Clay Mates Exhibition
WHEN
Sat 11 April to Sat 16 May 2026.
Sat 25 April - 10:00am to 4:00pm.
See Museum opening times for all other days.
Sat 25 April - 10:00am to 4:00pm.
See Museum opening times for all other days.
AGE RESTRICTIONS
All ages welcome
TAGS
Festival
Exhibition
A vibrant display of hand-crafted clay figures, each uniquely designed by young makers to reflect their community, creativity, and imagination.
"Working with South Derbyshire young makers from The Pingle Academy and Belmont Primary, we are creating our very own family of extraordinary clay people, inspired by our community and our own hopes and dreams.
These expressive and fun figures will be individually designed by each young person and created in clay, using a number of traditional hand-building ceramic skills. Each figure is unique and has carved, stamped, imprinted and modelled features, clothes and decorations made using our own hands, clay tools and found objects”.
Elaine Lim-Newton (Ceramics Artist)
OTHER EVENTS NEAR SWADLINCOTE
Stitches in Time Banner Exhibition
A powerful collection of community-created textile banners capturing the heritage and stories of South Derbyshire.
Melbourne Gallery Artist Exhibition
Featured artists from Melbourne Festival Gallery.
LAMPLIGHT - Stories from South Derbyshire's Mining Past
Exhibition and Heritage Trail.