The Leach Pottery

The Leach Pottery

Charity information

The Leach Pottery

Museum, Gallery, working studio and shop

Founded 2005

  • Mission statement

    Our Mission
    To promote excellence in the practice and appreciation of studio pottery.

    To educate the public in the work, life and legacy of Bernard Leach and the Leach pottery.

    Our Vision

    • To be a centre of excellence for studio pottery, setting standards for ceramic art and in particular studio pottery and inspiring and enabling huge strides to be made in improving the quality of studio pottery production in the South West and beyond

    • To be the lead centre for ceramics in the South West; one of the leading centres for ceramics in the UK; one of the most important centres for ceramic art and pottery internationally

    • To be a financially healthy and sustainable enterprise working with a mixed economy of income streams and exploring new business models for the craft sector

  • Aims

    The Leach Pottery aims to:

    • To promote excellence in the practice and appreciation of studio pottery. To educate the public in the work, life and legacy of Bernard Leach and the Leach pottery. • To be a centre of
  • Overview

    Established: March 2005

    Registered Charity Number: 1111263

    Board members: 7

    Full time staff: 2

    Part time staff: 5

    Volunteers: 10

    Phone number: 01736 799703

    Address: Leach Pottery, Higher Stennack, St Ives, TR26 2HE

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  • New Clay Room

    The Leach Pottery is currently fundraising to build a new clay room on the site. This wil... More