Anne Mette Hjortshøj Ceramics
Anne Mette Hjortshøj – who appeared in the Spring/Summer 2023 issue of Crafts – is known for creating pots from clay sourced near her home on the Danish island of Bornholm. A selection of these pots are now making their way to London’s Goldmark gallery, where they’ll be exhibited alongside a host of other special projects by the ceramicist (including the tableware she made for esteemed restaurant Noma).
From 16 September at the Goldmark gallery, Rutland
Clocking Off
Named after the act of ‘clocking off’ from work, this exhibition by Polish artist Rafal Zajko examines anxieties about the professional sphere and the increasing instability of employees’ rights. At the heart of the gallery will be a huge, body-shaped ceramic sculpture that swings like the pendulum of a grandfather clock, evocative of the pace of the modern workday – certainly a show worth making time for.
16 September – 26 November at Queercircle, London
Making:50 by Textile Study Group
Originally established in 1973 to offer support to embroidery tutors, the Textile Study Group has evolved into a collective of the UK’s most esteemed artists and educators. Now, to celebrate half-a-century since its founding, the group is launching a touring exhibition of fabric works created by its core 25 members – this month, the show lands in arts centre The Ropewalk.
16 September – 26 November at The Ropewalk. Barton upon Humber
Nicholas Lees: Abstract Vessels
Using porcelain clay, sculptor Nicholas Lees throws and hand carves hypnotic vessels that play with viewers’ sense of perception, and reality. Several of them will be on show as part of his mesmerising self-titled show at the Petersfield Museum, along with a selection of his rarely seen paper works.
19 September – 18 November at the Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery, Petersfield