In the first half of the nineteenth century, ceramics from Opishnia were characterised by geometric motifs. During the second half of the century, these motifs were exchanged for the recognisable '''' decoration. By 1893, there were 288 potters working in Opishna; for most of them, pottery was their only source of income. During the twentieth century, the pottery art of Opishnia actively responded to innovations in the social and artistic life of the state. One of the innovations was the use of easel painting elements, which were influenced by Soviet political ideology. The introduction of easel painting elements into Opishnia pottery was initiated by the drawing teacher, icon painter, and painter , a graduate of the
Stroganov School of Technical Drawing. In the early 1930s, images of Red Army soldiers began to appear on pottery based on the influence of Soviet ideology. Political repression in the 1930s and 1950s affected the pottery industry. In addition to potters, political repressions also affected other residents of Opishnia who were involved in the pottery business, including the heads and employees of pottery establishments, teachers and graduates of the pottery school and researchers. A positive aspect was the mechanization of clay extraction and preparation of mass for household products. Pottery was taught to the Opishnians from school age: the students studied the basics of pottery and underwent practice at a ceramic factory. In 1986, the Pottery Museum was founded in the village by order of the Council of Ministers of Ukraine. It was initially inspired by the film-maker
Alexander Dovzhenko. Examples of Opishnia ceramics are also held in overseas collections, such as the
Ukrainian Museum of Canada. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Opishnia ceramics were popular only as souvenirs. Since 2002, a small private enterprise "Pottery Circle" has been operating in the old premises of the "Art Ceramics Factory," with about 40 people working at the factory. In 2007, Kateryna Shtanko created the "Svyshchyk"
postage stamp with a denomination of 5 kopecks. In 2012, ceramics from Opishnia were added to
Ukraine's National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. As a result, the region also hosts the National Pottery Festival. File:Opishnia_ХІХ.JPG|Pottery market in Opishnia, late 19th-century File:Фляндрівка_01.jpg|
Fliandrivka decoration File:Завод_Художній_керамік.JPG|'Artistic Ceramicist' factory, in ruins File:Opishna1.JPG|Pottery museum in Opishnia File:2008. Свистулька.jpg|2008 stamp File:Goncharsʹki_festival_v_Opíshnomu-2011.JPG|Festival display == Manufacture ==