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Northland report — July/August 2023
Huge community woodfiring at The Quarry Arts Centre In May the Whangārei Woodfiring Collective held the first community firing of the Quarry woodkiln in several years. The firing included the work of over 60 artists including Amorangi Hikuroa, Greg Barron, Mark Mitchell, Israel Dawson, Dorothy Waetford, Rosy and Rich and many others with over 650 pieces fired. The focus was on building woodfiring skills and included a workshop with Greg Barron as well as informal learning opportunities with more…
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Remembering Sally Vinson
Sally Vinson (18 January 1939 – 24 April 2023) Our President 1982-1985 Sally arrived in Wellington from the UK in 1971 after gaining a diploma at the Central School of Art & Design in Holborn. She had been an exhibiting member of the UK Crafts Council at Eltham and also at the Craftsman Potters Shop in Carnaby Street. Her restart here in NZ was via Nova Interiors which led her to making pots for the…
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Welcome Thomas Baker!
We are so thrilled to announce that Thomas Baker has joined The Ceramics Association of New Zealand Executive Council as our Regional Council Member (RCM) for Nelson/Marlborough! Thomas brings with him not just a wealth of experience as an artist but also networks across the region and beyond through his leadership in organisations and events such as Nelson Clay Week, Hot Clay Gallery, and Kiln Studio. View Thomas’s work at https://thomasbaker.co.nz/ Welcome Thomas! We are really looking…
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Ceramics NZ Review – Have your say!
Kia ora koutou, Ceramics NZ (CANZ / Ceramics Association of NZ / NZ Society of Potters) is undertaking a review to set its strategic direction and programme of activity for the coming five years. As part of this review we are running a survey to make sure we capture the ideas and needs of our members and the wider ceramics community. We invite all potters, ceramic artists, clubs, associations, educators, suppliers, galleries, etc. to complete this survey. The…
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Ceramics New Zealand May 2023 Newsletter now out!
Read our May 2023 newsletter.
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Canturbury/West Coast report — May 2023
Hard to Get Again, June 3 – 27 We are bringing back three of New Zealand’s top ceramicists for the end of autumn; these artists create highly sought-after pieces that are becoming harder and harder to get, please join us in June for a chance to get! Find out more at Form Gallery. Greetings from the Ashburton Pottery Society we are a small group of enthusiastic potters, most of us have been focused on hand…
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Central North Island report — May 2023
Driving Creek workshops Phoenix Kiln Demolition and Rebuild Workshop with Duncan Shearer Driving Creek Pottery’s Baseyard Phoenix kiln has reached the end of its current iteration. Come and be part of the deconstruction and the rise from the ashes of the new iteration of the Baseyard Phoenix V2. This is an awesome opportunity to learn about wood fired kiln construction and deconstruction from Duncan Shearer, one of the experts in the field in New Zealand. Duncan…