# Event Details - **Event Name**: Legacy and Continuity Ceramic Symposium - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am – Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: This two-day symposium celebrates the rich ceramics heritage of the city and its modern World Craft City statusAbout this EventSymposium Overview:This symposium is one of the highlight events for the Stoke-on-Trent 100: Heritage Festival. Dr Alasdair Brooks and Professor Neil Brownsword in collaboration with Jingdezhen Ceramic University, China, bring together speakers from across the globe to outline the international impact of Stoke-on-Trent’s ceramic industry. This two-day symposium celebrates the rich ceramics heritage of the city and its modern World Craft City status to engage both scholars and members of the public in a discussion of the past and present of Staffordshire ceramics. The symposium is free to attend and is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.About The National Lottery Heritage FundOur vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. That’s why as the largest funder for the UK’s heritage we are dedicated to supporting projects that connect people and communities to heritage, as set out in our strategic plan, Heritage 2033. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past. Over the next 10 years, we aim to invest £3.6billion raised for good causes by National Lottery players to make a decisive difference for people, places and communities.www.heritagefund.org.ukDay One: The Archaeology of 19th-Century British Ceramics in an International ContextThe first day will emphasise the global reach and significance of Stoke-on-Trent’s history and heritage from an archaeological perspective. Speakers working on objects from England, Scotland, Portugal, Ghana, the Persian Gulf, the US, Chile, and New Zealand will address how relevant studies of 19th-century British ceramics can contribute to an understanding of globalised trade, international domestic consumption, and the socio-economic impact of formal and informal empire.Day Two: Willow Pattern Ceramics and Stories of ‘Other’: Cultural Influence and Exchange Between China and BritainDay two will expand on the themes explored in the Spode Museum’s exhibition Willow Pattern Ceramics and Stories of ‘Other’, curated for the City of Stoke-on-Trent’s Centenary Celebrations. Speakers from the UK and China will explore the cultural origin of the famous Willow pattern, the British Orientalist discourse reflected in the 19th century Willow pattern story, and industrial exchange and impacts of globalization between the British and Chinese ceramics industries to the present day.Day One Programme?: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AMRegistration?: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AMIntro: The Archaeology of 19th-C British Ceramics in an International ContextHost: Dr Alasdair Brooks (Re-Form Heritage)?: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM‘Workshop of the World’ – Archaeological Record of the North Staffs PotteriesHost: Jon Goodwin, City Archaeologist, Stoke-on-Trent, UK?: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AMGlasgow’s Ghost Industry: Scotland's contribution to industrial ceramicsHost: Ruth Impey, Scottish Pottery Museum, UK?: 11:00 AM - 11:15 AMRefreshment Break?: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AMThe English Touch: Staffordshire Ceramics in Portuguese Homes and Collections Host: Dr Tânia Casimiro, University of Stirling, UK?: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PMEntangled Aesthetics: Staffordshire Ceramics, Colonial Taste & Consumer AgendaHost: Dr Dela Kuma, University of Pittsburgh, USA?: 12:15 PM - 12:45 PMBritish Ceramics in the United Arab Emirates and Arabia c.1830-1971Host: Nigel Jeffries, Mola, UK?: 12:45 PM - 01:30 PMLunch Break?: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PMArchaeological insights into the impact of British ceramics in North AmericaHost: Dr Teresita Majewski,SRI [Statistical Research, Inc] USA?: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PMUnderstanding the Transversal Allure of Postcolonial British Ceramics Host: Dr Diego Carabias, ARQMAR, Chile?: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PMDirect from the Potteries: Untangling Commercial Connections to New Zealand Host: Jessie Garland, Christchurch Archaeology, NZ?: 03:30 PM - 03:45 PMRefreshment Break?: 03:45 PM - 04:30 PMPanel Discussion and QuestionsDay Two Programme?: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AMRegistration?: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AMWelcome and IntroductionHost: Professor Neil Brownsword, University of Staffordshire?: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AMKeynote 1: Making Willow Pattern Possible: Ways of Working in 16thC JingdezhenHost: Professor Anne Gerritsen, Warwick University?: 10:45 AM - 11:15 AMEvolution of the Willow Pattern on Ceramics in the Song, Yuan & Ming DynastiesHost: Professor Ning Chen, Jingdezhen Ceramic University?: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AMJingdezhen’s Ceramic Handicraft Industry & Production of Export Porcelain Host: Dr Xianping Gao, University of Science and Tech, Beijing?: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PMChina in Staffordshire: Influence of China on Staffs Ceramics 18thC & 19thCHost: Dr David Barker, Former Senior Archaeologist, SOTCC?: 12:15 PM - 12:30 PMMorning Questions?: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PMLunch BreakInfo: Including performances from Lang Wang, Associate Professor of School of International Culture and Communication, Jingdezhen Ceramic University and Professor Neil Brownsword, University of Staffordshire?: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PMKeynote 2: Competition between Chinese & European Porcelain -18thC &19thCHost: Professor Dashu Qin, Peking University?: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PMChina on ‘china’: Orientalism in19thC British Willow-Pattern Literature & ArtHost: Professor Tiejun Hou, Jingdezhen Ceramic University?: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PMThe Willow Pattern as an Image of Critique in Contemporary British CeramicsHost: Ashley Thorpe, University of London?: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PMThe Indefatigable Willow Pattern: From Local to Global ConnectionsHost: Dr Neil Ewins, Hon Prof, Jingdezhen Ceramic University?: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PMRefreshment Break?: 04:00 PM - 04:45 PMPanel Discussion and Questions - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stoke-on-trent/legacy-and-continuity-ceramic-symposium/100001418675770419 - **Event Categories**: art, business, contests, festivals, workshops, exhibitions, literary-art, nonprofit, sports - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Flegacy-and-continuity-ceramic-symposium-tickets-1418675770419 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Stoke-on-Trent - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Stoke Town Hall - **lat**: 53.00466149999999 - **long**: -2.1817264 - 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