Singapore Clay Festival 2026

Festival Highlights & Programmes

• Clay Makers’ Market: The festival’s largest market to date, featuring a wide array of ceramic ware from over 240 hobbyist and professional potters and studios across Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Thailand, alongside works by social service partners. 

• Shaping Clay (Exhibition): A curated and juried exhibition showcasing invited guests and masterclass leaders—award-winning ceramic artist Hiroko Mita and ceramist/educator Nelson Lim—alongside Peter Low, Ben Loong, Emily Moh, Goh Eck Kheng, Ho Foh Chun, Leng Soh, Michelle Eunsil Lee, Ong Kok Peng, Rayn Leow, and Tan Xin Yi.

• Singapore Clay Heritage (Exhibition): Master potter and “Teacher of Masters” Peter Low presents a 50-year retrospective of works produced in the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia, displayed together for the first time.

• Masterclasses (Sat, 31 Oct at Goodman Arts Centre): Construction of Memories by Nelson Lim (combining porcelain with metal wire structures) and Handbuilt Sculpture: 20 Years In by Hiroko Mita (developing expressive sculptural work from modular strands).

• Collectors Talk (Fri, 6 Nov, 7:00 pm): A discussion probing the “who, what, and why” of collecting Singapore ceramics featuring collectors David Chew and Bernadette Rankine, alongside former Southeast Asia auction house director and art advisor Kim Tay, moderated by Seah Tzi-Yan.

• Singapore Writers’ Festival x Singapore Clay Festival:
  • CLAY|WORDS Launch (Sat, 7 Nov, 5:00 pm): Presented by Landmark Books, featuring 12 pairs of clay makers and writers responding to each other’s works.

• • The Boy and the Garfish Exhibition (Thu, 5 Nov – Sun, 8 Nov): Held at the Clay Makers’ Market, author, clay maker, and watercolour artist Heng Li Ching retells and illustrates the Garfish fable through clay and watercolour.

• • Book Bits Workshops (Fri, 6 Nov – Sun, 8 Nov): Hands-on ceramic workshops for book lovers aged 7 and above, conducted by Studio GDMC.

• Drop-In Workshops: Hands-on introductions to clay-making suitable for both adults and children.

• Live Demonstrations:
  • Ceramic Wall Hangs by Pooja Bhusari (Sat, 7 Nov, 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm)
  • Sculpting Animals by Hazel Wong (Sat, 7 Nov, 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm)
  • Wheel Throwing by Ridhuan Ags (Sun, 8 Nov, 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm)

• Potter Throwdowns: Live pottery competitions where winners stand to receive a $100 voucher redeemable at the Clay Makers’ Market.

• • Throwdown 1: “First of the Month” for beginners with up to two years’ experience (Sat, 7 Nov, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm)

• • Throwdown 2: “Light Up My Life” for makers with over two years’ experience (Sun, 8 Nov, 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm

• Main Festival Venue:
  • Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, 1 Straits Boulevard, Singapore 018906
    • Multi-purpose Hall, Level 7