Visual Arts

We support artists across a range of disciplines, with a focus on pottery and sculpture.

We’re home to County Hall Pottery, who put on a range of exhibitions and offer pottery classes for all abilities. Visit their website to find out more and get involved.

We also support a range of artists, ceramicists and sculptors through our Concours (competitions), which offer commission opportunities for new artworks inspired by a range of cross-cultural themes.

Read on for the latest stories from our visual arts programme.

LATEST EXHIBITION

Refigured

Refigured at County Hall Pottery explores the human form in clay, reimagining figurative ceramics through contemporary sculpture and tradition.

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Artist portraits

15 / 07 / 2025 | Film and Visual Arts

Earth Custodian

From urban clay to living corals, a ceramist and creator reimagines design as a route to renewal.

18 / 01 / 2023 | Literature

Yasemin Gava – Portrait of an Artist

A look at Yasemin Gava's process as she initiates various new projects.

15 / 11 / 2022 | Global and Literature

A Painter in Kyoto 6 – Nihonga

Yasemin Gava learns about Japanese Nihonga paintings.

County Hall Arts sculpture commissions

09 / 08 / 2025 | Visual Arts

Yasemin Tile Timelapse – London County Hall mural

Yasemin Gava’s ceramic mural emerges in a radiant timelapse, a testament to craft, devotion and place.

28 / 03 / 2025 | Visual Arts

‘Nature Circle (II)’ – Victoria Atkinson, Fufu Sculpture

Victoria Atkinson retraces childhood paths, uncovering beauty, memory and patient connection.

22 / 04 / 2024 | Global and Visual Arts

Houssam El Ghallal – ‘Hmama’

Young Moroccan artist Houssam El Ghallal muses on his artistic experience.

04 / 03 / 2024 | Visual Arts

Cathy Lewis: Sculpting Peace

Enjoy this meditative encounter with sculptors Cathy and Steven Lewis.

14 / 07 / 2023 | Global and Visual Arts

Ana Barriga’s Dove Sculptures

Madrid based artist Ana Barriga launches her dove sculptures into the world.

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29 / 07 / 2026 | Visual Arts

Dance Meets Arts

Dance Meets Arts celebrates the connection between dance, music and visual arts with live performances on County Hall's Members' Terrace.

18 / 06 / 2026 | Visual Arts

Mingei

At the MOM School in Kyoto, students in the culinary arts discover the quiet beauty of everyday craft.

12 / 06 / 2026 | Visual Arts

UNDER THE SAME SUN FESTIVAL

At County Hall, Under the Same Sun combines music, art and community in a celebration of growth.

14 / 05 / 2026 | Visual Arts

Refigured – County Hall Pottery

Refigured at County Hall Pottery explores the human form in clay, reimagining figurative ceramics through contemporary sculpture and tradition.

22 / 04 / 2026 | Visual Arts

County Hall Arts in KOBE

In Kobe, modernity, international spirit and quiet eccentricity meet beside the sea.

08 / 04 / 2026 | Visual Arts

Seeds of Change – Programme

The Seeds of Change festival on the South Bank launches its programme.

26 / 03 / 2026 | Visual Arts

SEEDS OF CHANGE FESTIVAL

At County Hall, Seeds of Change combines music, art and community in a celebration of growth.

18 / 03 / 2026 | Visual Arts

2126: A Ceramic Odyssey – County Hall Pottery

In a speculative 2126, ceramics become living forms where clay, biology and imagination breathe together.

07 / 01 / 2026 | Visual Arts

Undergrowth – County Hall Pottery

Undergrowth at County Hall Pottery explores the quiet, unseen layers of nature through contemporary ceramics.