Welcome to CoCA
Over the last two and a half years, York Art Gallery has been sympathetically redeveloped within the existing footprint of the original building resulting in an increase of 60% in the exhibition and display spaces.
This expansion of the gallery has enabled York Museums Trust to establish the new Centre of Ceramic Art within York Art Gallery. CoCA brings together the four significant private collections of British studio ceramics that collectively form the most representative public collection of British studio ceramics in the UK.
Amounting to over 5,500 pieces, CoCA includes the collections of The Very Reverend Dean Milner-White, W.A. Ismay, Henry Rothschild and Anthony Shaw.
Together these collections represent the work of over 600 artists and tell the story of studio ceramics from the 20th century to the present day. The collections are also supported by extensive archives.
Rethink Ceramic Art
Emerging Potters Oct-Dec 2019
Here's the final edition of Emerging Potters magazine for 2019.
Family volunteering at CoCA
CoCA volunteer Jane Eddleston and her son Miles share their Family Volunteering blog.
Derek Matthews: When an Illustrator Goes to Pot
Derek Matthews looks back at his career change from children's illustrator to working with clay.
Collect 2019: A Retrospective
Paul Bailey, producer of Emerging Potters magazine, looks back at this year's Collect 2019 showcase.