ceramic brussels 2025
ceramic brussels opens its 2nd edition on January 23rd in the sheds of Tour & Taxis. The specialised art fair features 65 galleries and a schedule of talks and related events, including the ceramic brussels art prize award and a spotlight on Norwegian ceramics.
Following the success of its debut edition in 2024, which welcomed over 13,000 visitors, ceramic brussels, now the world’s leading international contemporary art fair dedicated to ceramics, opens its doors again in the sheds of Tour & Taxis. The fair expands this year to include 65 local and international galleries focused on contemporary and modern ceramics. The addition of inviting a selection of modern art galleries, including Helene Baily (France), Anne Sophie Duval (France), Thomas Fritsch ARTRIUM (France), Patrick Lancz (Belgium) and acb Galéria (Hungary), offers a more comprehensive platform to showcase the range of ceramic work. The unique scenography, structured around two large circles, creates an intimate and welcoming atmosphere to the location. As Gilles Parmentier, co-founder of ceramic brussels states, “We’ve been buoyed by an exceptional response from galleries, collectors and institutions: thanks to this enthusiasm, we’re back this year with a bigger, livelier and more international edition in every way!”
For 2025, ceramic brussels puts a focus on Norwegian craft, welcoming eight galleries specialising in Norwegian ceramics. Five galleries from Oslo: Format, RAM Gallery, SKOG Art Space, QB Gallery and KIOSKEN, will showcase the dynamic ceramics-scene in this city and its diverse range of styles and approaches with the medium. Spazio Nobile will spotlight Norwegian artist Ann Beate Tempelhaug, whose works embody the gallery’s focus on nature, minerality, and artisanal excellence. Spazio Nobile will also feature works by Finnish artist Päivi Rintaniemi, whose visually delicate and often large-scale ceramic sculptures connect to our relationship with nature and human fragility.
The guest of honour for this second edition of ceramic brussels is Elizabeth Jaeger, a New York-based artist. Jaeger explores notions of memento mori, integrating emotions and experiences into hand-made representations of everyday objects and figurative sculptures. Her work, which often combines ceramics and bronze in stunning installations, constantly confronts viewers and draws them into her personal narrative.
ceramic brussels continues with its annual art prize this year, a prize that aims to highlight the vitality and diversity of contemporary ceramic practices. The call for artists is open to art students and/or young artists living in Europe, not represented by a gallery, with no age limit. It is open to artists with less than 10 years’ practice and research in the field of ceramics. This year, 10 finalists were selected from a pool of 320 applicants. There will be a special exhibition of their work and the winner will be announced during the fair. The ceramic brussels art prize jury included: Anaïs Sandra Carion, Axelle De Buffént, Jean-Marc Dimanche, Maitres Luxembourg, Vincent Lieber and Vittoria Matarrese. Jean-Marc Dimanche, co-director of ceramic brussels notes: “The overwhelming success of the first edition of the art prize underscores our commitment to providing a platform for emerging talent in the field of contemporary ceramics. With this second art prize, we aim to further promote the diversity of approaches to ceramic art while continuing to support young artists across Europe and to reinforce the participation of leading European institutions to further commend the work of those emerging talents.” Last year’s winner, Damien Fragnon, will have a solo exhibition in a booth just next to this year’s finalists.
Throughout the four-days, there will be a series of talks and conferences around ceramic art.
ceramic brussels is open to the public from January 23rd to 26th 2025 from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. A VIP & press preview is on January 22nd from 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
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