Jess Nicholson: Ka maumahara te uku (the clay remembers) Clay remembers being pounded flat or rolled into a ball, in the same way that it remembers being the basalt rocks of a mighty mauka or the silt swept along the bottom of a braided awa. 11.04.26 – 17.05.26 In this solo exhibition, Nicholson continues to…

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Mount Pleasant Pottery Group recently held their annual pottery exhibition, which for the past three years has been organised over Matariki weekend. This event is the largest in our calendar requiring multiple club members to work hard behind the scenes in the lead up to the exhibition. This year our guest exhibitor was Jane McCulla,…

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For the 2024 edition of Living Room, Caroline Billing and Andrea du Chatenier have curated the work of eleven artists in response to Warren’s remarkable architecture and the use for which it was designed. Drawing on our personal and cultural associations with the objects and architecture of daily life, the exhibition features work that considers how we design…

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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 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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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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Halswell Pottery Group has had a quiet start to the year as we gear up for workshops and events planned shortly. We are excited to be hosting Fiona Tunnicliffe in August for a weekend-log sculpture workshop and Q&A session. We have also set the dates for our annual exhibition and booked a venue, September 13-15th at…

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Halswell Pottery Group Halswell Pottery Group has had a busy winter and spring season and we are looking forward to an even busier festive season. In August, renowned potter Greg Barron visited us for a two day demonstration. Greg showed us techniques such as building large pots in stages using coils, throwing in stages and carving…

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