’s Trustees are: Felicity Aylieff, Kyra Cane (Chair), Viscount Eccles, Chris Keenan, Nigel Lambert (Grants Secretary), Nicholas Lees and Clare Twomey.

Program Description

The Awards support studio-based ceramic practices and curatorial research in contemporary studio ceramics. Grants cover direct expenses for a period of independent research, creation, production of artworks for public exhibitions or development of prototypes and promotional material.

Deadline(s)

15th January

Grant Amount

The maximum grant amount that you can receive from this programme is £1,500.

Grants can be used for a period of independent research and creation of a body of work; the development of prototypes; participation in artists’ residencies and specialised professional development activities (such as workshops or specialised training); as well as production of work for confirmed public exhibitions in the UK and/or abroad.

Eligibility

Note that meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee that you will receive a grant.
To apply you must be a British citizen or have permanent resident status, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration.
You must also meet the definition of a professional artist, which is an artist who:

• Has specialised training in a relevant artistic field (not necessarily in academic institutions)
• Is recognised as a professional by his or her peers (artists working in the same artistic tradition)

To meet the definition of a professional ceramic artist or a contemporary studio ceramics curator, you must also have:

• Maintained a professional practice for at least two years after specialised training
• Produced an independent body of work
• For an artist: had at least two public presentations of your work in a professional context over a two-year period
• For a curator: curated at least two exhibitions or public presentations of contemporary studio ceramics in a professional context over a two-year period.

Please email cpctgrants@gmail.com for information on how to apply.