Made in the Middle: Families and Groups

A satirical ceramic sculpture featuring 3 figures with black line drawing markings.

The Discombobulated Brexiteer by John Grayson.

The Made in the Middle exhibition has now finished touring but you can still do many of the activities in the family guide and teacher’s pack at home or in the classroom.

Various materials are provided to help you discover more about the artists, their artwork and the exhibition themes. You can download the free family activity guide and teacher’s pack here.

Family Guide

Teachers’ Pack



Where Next?

Stories of Making & Migration

Hear stories from ‘everyday makers’.

Two arms hold a large blue pot decorated with orange shapes. It is large and round at the top tapering inwards towards the base.

Made in the Middle 2025

Made in the Middle tells a story of exceptional contemporary craft and design made in the Midlands.

Three sculptures. They appear to include found objects made from building material. They include rough stone shapes, twisted shapes and smooth glazed forms.

Artist: Oxana Geets - Character Stories

Read the tales of five new creatures.

Three simple ceramic creatures. A dark dragon-like form with a green tongue, a light brown hedgehog-like creature which appears to hold a small bag and look surprised and a small brown bear like figure with open arms.

Made in the Middle: Artists

See all of the artists in the exhibition.

Three abstract sculptures. They are made of irregular shaped blocks of coloured plaster. They look very solid. The colours are bright and blocky, greens, blues, pinks and yellows.


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