Ceramic Brussels 2025 will highlight the vitality of the Norwegian scene and its many facets by hosting five Norwegian galleries, co-curating a programme of talks, and welcoming a delegation during the event. The focus on Norway is a collaboration between Ceramic Brussels and Norwegian Crafts.

Ceramic Brussels and Norwegian Crafts jointly selected a curated list of galleries from Norway that will be present at the 2025 edition. This selection process ensured a high standard with diverse programming of contemporary craft representation. The galleries will showcase the works of prominent and emerging Norwegian and Norway-based artists, providing visitors with a comprehensive insight into Norway's vibrant ceramic art landscape.

The main intentions of the collaboration between Norwegian Crafts and Ceramic Brussels were announced during the Belgian princely mission in Norway that focused on crafts, design, energy transition, circular economy, and life sciences from 16–19 June 2024.

Norwegian galleries at Ceramic Brussels

QB Gallery: Nellie Jonsson
RAM Galleri: Takumi Morozumi ∣ Mingshu Li ∣ Lydia Soojin Park ∣ Sam Chatto
Kiosken: Eirik Falckner ∣ Ingeborg Tysse ∣ Ali Gallefoss
Format: Torbjørn Kvasbø ∣ Eyvind Solli Andreassen ∣ Pauliina Pöllanen
Skog Art Space: Irene Nordli ∣ Anders Hald ∣ Ebbe Arneberg

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Talks programme

On Friday, January 24, Norwegian Crafts and Ceramic Brussels will host a series of panel conversations with artists, curators, and gallerists from Norway. The panels will give an insight into the rich ceramics scene in Norway.

Clay Meets Painting
This conversation will explore parallels and crossovers between working artistically with ceramics and painting or drawing. The panel will include artists who may take a painterly approach to working with clay or incorporate other modes of expression alongside their ceramic art.

Panelists: Marit Tingleff ∣ Anders Hald ∣ Mikaela Bruhn Aschim (QB Gallery)
Moderator: Jorunn Veiteberg

Ceramics in Public Space
In this conversation, the artists in the panel will present some of their projects for art in public space and discuss the possibilities and challenges of working with clay to be shown outside a gallery space. The talk will also dive into some of the considerations and processes specific to projects commissioned for public institutions such as schools, nursing homes, and prisons.

Panelists: Irene Nordli ∣ Torbjørn Kvasbø ∣ Kristine K. Wessel (Mesén)
Moderator: Marthe Yung Mee Hansen

Ceramics: Art and Industry
This conversation will explore parallels and crossovers between working artistically with ceramics and painting or drawing. The panel will include artists who may take a painterly approach to working with clay or incorporate other modes of expression alongside their ceramic art.

Panelists: Eyvind Solli Andreassen ∣ Caroline Slotte ∣ Andreas Rishovd (Kunsthall Grenland)
Modrator: Jorunn Veiteberg

About Ceramic Brussels

Ceramic Brussels is an international art fair dedicated to ceramics. The fair aims to showcase the vitality and diversity of contemporary ceramics practice, support contemporary creation, and stimulate new exchanges between artists, institutions, galleries, and the audience.

The first edition of Ceramic Brussels, the first international contemporary art fair dedicated to ceramics, took place from 25–18 January 2024 on the Tour&Taxis site, in the heart of Europe. The fair welcomed 55 international galleries and presented close to 200 artists to 12.900 visitors.

Visitor programme in Norway

In June 2024, Norwegian Crafts hosted Ceramic Brussels co-directors Jean-Marc Dimanche and Gilles Parmentier for a visitor programme in Norway. During their stay, they visited a variety of galleries and institutions working with ceramics: Center for Ceramic Art in Ringebu; Kiosken and KRAFT in Bergen; RAM Galleri, Format, QB Gallery and Skog Art Space in Oslo; and Kunsthall Grenland in Porsgrunn.

Following this, the main intentions of the collaboration between Norwegian Crafts and Ceramic Brussels were announced during the Belgian princely mission in Norway that focused on crafts, design, energy transition, circular economy, and life sciences from 16–19 June 2024.