Our earlier Glaze & Mane competition for ceramic artists now showcases the best works at the Imperial Farm of Tsarskoe Selo.
Organised by Tsarskoe Selo and Heat It Up! Contemporary Ceramic and Glass Magazine in partnership with 573 Gallery of Modern Artistic Ceramics, the Glaze & Mane exhibition features seventeen art objects by ceramists from all over Russia and one from Cuba. Three objects are provided by 573 Gallery.
The ceramists drew inspiration from various domestic, wild and exotic animals that lived at the Imperial Farm in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as from the Farm's current inhabitants, such as horses and fowl. Some were inspired by the Farm's nearly century-long connection with dairy products production and supply to the Imperial Court.
The free exhibition (6+) is open through 4 October 2026. The project also offers guided tours, meetings with ceramic artists, hands-on workshops, discussions, and open lectures on contemporary ceramics.
Competition participants:
• Horses, a five-piece series by Daria Ibragimova (Moscow, Russia)
• White Horses by Irina Bobyl'kova (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
• Friends by Valentina Tuboltseva (Krasnoyarsk, Russia)
• Fuerza del Amanecer (Strength of Dawn) by Daliam Armas Cabrera (Havana, Cuba)
• Red Sun and Solar by Yulia Smirnova (Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, Russia)
• His Majesty's Chickens by Nadiya Miniakhmetova (St Petersburg, Russia)
• Chicken Udder, Pork Horns by Ulyana Karagod (Pereslavl'-Zalessky, Russia)
• Waterhole by Veronika Sushko and Vladimir Nikiforov (St Petersburg, Russia)
• Dialogue with Fire by Natalia Makarova (Samara, Russia)
• Patima, a pottery series by Natalia Makarova (Samara, Russia)
• In a Daisy Field by Irina Chesnokova (St Petersburg, Russia)
• Apple Horse by Masha Sergeeva and Danya Sergeev (Dyatlitsy, Leningrad Oblast, Russia)
• Fortune Cookies of Tsarskoe Selo by Polina Semakhina and Arina Leshchenko (Moscow, Russia)
• The Princess, a four-piece dedication to the carrot and the ancient Greek amphora by Olga Ravinskaya (Moscow, Russia)
573 Gallery of Modern Artistic Ceramics:
• Octopus Flowerpot by Nana Tatishvili
• Keyholes by Olga Morozova
• Tower by Igor Vasiliev
↓ Audio guide (in Russian)