The Ceramic House

THE CERAMIC HOUSE is the creation of architectural ceramicist Kay Aplin, who has transformed her home into a living work of art and created a permanent showcase of her ceramic installations. It is also a pop-up gallery, a residency for artists, a unique guesthouse and a centre for ongoing research into ceramic and sound art collaborative practice. Usually each year in May, as part of Artists Open Houses during the Brighton Festival, The Ceramic House opens to the public when Kay curates international exhibitions of contemporary ceramic art in the unusual domestic context of this unique house. Further events and exhibitions take place occasionally throughout the year. The Ceramic House first opened in May 2011. In 2013, it was voted Best Artists Open House. In 2016, Kay joined forces with sound artist Joseph Young to develop an ongoing collaboration exploring the intersection between sound art and ceramic practice. The Ceramic House provides a project space and a hub for this innovative dialogue between craft and digital art, alongside an increasingly ambitious, ongoing programme involving international residencies, exhibitions, publications, film and performance events. In 2016, a new ‘white cube’ project space, In Camera, opened, offering a neutral space for installations and providing a space for events. In 2016 the first artists-in-residence programme was hosted by The Ceramic House. Residencies usually take place as part of our bigger projects for invited artists. Self-directed residencies are available for sound artists and ceramic artists.