Ceramics creators

Ceramists from Austria and from many countries around the world create their works in Gmunden or even for Gmunden. Here is an overview and insight into the diversity of this scenery…

Artists in Residence

Within the framework of the various residency programs, international artists bring new impulses to Gmunden and realize their ideas here, inspired by the historic atmosphere of the town, the magnificent landscape and, last but not least, the stimulating culture.

Residencies

Exhibitors at the pottery market

Every year, about 130 international exhibitors present their products at the pottery market on the town hall square and along the esplanade.

Exhibitor

Flamers of the Gmundner Ceramics Manufactory

Each piece that is made in the manufactory is unique. A stamp even reveals who flamed the respective product.

To the homepage FlammerInnen of Gmundner Keramik

Gmundner Art Association

Colorful and diverse presents the association, which unites artists of various genres, including, of course, from the field of ceramics.

To the homepage Gmundner Kunstverein

Gmundner porcelain design

The company, formerly known as Gmundner Handwerkskeramik Pesendorfer, offers porcelain with Gmundner decorations for hotels, restaurants as well as mountain huts.

To the homepage Gmundner Porcelain

Robert Hellmeier tiled stoves

The Gmundner manufactures tiles by hand for tiled stoves of various epochs – from the Renaissance to the 19th century.

To the homepage tiled stove tradition

K&K Ceramics

Ceramist duo Mascha Kosareva and Martin Kunze make tiles, tiles, utensils and art objects on customer’s request. Martin Kunze is also the initiator of the Memory of Mankind project.

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Salzkammergut Art Forum

The association runs its own gallery in Gmunden, where it exhibits works by its approximately 70 members from a variety of artistic disciplines.

To the homepage Kunstforum Salzkammergut

Artists in ceramics store

The ceramics store offers an appealing sales platform to emerging and already well-known artists.

Artists ceramic store

Art workshop Gmunden – Lebenshilfe Upper Austria

The art workshop is a professionally equipped and accompanied studio for the free artistic work of people with intellectual disabilities; its core group consists of full-time artists and one guest artist.
Main areas of work are: Cooperations with studios of other social institutions, development of design concepts for companies, work and business – in cooperation with Kunstforum Salzkammergut – by DIE GALERIE Gmunden, presence in many exhibitions.z

To the homepage Kunstwerkstatt Gmunden-Lebenshilfe

“Lebenswelt” Pinsdorf

The “Lebenswelt Pinsdorf” – a care facility of the “Convent Hospital of the Brothers of Mercy Linz” – offers deaf and deaf-blind people with additional impairments therapeutic living and working communities with secure communication. In the workshops of the associated “Arbeitswelt Pinsdorf” these people produce, among other things, unique ceramics, which are offered for sale at the pottery market, for example.

To the homepage Lebenshilfe Pinsdorf

Ernst Spiessberger

The carpenter, sculptor, ceramist and filmmaker lives and works in Vienna and Gmunden.

To the homepage Ernst Spiessberger

Moritz Paul Spiesberger

The potter and ceramist creates individual animal sculptures using the special raku firing technique.

To the homepage Moritz Paul Spiesberger

Vetseva ceramics

Lili’s ceramic workshop creates handmade and hand-painted ceramics with great attention to detail.

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