Ceramic Art Competitions, Biennales, Festivals and Fairs in 2023

Check out the 2024 Calendar of ceramic competitions.

International Coffee Cup Competition
Competition
January 6 – April 16, 2023
New Taipei City, TAIWAN

Collect 2023
Art Fair
March 3-5, 2023
Somerset House, London, UK

NCECA 2023
Conference & other events
March 15-18, 2023
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
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CCACA 2023
Conference & other events
April 28-29, 2023
Davis, California, US

Buongiorno Ceramica!
Festival
May 20-21, 2022
Organized simultaneously in multiple cities, ITALY

Ceramic Market Andenne 2023
Ceramics Fair
May 28-29, 2023
Andenne, BELGIUM

The International Ceramic Art Fair 2023
Ceramics fair
June 8-18, 2023
Gardiner Museum, Toronto, CANADA

International Tea Bowl Competition 2023
Competition
June 23-25, 2023
Wroclaw, POLAND

Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
Competition
May 17 – June 18, 2023
Noguchi Museum, New York, US

The Hepworth Wakefield Ceramics Fair
Ceramics fair
June 24-25, 2023
Wakefield, UK

Saint-Sulpice Céramique 2023
Ceramics fair
June 29 – July 2, 2023
Paris, FRANCE

The International Ceramics Festival
Festival
June 30 – July 2, 2023
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales, UK

Argillà Argentona 2023
Ceramics fair
July 7-9, 2023
Barcelona, Catalonia, SPAIN

Terralha 2023 – European Ceramic Festival
Competition
July 14-16, 2022
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, FRANCE
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International Ceramics Fair Oldenburg
Ceramics Fair
August 5-6, 2023
Oldenburg, GERMANY

Art in Clay Windsor
Ceramics Fair
August 18-20, 2023
Windsor Racecourse, UK

Young European Ceramics Competition 2023
European Competition
July 14 – August 15, 2023
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, FRANCE
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Claybash 2023
US Triennial exhibition
May 21 – September 3, 2023
Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, US
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Gmunden Pottery Market
Ceramics Fair
August 25-27, 2023
Gmunden, AUSTRIA

Competition of Contemporary Ceramic Art “Mediterraneo”
Competition
July 2 – September 10, 2023
Grottaglie, ITALY
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Keramikpanorama 2023
Ceramics fair
September 9-10, 2023
Murten, SWITZERLAND

Ceramics in the City
Ceramics fair
September 23-24, 2023
Museum of the Home, London, UK

International Ceramics Triennial UNICUM 2023
Competition
May 15 – September 30, 2023
Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
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International Ceramics Biennial of Esplugues Angelina Alós
Competition
July 21, 2023 – January 24, 2024
Esplugues, Barcelona, SPAIN

Cheongju International Craft Competition 2023
Competition
September 1 – October 15, 2023
Cheongju, SOUTH KOREA
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Oeiras Ceramic Art 2023
Festival
October 13-14, 2023
Oeiras, Lisbon, PORTUGAL

Oxford Ceramics Fair 2023
Ceramics fair
October 28-29, 2023
Oxford, UK

CERCO 2023
Competition
September 21 – November 5, 2023
Zaragoza, SPAIN

British Ceramics Biennial 2023 
Festival
September 23 – November 5, 2023
Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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62nd Premio Faenza International Competition
Competition
July 1 – November 26, 2023
Faenza, ITALY
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Latvia Ceramics Biennale – Martinsons Award 2023
Competition
September 8, 2023 – February 18, 2024
Daugavpils, LATVIA
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International Biennial of Artistic Ceramics of Aveiro
Competition
October 28, 2023 – January 28, 2024
Aveiro, PORTUGAL
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2023 Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale
Competition
December 15, 2023 – June 15, 2024
Jingdezhen, CHINA
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