Special Exhibitions at the Ceramics Festival
Contemporary ceramics in Oldenburg Castle and the Powder Tower
Ceramics in the Castle Hall
“Brand New – brandnew”
: A “Best of” Exhibition in the Castle Hall
Brand New 2025, Photo by Oliver Hitzegrad
August 1–2, 2026, at Oldenburg Castle – Castle Hall
On the theme of "brandnew - brandnew", the market participants submit objects and demonstrate their mastery of craftsmanship and artistic ceramics. These often unconventional interpretations of the theme provide an impressive overview of the diversity of contemporary ceramics. The Keramiktage Oldenburg are thus also a "school of seeing".
The Detlef Schmidt-Wilkens Prize for Ceramics and the Audience Choice Award will be presented to the participating artists.
Hours:
Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Free admission
An exhibition by Werkschule – Workshop for Art and Cultural Work, Inc.
Ceramics in the Marble Hall
Visionary Landscapes. Ceramics by Elena Arosio
Elena Arosio, Moonjar, 2024, Photo by Elena Arosio
August 1 – September 6, 2026, at Oldenburg Castle – Marble Hall
The current winner of the NEUE KERAMIK award from South Tyrol, Italy, creates unique pieces that she shapes on the potter’s wheel using porcelain stoneware, exploring forms with clean and simple lines. Her creations are then finished with a sealed clay slip and fired using natural fuels, giving each piece unique and refined colors.
Opening hours during the Ceramics Days:
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Free admission during the Ceramics Days
An exhibition by the Oldenburg State Museum of Art & Culture
Ceramics in the Powder Tower
Maya Fenderl - Exotics
Maya Fenderl, Bird, white clay, glaze, 2024, photo by Alexander Burzik
July 5 – August 30, 2026, Pulverturm Oldenburg, Schlosswall 3
This year’s award winner, Maya Fenderl, transforms the medieval Powder Tower into an exotic place with her imaginative works. Luminous glazes reminiscent of Expressionism, striking ornaments that play around bold forms, and a touch of absurdity that highlights ambivalence are what give Maya Fenderl’s ceramics their unique sophistication. Whether twisted, folded, coiled, striped, wildly sprawling, or dotted, the diversity of these intuitively constructed objects is refreshingly different. Exoten is a surprising presentation that plays with nature’s organic forms, animal bodies, and identities, yet eludes any concrete categorization.
Opening Ceremony and Awards Presentation: Sunday, July 5, 2026, at 11:15 a.m.
Opening Hours Friday, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Free admission
An exhibition by the Oldenburg City Museum
