Otago Potters Group members will have their wares for sale at our Winter Market on Sunday 20 July, 10am-3pm.

Join us at the pottery club, 6 Neville Street, South Dunedin, to get your hands on some lovely handmade ceramics.

There will be functional work including mugs, plates, bowls, vases and all kinds of different household pots! As well as sculptural pieces to jazz up your home. Find a great present for your friends, family, or even yourself!

This is a great opportunity to check out the club and ask some questions if you’re thinking of joining.

We hope to see you there. All welcome!

Cash or bank transfer only, no EFTPOS available.

Elemental

Te Atamira, Tahuna/Queenstown.

June 27 – September 3, 2025

Elemental speaks to the raw, foundational forces – earth, water, fire, and air – that shape both the natural world and the creative process. It reminds us that making is, in itself, an act of alignment with these essential rhythms. Artists Rowan Giselle Holt, Niki Henipaiaro White, Ruby Wilkinson, Shannon Courtenay, Brigid Allan and Koko engage in a dialogue with nature, responding with reverence, intuition, and a deep sense of reciprocal connection.

Shannon Courtenay is a ceramic artist based in the Cardrona Valley. Working primarily with hand-built and slip-cast forms, her practice explores the quiet dialogue between natural landscapes and the act of making. Drawing inspiration from the textures, tones, and stillness of theland, and movement of the Ōrau (Cardrona River) she creates sculptural and functional pieces that invite pause and reflection.

Shannon holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and has spent the past eight years developing a practice grounded in slowness, intention, and an instinctive approach to clay. Whether making a series of vessels or large-scale sculptural works, her process is intuitive and physical, focused on balance, form, and a respectful response to her environment.

‍Recent exhibitions include ‘States of Carbon’ at Ponsonby Central (2024), ‘Summer ofthe South’ at Te Atamira (2023), ‘Stoned’ at Broker Galleries (2022) and ‘Landscape’ at Broker Galleries (2021).

‍Image: Rowan Giselle Holt, Limpet (detail), 2025, cotton rag, charcoal powder and pigment powder, 700 x 600 x 25mm.

Chris Weaver – Made in Dunedin

Brett McDowell Gallery, Dunedin

20 June – 10 July, 2025

Chris Weaver was artist in residence at the Dunedin School of Art in celebration of the Ceramics Department’s 50th birthday. He exhibitied some of this salt-fired work at Brett McDowell Gallery.

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Growing Pains

Art Attic, Invercargill

13 June – 19 July, 2025

Featuring ceramics by Anna Zhai and paintings by Maisie Chilton