Canterbury West Coast Updates September/October 2026
Halswell Pottery Group annual exhibition – Sat/Sun 17/18 Oct at Malthouse Theatre, with guest exhibitor Thomas Strange of Strange Ceramics
A few highlights below for the CANZ newsletter, excerpts from our recent group newsletter.
Our annual exhibition is at the Malthouse on the 17 and 18 October with entries due in by the 29th September for selection. Our selector this year is Thomas Strange.
A documentary on the Group by Frank Film NZ is now available on YouTube and was highlighted in the Press. The Group will have to move by the end of 2028 and is on the hunt for a new location.
In November, we will hold a pit firing planned and a workshop with Jenni Taris.
– Waimakariri Pottery Group bi-annual exhibition is on until 9th September at Art on the Quay in Kaiapoi
– Arts Centre Sculpture Festival – Sat 10th till Monday 26th October, daily 10am-4pm, at the Great Hall and North Quad. Many local and national ceramic arts are exhibiting, free entry.
https://www.artscentre.org.nz/whats-on/sculpture-festival-2026
– Gregory Hamilton Miller artist talk – Fri 25th September at Canterbury Potters Association
(Tickets via the club website in due course)
– Kate Fitzharris artist talk – Friday 9th October at Canterbury Potters Association
(Tickets via the club website in due course)
Ashe gallery supports ceramic artist’s are celebrating being open on High St one year this month. https://www.ashe.nz/store/art/ceramics
– Form Gallery hosts an exhibition of Nachiko Schollum and Fiona Tunnicliffe – 5th till 26th September Nachiko Schollum & Fiona Tunnicliffe — Form Galleryform.co.nz
– Ashe is hosting a pottery event: boob making mug with Fluid Pottery, Sat 5th September
https://www.ashe.nz/exhibitions-events/boobie-mug-club
(thanks to Thomas Strange for his help with this update!)