The following artists were winners in the CANZ 59th National Exhibition:
Wellclay Premier Award
Mandy Gargiulo
WaveBowl
CANZ Award
Shannon Boyd
Snowballs with Sunshine
Primo Clays Functional Excellence Award
Jo Howard
Sleeping Cat
Bot Pots Non-Functional Excellence Award
Tammy Kuypers
Xt+1=Kxt(-xt)(Chaos)
Nelson Potters Supplies Merit Award
Margaret Sumich
Handle with Care
Vessel First time Exhibitor Award
Mike Page
On reflection
Soon we will have a link to artists who exhibited in the full exhibition.
Sunday 23 September
Monday 24 September
Exhibition closes, buyers collect work till 4 pm
Remaining work to be collected or couriered
Los Angeles Artist to Judge 2018 Portage Ceramic Awards.
This year’s Portage Ceramic Awards, Aotearoa’s best-known survey of contemporary ceramic activity, will be judged by American artist Bari Ziperstein.
Ziperstein is at the forefront of a thriving ceramic scene in Los Angeles. As well as gallery-based exhibitions and site-specific public installations, Ziperstein also produces functional ceramics through her company, BZippy & Co.
Ziperstein will select finalists and winners for this prestigious event, organised and hosted each year by Te Uru in Titirangi with support from The Trusts Community Foundation.
“We are excited about bringing a judge across the Pacific, from the American West Coast to Auckland’s West Coast,” says Te Uru Director, Andrew Clifford.
Ceramics NZ Touring Potters Scheme 2018 - Ben Carter (USA)
The Ben Carter workshops wrapped up at the end of May. This was a huge success and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took part and embraced this opportunity. I would especially like to thank Ali Goodman, Nicola Dench and all the hard working workshop coordinators that helped make this happen. Also to everyone that offered accommodation, catering and your kind hospitality to Ben. Your support will allow us to grow this program and create more opportunities like this. We’ll keep you posted!
A gallery of photo’s from this tour is available for view on this website along with the full interview with Ben, (excerpt of this originally published in Ceramics NZ magazine Issue 1).
If you have any photos you would like to share on this page please send them to our web administrator Lawrence at lawrenceewing8@gmail.com.
Special thanks to Creative NZ
Ngā Mihi
Meagan Blake
Call for Entries - 1 June 2018
UKU Clay Hawkes Bay is a new biennial National Ceramic Award to be held in the Hawkes Bay region. It will be a selected exhibition showcasing the best work from ceramic artists from around New Zealand.
Awards for 2018 will be announced soon.
UKU Clay 2018 will be held at the CAN Gallery, Napier from Saturday 27th October to Wednesday 21st November 2018.
We are delighted that ceramic artist John Parker has kindly agreed to be our first selector and exhibition designer for 2018.
Submissions are invited from emerging and established ceramic artists throughout New Zealand.
Key Dates
Call for Submissions is Now Open
Entry $25.00 limited to one entry per artist.
Friday 31st August 2018
Closing date for entries.
Monday 8th October 2018
Finalists announced.
Monday 15th-Thursday 18th October 2018
Works to be received.
Saturday 27th October 2018
Opening at CAN Gallery Napier.
Sunday 28th October 10-11am
Floor talk with John Parker.
28th October to 21st November 2018
Exhibition Dates.
Thursday 22nd November 2018
Collection of unsold local work.
Sponsors
Napier City Creative Communities NZ.
Hastings City Creative Communities NZ.
Primo Clays.
Tennyson Gallery.
The Rick Rudd Foundation invites entries for the $10,000 Emerging Practitioner in Clay Award
The Trustees of the Rick Rudd Foundation are pleased to announce the inaugural Emerging Practitioner in Clay Award.
$10,000 will be awarded to the entrant selected by the trustees, studio potter, Rick Rudd; ceramic artist and co-owner of Rayner Brothers Gallery, Paul Rayner and IT consultant and art collector with a focus on ceramics, Tom Seaman.
The Trustees would appreciate the attached information and entry form being passed on to anyone who may be interested.
Our Waimak Neighbours Exhibition
Friday August 3, 2018 - Thursday August 30, 2018
Selwyn Gallery, Darfield, Canterbury
The Rooms - a special exhibition at the Elms Exhibition
Saturday August 4, 2018 - Wednesday October 24, 2018
15 Mission St, Tauranga
Quarry Arts Centre - Open Ceramic Award Exhibition
Saturday August 25, 2018 - Monday September 10, 2018
Quarry Arts Centre, 21 Selwyn Avenue, Whangarei
To celebrate 50 years since incorporation we are constructng a mosaic of current members work. Simply click on an image to enlarge it and discover the name of the potter.
Registered as an incorporated society in 1965 by an enthusiastic group of potters in Wellington, New Zealand, Ceramics NZ has grown to become a significant international voice in New Zealand ceramics. The affiliation of about three dozen independent pottery clubs throughout New Zealand together with a number of corporate businesses greatly increases its effective membership. We are a national, not-for-profit organisation representing the interests of practising potters and ceramicists, students of ceramics and all those interested in New Zealand ceramics. We actively support and promote quality, and we encourage and support specialist ceramics education nationally.
This year’s Portage Ceramic Awards, Aotearoa’s best-known survey of contemporary ceramic activity, will be judged by American artist Bari Ziperstein.
The Ben Carter workshops wrapped up at the end of May. This was a huge success and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took part and embraced this opportunity. I would especially like to thank Ali Goodman, Nicola Dench and all the hard working workshop coordinators that helped make this happen. Also to everyone that offered accommodation, catering and your kind hospitality to Ben. Your support will allow us to grow this program and create more opportunities like this. We’ll keep you posted!
