I would like to play a part, no matter how small in raising the profile of Ceramics in the UK, and further afield, which is a possibility with the internet (most of my readers are from the US).
We have ceramics festivals in the UK however they only reach 20-30,00 people. Not an awful lot when you consider the population of sleepy Eastbourne, my home town was at 98,673 in 2011. The population of the Uk stood at 62.2118 Million in 2010 thats means that ceramics festivals reach only 0.048% of the population. That is most certainly a niche market, possibly even an endangered species!
I have heard about an event that started last year National Ceramics Week in the first week of May which sounds like a fantastic idea and a way to pull people together. You can list any even, no matter how small on the website. AND there is promotional material you can download from the site.
Many people say the way to get ceramics out there is to do it ourselves, from with in our communities. Eventually as time goes by it will become a staple event. Last year 200 potters took part. Could we double it this year? What about in the US is there an event like this? Could it become a global event?
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