Second Potters Open Day 2025. * 50th Anniversary* ZOOM EVENT
Get ready for a magical day at our second Potters Open Day 2025. 50th Anniversary ZOOM EVENT.
Date and time
Location
Online
Refund Policy
Agenda
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Start time, audience seated.
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
DCPG Video
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Who Am I: Presenters introduce themselves
Sharon Griffin Ceramic Sculptor
Russell Kingston Slipware Potter
Caroline Bird, Poet
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Refreshment break
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Who Am I: continued.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch and raffle - please stay connected!
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Not Knowing: A discussion.
Charlotte Anstey, Artist
2:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Sculpting and Words A collaboration:
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Close and thanks from Jackie Harrop, DCPG Chair.
About this event
- Event lasts 7 hours
Welcome to the Second Potters Open Day 2025 - 50th Anniversary - ZOOM EVENT!
Join us for a full day of creative collaboration with talks, discussions, and demonstrations in poetry, sculpture, and pottery. Artists share their journeys from inspiration to realisation.
Whether you're a seasoned potter or a complete beginner, this event is perfect for all skill levels. Immerse yourself in the world of ceramics as you watch and listen to these amazing artists.
If you would like to attend our Potters Open Day IN PERSON instead, please purchase tickets via this link: IN PERSON
Our artists for the day are:
Sharon Griffin Ceramic Sculptor
Russell Kingston Slipware Potter
Outline of schedule - timings may change:
09.30 Start time, audience seated.
9.45 Welcome, general house keeping and introductions.
10.00 DCPG video.
10.30 Who Am I: The presenters introduce themselves and their own creative process to the audience, in a manner of their choosing. 3 0 mins each.
11.00 refreshment break
11.30 Who Am I: continued.
12.30 Lunch and raffle.
13.30 Not Knowing: A discussion. All three artists and Interviewer: ‘Not Knowing’ can be a valuable state, allowing for openness to new possibilities, questioning assumptions, and embracing the unknown. The presenters discuss their influences and inspiration. Interviewer: Charlotte Anstey.
14.30 Sculpting and Words. A collaboration. The focus for this event is a collaboration of creative people, from different areas of life, using different practical processes, but coming together in creative thinking and discussion towards a final piece in clay and words.
16.45 Close and thanks from Jackie Harrop, DCPG Chair.
Please note exact timings during the day may vary.
The Dacorum and Chiltern Potters Guild is a charity organisation run by volunteers with an interest in (and passion for) clay. If you would like to join or volunteer to take part in one of our events visit our website for membership information: DCPG Become a member.
Don't miss out on this amazing event! Mark your calendars for **Sun 19th October 2025** and get ready to enjoy the creativity at the second Potters Open Day 2025 - IN PERSON. We can't wait to see you there!