Burslem School of Art Aims

::  Training  To create new opportunities for training in art & design, and to assist employment prospects for the local community.

::  Business space  To provide quality units suitable for the design-based creative industries.

::  Participation in the visual arts  To establish a facility that will encourage the participation of people from a broad range of cultural backgrounds and interests, through the promotion of visual arts.

::   Local management   To provide a locally-based management structure that involves the local community and seeks to reflect their needs.

::  Support & Training   To provide access to business support and training facilities for tenants, and for the wider business community.    ::  Promoting new designers   To promote good design & encourage emerging designers through a varied programme of exhibitions.

The Burslem School of Art was once the powerhouse in developing world-renowned artist talent within the ceramics industry. For the last five years this 1905 historic Grade-II Listed Building has been run as an arts-based partnership - aimed at advancing education, training & employment and community development opportunities for local employment.

The School's success has shown the way for new culture-led regeneration projects in Burslem town - such as Ceramica, the Queen's Theatre, the Indoor Ceramics & Crafts Market, Burslem Port, and the Burslem Festival.