Leach Pottery

The Leach Pottery in St Ives is considered by many to be the birthplace of British studio pottery.  One of the great figures of 20th century art, Bernard Leach played a crucial pioneering role in creating an identity for artist potters. Today, the old pottery with its famous ‘climbing kiln’ is preserved and open to the public with exhibitions showing the story of Bernard Leach’s life and legacy. A new working pottery now operates, producing new work on site, while our shop and gallery display regular selling exhibitions and showcases by leading contemporary potters, locally, nationally and internationally.

A new museum has been created on site to celebrate the life, work, influences and legacy of Bernard Leach. Exhibition, gallery and shop spaces provide regular shows throughout the year featuring work by leading regional, national and international studio potters.

New exhibition

From May 2nd

HAMADA'S ST IVES:

The Founding of the Leach Pottery 1920

In our new exhibition, we look through the eyes of Hamada Shoji, the pottery's co-founder, at the very early days of the pottery, the work that he, Leach and their colleagues produced and at the town of St Ives then - already an artists' colony but with an eye to the new world of tourism

Curated by Tamsin Daniel

In the Gallery...

July 25th to September 26th 2009  - for recent news visit:  www.leachpottery.com/

LEGACY

Inspired by the influence of the Leach Pottery

Including work by:

 

Micki Schloessingk

Tim Andrews

Jeremy Steward

Jason Wason

Tim Hurn

Marcus O'Mahoney

Hames Hake

Courtesy of Leach Pottery  www.leachpottery.com/

For visitors to St Ives and Cornwall - this pottery is well worth a visit (along with the Barbra Hebworth pottery)