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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
Portage Ceramic Awards
Entries are now open!!!
Greetings! This is a courtesy email to let you know that entries for the Portage Ceramic Awards 2018 are now open.
The premier Portage Ceramic Award carries a prize of $15,000. Up to three merit awards totaling $3,000 are also on offer, along with a People’s Choice award of $1,000.
Submissions will close on Monday 6 August at 4pm.
Enter online or download an entry form online from the Portage Ceramic Awards page at teuru.org.nz/portage
The awards evening will be held at Te Uru on Thursday 8 November. We hope to see you there.
The exhibition will run from 9 November 2018 - February 2019.
We wish all the best to those entering this years competition!
James Anderson
Gallery Assistant
Kaiawhinga Taiwhanga
P +64 9 817 8087 ext. 208 | 420 Titirangi Road, Titirangi, Auckland | PO Box 60109 Titirangi 0642 teuru.org.nz
Waitakeri Contemporary Gallery
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.
This first conference under the new name Ceramics NZ will be held next year at Trentham Gardens, 10 Racecourse Rd, Trentham, Upper Hutt
It will be held
in tandem with the 59th National Exhibition which will be held at Expressions Whirinaki Arts and Entertainment Centre, 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt.
The programme of events will include:
Pre- and post-conference master classes
Friday night 59th National Exhibition opening
Demonstrations by notable local and overseas potters and ceramic artists
Firings
Lectures or forums
Trade stalls
Self-selected show and tell exhibition for participants and demonstrators
Monday optional bus tour of local pottery studios and sites of interest to potters
Saturday 23 June or earlier
Wednesday 4 July
9-19 July
Saturday 21 July
Sunday 22 July
Friday 10 August
Sunday 23 September
Monday 24 September
Receiving of digital images
Notification of pre-selection
Receiving of pre-selected work
Final selection
Notification of final selection (by email where possible)
Exhibition opening at 6:30pm
Exhibition closes, buyers collect work till 4 pm
Remaining work to be collected or couriered
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.
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.
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!
Portage Ceramic Awards
