Céramique contemporaine. 10 ans d’acquisitions par la Ville de la Louvière

Since the museum opened in 2015, convinced of the need to support artistic creation and to enrich its own collections, the City of La Louvière has allocated an annual budget to Keramis for the acquisition of art by contemporary ceramic artists.

This annual budget initiated by Danièle Staquet, alderman for Culture, has over the past decade significantly strengthened the museum’s contemporary collection. Half of the works displayed in this new exhibition are owned by the City of La Louvière and are on permanent deposit to Keramis.

Building on this momentum, Keramis has over the past decade also benefited from donations from private individuals keen to see the collections grow and the museum thrive. 

Furthermore, through its own programming and artist residencies, and as an active observer of the contemporary art scene, Keramis is equally committed to discovering, promoting, and supporting emerging talent. This involves in particular, the acquisition of very recent and artistically innovative works. Enriching a museum collection with contemporary art is as much a bet on the future as the assurance of being of one’s time and a restitution of the creative energy of an artistic ecosystem.

The works presented in this exhibition were created between 1956 and 2025. They explore the artists‘ relationship to landscape, nature, and the human body. These themes form the backbone of the museum’s contemporary acquisition policy. While not set in stone, they act as a red thread ensuring the long-term coherence and distinctiveness of the collection.