Pottery Fair

The Saint-Avit Pottery Fair

Created in 1985 under the high patronage of Bernard Palissy, the Pottery Fair of Saint-Avit has rapidly become one of the most important in South West France.

Annually, on the second Sunday of the month of August, 40 ceramists, selected by a committee according to the quality of their work, offer their works to the public in the picturesque setting of the hamlet. The choice of exhibitors allows a large panorama of contemporary ceramic creations to be presented to the visitors.

The Palissy Prize

Since 1998 a specialised jury selects the Palissy Prize. A work by the winner is purchased for the museum collection.
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The winners

1988 – Fred FERRY (President Jacques Buchholtz)
1989 – Pascal LACROIX (President Dominique Court)
1990 – Pascal CASTAGNE ; François PEYRAT (President Jean Jacquinot)
1991 – Pascal DUROT ; Henri DURRENBERGER (President Jean-Charles Prolongeau)
1992 – François GALLISSAIRES; Catherine HAUBOIS (President Michel Gardelle)
1993 – Martin BARNSDALE ; Pascal DUROT ; William BENISTANT ; COLINE (President Daniel de Montmollin)
1994 – Dominique BARDET ; Georges SYBESMA (President Claude Champy)
1995 – Pascal LACROIX ; Joël NUGIER ; Jean JACQUINOT (President Jean-François Fouilhoux)
1996 – Marie NICOLE (Presidente Camille Virot)
1997 – Roberte ALCARAS (President Gérard Quinchez)
1998 – Jean Pierre CHOLLET (President Charles-Adrien Buéno)
1999 – Pascal GEOFFROY (President Étienne Magen)
2000 – Patrice TEULIERE (Presidente Nadia Pasquer)
2001 – Sylvie PIAUD (President Robert Deblander)
2002 – Pascal GEOFFROY (Presidente Daphné Corregan)
2003 – Coline VEYSSIERE (President Yoland Cazenove)
2004 – Thierry BASILE (Presidente Valérie Hermans)
2005 – François GALLISSAIRES (President Jean-Paul van Lith)
2006 – Laëticia PINEDA (President Claude Varlan)
2007 – Chantal LUMINEAU (Presidente Gisèle Buthod-Garçon)
2008 – Patrick ROLLET (President Jean-Pierre Chollet)
2009 – Pascal LACROIX ; Jeune : Hélène JOUS (President Pascal Geoffroy)
2010 – Alain GAUDEBERT ; Jeune : Justin DUTEL (President B. Courcouls)
2011 – Jean-François BOURLARD (President Marc Uzan)
2012 – Coralie SEIGNEUR ; Thomas COURCELLE (President Michel Gardelle)
2013 – Daniela SCHLAGENHAUF (President Christian Destieu)
2015 – Christian BOURCEREAU ; Gilles BROWAEYS (President P. Lacroix)
2016 - Lætitia PINEDA ; Bernard DAVID (Président Alain Gaudebert)
2017 - Mathieu ROBERT ; Ricardo et Rosa CAMPO ROSSEL (Président Jean-Luc Lejeune)
2018 - Pascal LACROIX ( Président Thierry Basile)