Ceramics in the garden’s narrative
Karen Gurli Larsen’s work springs from narrative. As a visual artist, the sensuous and the poetic are her language, and ceramics have become a natural part of this expression. The garden is both inspiration and co-creator. Here, life is lived close to the changing seasons—sprouting, blooming, decay, and death. The transient and the eternal cycle. […]
Journeymen on the road
In the workshop windows at Skovvej 8, near the old town hall, Chr. Glahn is showing this year a selection from his collection of European traditional potters’ dishes. Decorations and forms show how potters’ journeymen “went on the road” to foreign countries and, in workshops there, exchanged both aesthetic inspiration and technical knowledge. These travelling […]
The Ceramic Makers
In the garden at The Ceramic Makers, there is calm and a sense of well-being. Enjoy it! And go in search of beautiful ceramics among the garden’s shrubs and trees… You can also buy this year’s festival mug, and in the shop see the wide selection of practical stoneware for everyday enjoyment. Also visit The […]
Helene Fridan Pedersen
Traces of the past and emotions The ceramics are shaped by the past—and by emotions that are not tucked away.Helene is concerned with the traces we humans leave behind. Ancient cultures—Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks—and fossils leave their mark on Helene’s forms and surfaces. She explores how stories and symbols still live on when shaped by hands. […]
Visit Claytopia
Special exhibition in the park at Guldagergaard: Vessels Visit Guldagergaard’s beautiful, historic cultural park and its contemporary ceramic sculptures. In connection with Claytopia, Guldagergaard presents the exhibition Vessels – a group exhibition featuring:Andrés Anza (Mexico), Anders Børgesen (Denmark), Thiébaut Chagué (France), Christian Glahn (Denmark), Aeyoung Kim (South Korea), Jihyun Kim (South Korea), Anne Marie Laureys […]
Ceramic mosaics
To mark Keramikfestival’s 10th anniversary in 2025, local ceramicist Gerda Østergaard has created a beautiful, sensory artwork as a gift to the town of Skælskør. The work consists of a total of five mosaic friezes with ceramic panels in many shapes, colours and techniques—each telling its own story. From the rich animal and plant life […]
Lene Hansen & Nelly Gaskin
Ceramist Lene Hansen exhibits her iconic large jars, which she creates masterfully using a special throwing technique and glazing to produce her unique works. Ceramist Nelly Gaskin exhibits jars, vases and sculptures, where her whimsical line characterises both the ceramics and the decorations. The expression is always light and playful, and rhinoceroses and hens often […]
In the old cells
Meet three young international artists from Guldagergaard, who are showing their work down in the old prison cells at the Old Town Hall. Oliver Lucas Harding – United Kingdom Miguel Angel Bernal Torres – Colombia Aleksander Kacper Glich – Poland Read more about the artists here
Marie Rosendahl Chemnitz
Marie Rosendahl Chemnitz is both a set designer and a ceramicist, and is interested in how stories can be told through spaces, materials and objects. Marie rediscovered a new language in clay, where the set designer’s interest in narratives continued in a freer, more tangible and slower process. The works contain stories about relationships, experiences, […]
Table of the year
Ane is a fourth-generation ceramicist, and for 23 years she has been creating ceramics with glossy surfaces and bold colours—especially functional pieces such as plates, cups and jugs. Colours affect us all, both physically and psychologically, and help shape the way we live our lives—consciously and unconsciously. It is clear that the colours that are […]