Programme – Bolesławiec Ceramic Festival 2024

Fair and exchange

Ceramics fair

• 14–18 August – 10:00–21:00 – Market Square, Prusa Street, Łukasiewicza Street (car park)

Antiques exchange

• 15–18 August – 9:00–19:00 – school sports field, 10 Bankowa Street

Concerts and show

Main stage on Asnyka Street

Alternative stage at Piłsudskiego Square

Family festival, parade and festival opening

• Family Festival of Joy and Creativity “Come, Paint Your World!”:
  • family picnic
  • art workshops
  • a fairy-tale bubble show
  • acrobatics shows by Porcelain Figurines
  • ZUMBA dance battle
  • samba concert with Rio De Janeiro’s Bloco Pomerania
  • participation in the parade, 16 August, 12:00–16:00, Bankowa Street, park by the town pond
• Start of the “Great Ceramic Thirtieth” parade, 16 August, 16:30, Kościelna Street
• Opening ceremony of the 30th Bolesławiec Ceramic Festival and premiere of the song by W. Szajwaj and W. Parkita, “Bolesławiec’s Heart Is Made of Clay”, 16 August, 17:30, Asnyka Street, main stage

Exhibitions and opening receptions

• Opening reception for the post-symposium exhibition of the 59th International Ceramic and Sculpture Symposium, 14 August, 19:00, 1c Piłsudskiego Square, BOK–MCC; exhibition open 15–18 August, 10:00–18:00
• Exhibition of works from the National Ceramics Competition “Ceramic Decoration Inspired by Bolesławiec’s Stamp-Decorated Ceramics”; open 16 August, 9:00–18:00; 17–18 August, 9:00–17:00, 28/29 Zgorzelecka Street, Museum of Ceramics
• Opening reception for the exhibition “Contemporary Bolesławiec Ceramic Design and the 15th Anniversary of the Bolesławiec Ceramic Brotherhood”, 17 August, 19:00, 28/29 Zgorzelecka Street, Museum of Ceramics

Workshops and demonstrations

• New Life for Old Books – workshop for children aged 9–11, 12:00, 14 August, 5 B. Głowackiego Street, City Library
• Author meeting with Karolina Kuszyk, author of the book “Poniemieckie”, 14 August, 17:00, 5 B. Głowackiego Street, City Library
• Assembly and construction of the outdoor kiln “Vase 30”, 15 August, all day, Market Square, green square
• Family workshop “Bolesławiec Landscapes on Styrofoam”, 15 August, 12:00, 5 B. Głowackiego Street, City Library
• Fun and Useful Activities – clay workshops and more for adults and children, 16–18 August, 12:00–18:00, Ceramic Garden behind BOK–MCC
• Ceramic presentations and firings in the outdoor kilns “Vase 30”, 16–18 August, 13:00, Market Square, green square
• “Around Ceramics” workshops, 16 August 12:00–18:00; 17 August 11:00–17:00; 18 August 10:00–15:00, 14 Kutuzowa Street, Centre of Old Pottery Techniques
• Museum activities with history in the background, 16 August, 12:00–18:00; 17 August 11:00–17:00; 18 August 10:00–15:00, 28/29 Zgorzelecka Street, Museum of Ceramics
• Demonstrations of throwing on a potter’s wheel – artist Mateusz Grobelny, 16–18 August, 10:00–18:00, Market Square
• Macramé in the spirit of Bolesławiec ceramics – workshop for children aged 9–11, 16 August, 12:00, 5 B. Głowackiego Street, City Library
• Medieval attractions at the camp of the Syrokomla Knights’ Troupe (Park by the Museum), 17 August 11:00–17:00; 18 August 10:00–15:00, 28/29 Zgorzelecka Street, Museum of Ceramics
• Family workshop “Made from Clay”, 18 August, 12:00, 5 B. Głowackiego Street, Municipal Public Library – Knowledge Centre
• Family workshop “Bolesławiec Dots”, 18 August, 12:00, 5 B. Głowackiego Street, Municipal Public Library – Knowledge Centre

Sport

• BolesławiecRun – Ceramic Run for Health, 17 August, 10:00, 12 Armii Krajowej Street, County Office car park, Municipal Sports and Recreation Centre, “Support Health” Foundation
• Bolesławiec stair run – a race for a ceramic cup, 11:00, 18 August, Piłsudskiego Square, high-rise building, MOSiR

Accompanying events

• Predator Gravel Ceramiczny (Polish Championships for Journalists and Digital Creators in Gravel Cycling), 17.08.2024, 11:00, Wiadukt Plaza.
• 11 Kościuszki Street, “BOLESŁAWIEC” Ceramic Plants
  from 7:00 until the last customer: sale of hand-decorated products from current and new collections. Workshops on painting ceramic products on
  from 16.08 to 18.08, from 10:00 to 18:00. Free guided tours of the factory on 14.08 and from 16.08 to 18.08, from 9:00
  to 13:00. Body decoration painted with stamps and brushes. Author meetings with designers of decorations and limited collections from 16.08 to 18.08, from 10:00
  to 18:00. Commemorative photos at the Doors to Ceramics and the ceramic table. Competitions with prizes.
• 23 T. Kościuszki Street, “Ceramika Artystyczna” Artistic Handicraft Cooperative, square in front of the plant
  14–18 August, 09:00–18:00, Ceramic Garden – sale of hand-decorated ceramic products in the latest stamp decorations and ceramic masterpieces from limited editions of original decorative designs
  15–18 August, 09:00–18:00, Ceramic Garden – ceramic painting demonstrations, clay modelling, activities for children, stamp makeup.
  16–18 August, 09:00–18:00, Ceramic Garden – author meetings with the designers of “Ceramika Artystyczna” decorations: Teresa Liana, Maria Starzyk, Karolina Śliwińska, Jacek Chyła, Edyta Rudzik, Krystyna Deptuła, Ewelina Gałka, Aneta Baszczyj, Marta Matejewicz.
  16 August, 11:00 – official opening of the Ceramic Garden.
• 30 Gdańska Street, Manufaktura w Bolesławcu
  Open-air market with unique promotions – 20%, 30% and 50% discounts! Competition with attractive prizes! Food outlet, games and activities for children, free factory tours and ceramic workshops for those interested. Meeting with alpacas, opening of the Manufaktura gallery – extraordinary and inspiring works, attractive offers in Manufaktura shops at 30 Gdańska Street, 22A Zgorzelecka Street and 24B Kościuszki Street in Bolesławiec.
• 24b Kościuszki Street, “Centrum Ceramiki Tyrcz”
  16–18 August, 10:00–18:00. Picnic with ceramics – decoration and pottery-wheel demonstrations, clay modelling, refreshments for customers.