The conference 'Permanence/Impermanence: Collecting and archiving contemporary clay practices' takes place in London, 24-26 June 2026. The in-person conference addresses how artworks in the 'expanded field of clay' can be made accessible and visible to current and future audiences. These works may be ephemeral, site-specific, participatory or live, and so pose significant challenges to museums.

Proposals for short provocations, papers or panel discussions are invited from artists, academics and museum professionals; we particularly welcome case studies. The deadline for proposals is 16 March 2026. For full details, please see: https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcream.ac.uk%2Fceramics-research-centre-uk%2F&data=05%7C02%7CT.Peters01%40westminster.ac.uk%7C2dc67073143d4547ea3308de5f229771%7Cbb3c97ff11b54b3792cf1897b2d8766b%7C1%7C0%7C639052799332860400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Va98UekABkcwzdhzCjS0WeasyJRICLXM7A2NN31HbpM%3D&reserved=0 - https://cream.ac.uk/ceramics-research-centre-uk/