As its name suggests, the biennial Aberystwyth International Ceramics festival attracts visitors from all over the world. Unlike other major UK festivals where the main attraction is potters selling their wares, this festival is a melting pot where potters, teachers, students and collectors get together and share ideas, problems and experiences. There are kiln firings, demonstrations, films, lectures and pottery sales and exhibitions.

The kiln firings at this years event included a wine bottle kiln - built, fired and dismantled by Italian potter Karin Putsch-Grassi, a sculpture kiln by Danish potter Jorgen Hanssen and a mobile wood-fired kiln towed all the way from Poland by Mateusz Grobelney.

This year's demonstrators included Kate Malone, Ruthanne Tudball, Mark Hewitt, Ponimin M Hum, Hyang Jong Oh, Michael Eden, Emma Rodgers, Shigemasa Higashida, Lowri Davies, Elke Sada, Robert Cooper and Dylan Bowen.