AUCKLAND Tāmaki Makaurau update – July / August 2026 Ceramic Events
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Just recently at The Arts House Trust’s new series: In Conversation, I had the pleasure of listening to a dialogue between Sue Gardiner, the Chair of the Chartwell Charitable Trust and Peata Larkin, our esteemed judge from the 61st CNZ National Exhibition. In this new series, Larkin and Gardiner discussed the creative concepts behind Larkin’s current exhibition, Silent Kōrero. This exhibition explores two decades worth of work and it’s just a snippet of Larkin’s portfolio of art and accomplishments.
Exhibition runs until 16 August 2026.
Image: Peata Larkin kicking off The Arts House Trust’s new series: In Conversation, with ceramics made by Chris Southern (teapot) and Fiona Jack (mugs). But of course!
Current exhibition at The Arts House Trust, Re:Tale brings together a group of contemporary object makers working across ceramics, jewellery, installation, and design, to explore the dual meanings of “retail” and “re-telling”. Developed through the Object Maker Fellowship programme, the exhibition extends from the earlier project Re:Object (Depot Artspace 2025), expanding the focus from objects to the narratives, environments and systems that produce and sustain them.
Kristen Calder A Tea Ceremony for the Edgelands "To acquire the right literacy and learn to read the edgelands, to see the wilderness hiding in plain sight." This line, borrowed from landscape writer Robert Macfarlane, became an important source of inspiration for Kristen Calder. Rather than searching for something extraordinary, Calder encourages us to return to what is familiar and look again. By revisiting a place, a material, or a process time and time again, we begin to discover what has always been there, quietly waiting to be noticed. It is wonderful to encounter an artist who embraces the constraints of material and process, allowing them to become a source of strength and expression. Through clay, Calder transforms the overlooked into something poetic, where fragility and imperfection reveal an unexpected beauty. As these quiet forms gather together, they invite moments of contemplation. There is a gentle rhythm to the collection that naturally draws us in, encouraging each of us to find our own sense of belonging within the work. We warmly invite you to experience A Tea Ceremony for the Edgelands, share a cup of tea with us, and spend time discovering the beauty hidden in plain sight. ‘A tea ceremony for the Edgelands’ by Kristen Calder is her second show at Public Record. Haere mai / All welcome
Please get in touch if you would like to share your upcoming exhibition in the Auckland Region.
auckland@ceramicsnz.org
Happy Potting!