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Wellington/Western Districts, June 2021
The project to move Mirek Smíšek’s beehive kilns at Te Horo is now in it’s last stages. You can read about the project on our website in Jane Manthel’s article here or visit the Creative Kāpiti facebook page here for images Unearth your Local Potter recently closed at the Academy Gallery. This show involved 13 local potters from the Wellington and Kāpiti region, including Aimee McLeod, Biz Hayman, James Carter, Jenny Shearer, Jenny Turnbull, Judy Page, Karin Amdal, Michelle Retimana, Mike…
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Otago/Southland Report, June 2021
60th National Diamond Jubilee Exhibition in Dunedin Presently we are gathering all manner of materials for the ‘Heritage’ section, being part of our contemporary exhibition. It has its own gallery space within the Otago Art Society premises. We have been able to source material from the first exhibition and are still looking for material that will be digitally displayed. We hope that members who were part of the early days of the Society will take part…
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Canterbury/West Coast, June 2021
Firstly thankyou for inviting me to be part of Ceramics NZ. I hope that I will be able to make a useful contribution to the workings of the Association. I have had clay on my hands at different times over many years and have in the last three years, upon retirement, had the joy of enjoying a relaxed time in the clay. This is after a twenty year break where at the time I was in production…
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Northland Regional Report, June 2021
NORTHLAND Great Plate ’21 Fundraiser for the Quarry The Great Plate Annual Fundraiser for the Quarry Arts Centre is opening for auction on Thursday 29th July 2021. Around 100 artists are supporting the fundraiser this year, each decorating a plate as a unique piece of artwork, made by mostly Northland artists, with a few special guests including fantasy author Neil Gaiman. The Auctions are run via TradeMe – Search “Great Plate” on Thursday 29th July, and…
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Ceramics Association of NZ – Annual General Meeting
Notice of the Ceramics Association of NZ Annual General Meeting This year’s AGM will be held online via Zoom (www.zoom.us/join) on Thursday 2nd of September at 7:30pm. All members will be sent an invitation to join the meeting. Call for Nominations and Notices of Motion: Please send to the Administrator at secretaryceramicsnz@gmail.com or by post to PO Box 14680, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6241 to be received by the closing dates listed below. Regional Council Members These are elected annually from a secret ballot of…
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Diamond Jubilee Exhibition Announcement
The Ceramics Association of New Zealand invites entries for the Ceramics NZ 60th National Diamond Jubilee Exhibition. This October the Ceramics NZ National Exhibition will return to its origins in Dunedin to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Situated in the Otago Art Society’s historic railway building exhibition space, this open exhibition will showcase New Zealand’s leading studio potters and ceramic artists. The Diamond Jubilee is generously supported by Creative New Zealand and the NZ Lottery Grants Board…
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Otago/Southland Regional Report, May 2021
Planning continues for the 60th National Exhibition. Our team behind the retrospective exhibition are looking to conduct short interviews of key figures in Ceramics NZ/New Zealand Society of Potters history. If you are a life member or have been involved in significant events or roles within the organisation, we would love to hear from you. If you would like to contribute to this project please see our website and click contact us. We are so grateful…