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Northland / Te Tai Tokerau update – Nov/Dec
Quarry Arts Centre Congratulations on all participants and winners of the QCA Awards. PRIZE WINNERS and PRIZESJudges Merit 4 – $100 Voucher – Sponsored by Claybright Lans Hansen (Wellington) – “Unfurling” Judges Merit 3 – $100 voucher – Sponsored by BotPots Maak Bow (Kaiwaka) – “Cancelled” Judges Merit 2 – $300 voucher – Sponsored by…
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Rick Rudd Foundation – Emerging Practitioner in Clay Award 2024
Today, the Rick Rudd Foundation is pleased to announce the winner of the $15,000Emerging Practitioner in Clay Award. This award was established in 2018 by RickRudd to encourage, foster and promote those makers who have not achievednational recognition. It is limited to those makers who have been working with clayfor five years or less. Its…
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Nelson/Marlborough – Sept/Oct 2024
Nelson Clay Week 28 Sep – 4 Oct at various venues across Nelson www.clayweek.nz Nelson Clay Week is a celebration of pottery as a craft, an artform and an industry, with ceramicists from all over the country coming together to share ideas and techniques, and to show their work. There are talks, special events, a Potters Market, and…
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Dunedin Ceramics Certificate Class of 1974
Hello fellow Potters and Ceramicists! An occasion recently gave me reason to pause and reflect on my past work. It spans decades and it reminded me of the time I had enrolled in the Ceramics Certificate Course at Otago Polytechnic in 1974. That was 50 years ago! How time has passed and how pottery changed…
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Free Range
Free Range Curated by Cheryl Lucas & Caroline Billing 28th August – 28th September The National, Christchurch. In ‘Free Range’, 16 contemporary artists plunder the associations of the egg. At the invitation of Cheryl Lucas, each artist in the exhibition was given 12 ceramic eggs (made by Lucas). In a concept that is equal parts…
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Rangiora Pottery Group
Rangiora Pottery Group is having their bi-annual ceramic exhibition this year. Being held in the Kaiapoi Ruataniwha centre “Art on the Quay” exhibition space. Opening night Thursday 19 September. In addition to the general pottery on display we have added something a little different. A mini exhibition called “Mountains to the Sea”. There are strict…
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Register for our 2024 AGM
Please join our 2024 AGM where we will report on our 2023 activities and finances on 17 November 2024 at 6pm. The AGM is also a time when we elect Council members, set membership fees for the following year, and nominate people for lifetime membership. We want to hear from you – so please plan…
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Central North Island Sept/Oct 2024
50 Years of Driving Creek Next date: Friday, 01 November 2024 | 12:00 AM to Sunday, 03 November 2024 | 11:59 PM Join us from November 1st to 3rd to celebrate 50 years of Driving Creek Pottery. A weekend full of talks, firings, and food planned and would love to share it with as many of…
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Canterbury & West Coast updates – Sept/Oct 2024
Form & Fire. 20 September to 24 November A diverse collection of inspiring, eccentric and beautiful pottery from the 1960s to now will star in the new exhibition Form & Fire at Canterbury Museum at CoCA.This celebration of Canterbury pottery features more than 160 artworks from the Museum’s collection and is only running for a limited time of…
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Wellington, Wairarapa, Manawatū and Taranaki Updates – September 2024
Kilns at Te Horo WELCOME NEW RESIDENT ARTIST: TINNI ARORATinni is at The Kilns working in the Blumhardt Studio until 24th September. Call in to say hello!From New Delhi, she is a skilled studio potter and teacher, specializing in tableware and miniature pottery. Trained under the guidance of Ms Rachna Parasher in India and with…
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5 Day Onggi Master Class with Kwak Kyung Tae & Marco Minetti
By Holly Morgan Nestled amongst the rolling hills and lush trees in the Coromandel, a group of eager clay workers from around the country gathered at the iconic establishment Driving Creek Railway (DCR). Connected by a material, excitement built as we were about to embark on a five day Onggi Masterclass by Korean Master Kwak…
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Northland / Te Tai Tokerau update – Aug 24
Quarry Arts Centre, Whangarei Quarry Ceramic Awards Entries Closing Saturday 31 August All information to enter QCA24 can be found on the Quarry Arts Website. PRIZES Premier Award $1500 in cash + $800 in vouchers Sponsored by Quarry Arts Centre, Creative Northland, BotPots, Abbots Glazes Runner Up $700 in vouchers Sponsored by Primo Clay, BotPots and…
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AUCKLAND Tāmaki Makaurau update – September/October 2024
Don’t forget to sign up for the national ceramics open studios event! This November 23rd/24th ceramicists around the country will open their doors to the public from 10am to 4pm. Register Here Please check venues for their Opening Event dates. Title: Ceramics Exhibitor: Jaime Jenkins & Janna van Hasselt Where: Pah Homestead When: 5 July –…
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Canterbury & West Coast updates – July/Aug 24
The latest issue of The Canterbury potter, CPA’s quarterly newsletter. Halswell Pottery Group “A few changes are happening around the Group as we transition to streamed wheel work classes with beginner and intermediate streams and welcome a new tutor, Mark Hyslop. We are excited for August’s upcoming workshops with Fiona Tunnicliffe and Renate Galetzka, catering to…
