From 19 to 21 June, ceramics will once again take centre stage at D. Carlos I Park! MESTRA – the Caldas da Rainha Ceramics Fair – returns as part of the programme for Caldas da Rainha, a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Arts.
MESTRA continues to establish itself as a market for original ceramics and a meeting place for potters, the local community and visitors. Over three days, the programme brings together live creation, creative experiences that invite the public to “get their hands dirty”, and cultural activities that bridge tradition and modernity.
MESTRA reinforces ceramics as a living artistic practice — built on know-how, creation and sharing — in Caldas da Rainha, one of the country’s main centres for ceramics.
The 2026 edition of MESTRA features 70 entries – alongside the ceramists from Caldas da Rainha are ceramists from municipalities within the AptCVC (Alcobaça, Aveiro, Barcelos, Batalha, Bombarral, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Covilhã, Estremoz, Leiria and Porto de Mós) and the Western Region, representing a total of 15 cities nationwide:
CALDAS DA RAINHA Ana Cabral Ceramics * Ana Sobral * Arneiro Arts Centre * Atelier São Miguel * Bárbara Miranda Ramos * Barro da Cris por Cristina Capinha * Beco da Saudade * Bolota Ceramics * Carlos Barroso * Cerâmica Bruno Pires * Cerâmicas do Moinho * Cíntia Martins * Cláudia Canas * Dolca Design * duasdues * Elsa Figueiredo French * Elsa Rebelo * Havana Ceramica, Heráclito Lima, Joana Mundana, João Vítor Rodrigues, José Matos, Link Ceramics, Loja do Ca..lho!, Luana Resende, Luís Pires Estudio Z, Margarida CeramicArt, Mariana Sampaio Studio * Miguel Neto * Mokazaga by Monique Gaia * Mútua Atelier * Nazaré Feliciano * Oficina de Cerâmica Artesanal Vítor Lopes e Júlia Lopes * Olaria Lindinho * Artreve-te By Patrícia Ribeiro * Pegada “de Barros” * Pratos da Prats * Sean Silva Woodfired Ceramics * Shannon O’Callaghan * Sílvia Jácome * Suricata * Teresa Alves Ceramics * Teresa Teodoro (TETE) * Through a pisces pov * Verguinha/Balona e Ana Novais * Vítor Lopes Henriques * Vítor Pires | ALCOBAÇA Liliana Sousa Ceramic Artist * Miradouro Cerâmica * Stela Ivanova | AVEIRO Pássaro de Seda | BARCELOS João Lourenço | BATALHA Atelier Nadine Gueniou | BOMBARRAL Atelier Cer-Amar-Te, * Atelier Rita Tomás * FORMASDOBARRO/João Luís Barros * Well Traveled Wares | CASTELO BRANCO Fernanda Soares, João Robalo Ceramista, Rafael’s ArtLab – Pedro Rafael, Teresa Martinho Ceramista | COIMBRA Feitiu – Oficina de Criação | COVILHÃ Atelier Formas e Cores de Terra | ESTREMOZ Confraria do Boneco de Estremoz | LEIRIA O Barro na Mão do Oleiro | LISBOA Patrícia Alves Cerâmica * Patrícia Vieira Cerâmica | ÓBIDOS Atelier CP by Cláudia Pernes | PORTO DE MÓS Casa da Olaria (Carlos Neto/Ana Lousada) | PORTALEGRE Madalena Meireles
You can view the full program HERE.
