• Welcome Julie Cromwell — New Regional Council Member for Northland!

    Welcome Julie Cromwell — New Regional Council Member for Northland!

    Ceramics New Zealand is very pleased to welcome Julie Cromwell as our new RCM for Northland! Julie is replacing Briar Monro who has been the acting Northland RCM for the last year. We all owe a huge thank you to Briar – she will be missed! But we are excited to have Julie on board!…

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  • Updates to Ceramics New Zealand Constitution – 2023

    Updates to Ceramics New Zealand Constitution – 2023

    Changes to the CANZ Constitution have already been drafted to support the movement towards a more open membership model while retaining the flexibility for hiring staff and charging membership fees if needed in the future.   These main changes are:   We have reduced the different tiers of individual membership from 4 (2 forms of…

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  • Annual Report 2023

    Annual Report 2023

    Dear Members and Supporters, I am pleased to present the 2022 Annual Report for Ceramics New Zealand. It has been an eventful year filled with growth, creativity, and community engagement. As Acting President, I am proud of the progress we’ve made and the impact we’ve had on the ceramic arts sector in New Zealand. Ceramics…

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  • 2022 AGM Minutes

    2022 AGM Minutes

    Download 2022 AGM Minutes (.pdf) Copy of Ceramics NZ AGM Minute9 2022.docx  

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  • Financial Statements and Taxation Return for the year ended 31 December 2022

    Financial Statements and Taxation Return for the year ended 31 December 2022

    Ceramics New Zealand contracted Laurensen Chatered Accountants to undertake the preparation of the financial statements for the 2022 financial year.   The full report is available below. Scope On the basis of information provided and in accordance with Service Engagement Standard 2 Compilation of Financial Information, we have compiled the financial statements of Ceramics Association of…

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  • Strategic Plan 2023-2026

    Strategic Plan 2023-2026

    Executive summary The Ceramics Association of New Zealand Incorporated (CANZ or Ceramics NZ) is the national association for practitioners who work with clay in Aotearoa New Zealand. This strategic plan is the result of extensive work carried out by the 2022/2023 Executive Council.  This strategic plan is underpinned by the reconfirmed mission and values of…

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  • Acting President’s Report 2023

    Acting President’s Report 2023

    He waka eke noa. We are all in this together / We got this, fam!   I want to express my gratitude for your involvement with the Ceramics Association of New Zealand whānau. When Louis Kittleson stepped down as President at last year’s AGM, the organisation faced uncertainty.  Our long-serving administrator and executive director, Meagan…

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  • AGM 2023 Agenda

    AGM 2023 Agenda

    2023 AGM Agenda Date: 15 October,  4pm to 5:30pm Microsoft Teams Click here to join the meeting   Item Presented By 1 Welcome and karakia Karla 2 Apologies Kate 3 Acceptance of 2022 AGM minutes Nicole 4 Acting President’s Report Nicole 5 Acceptance of 2022 Annual report Nicole 6 Acceptance of 2022 Financial report Nicole…

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  • Northland report — September/October 2023

    Quarry Arts Centre Past and Present: The Quarry Arts Centre is celebrating the creativity of staff, past and present, with a new exhibition. On until 16 September Casual Clay (https://quarryarts.org/product-category/art-workshops/) : An ever increasing demand for opportunities to participate means the Quarry has increased the number of sessions the clay room is open to casual…

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  • Otago & Southland report — September/October 2023

    Some ceramic exhibitions happening in the region: John Parker ‘Negative Spaces’ Milford Gallery, Dunedin: 9 September – 2 October https://www.milfordgalleries.co.nz/dunedin/exhibitions/10935-John-Parker-Negative-Spaces Nichola Shanley, Brett McDowell Gallery, Dunedin: until 14th September https://brettmcdowellgallery.com Suite 2023 Dunedin Public Art Gallery Kate Fitzharris ‘Looking at things as a whole’ in Suite 2023, Dunedin Public Art Gallery: until 12 November Suite 2023 |…

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  • Wellington & Western Districts report — September/October 2023

    Kilns at Te Horo Press Release Two significant beehive pottery kilns at Te Horo, on the Kapiti Coast, built by Mirek Smíšek, New Zealand’s first professional studio potter, between 1971 and 1973, have been listed in the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero as a Category 2 historic place. The Trust is delighted this has happened.…

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  • Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau  report — September/October 2023

    Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau report — September/October 2023

      Auckland / Tāmaki Makaurau CERAMIC EVENTS Title: Tracing a gilded trail Exhibitor: Cindy Huang Where: Sumer Contemporary Art When: 9 August – 9 September Title: Feast Exhibitor: An artist collective Where: theend. When: 18 August – 9 September Title: The Fading Memory of The Scribe Exhibitor: John Harris and Steven Junil Park Where: Public…

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  • Global networks report – July/Aug 2023

    Global networks report – July/Aug 2023

    To help CANZ members connect with potters overseas or planning travelling OS over the next few years: Wedge: the Aust Ceramic Triennale will be in Fremantle/Perth Western Australia 2-5 Oct 2024. A call out for Expressions of Interest will be coming out soon for demonstrators, speakers, exhibitions etc. Hosted by CAAWA, see https://www.ceramicartswa.asn.au India has just…

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  • Central North Island report – July/August 2023

    What has been happening at the Waikato Society of Potters (WSP)? We’ve had a busy time lately and were fortunate to have Javier Murcia do 2 workshops (“Head and Face studies sculpture” and “Simplified Figure sculpture”) We are always open to participants from other areas booking and joining us for workshops and classes. An exciting…

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