Announcements
Winner of $12,000 Emerging Practitioner in Clay Award announced by Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni
The Hon Carmel Sepuloni, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage has announced the winner of the 2021 Emerging Practitioner in Clay Award via video message. The $12,000 triennial Award, which was first presented by the Rick Rudd Foundation in 2018, has been...
Ceramics Association of NZ – Annual General Meeting
Notice of the Ceramics Association of NZ Annual General Meeting This year’s AGM will be held online via Zoom (www.zoom.us/join) on Thursday 2nd of September at 7:30pm. All members will be sent an invitation to join the meeting. Call for Nominations and Notices of...
Featured Articles
The Kilns at Te Horo : an update from The Mirek Smisek Arts Trust
Real progress has been made at the site of Mirek Smíšek’s historic beehive kilns at Te Horo, Kāpiti Coast. When the section of expressway between Peka Peka and Ōtaki was under planning consideration it was clear the new road would track directly through the land where...
Quartz – the Museum of Studio Ceramics
The name Quartz may seem odd for a museum devoted to ceramics but for its owner Rick Rudd, it's perfect. He quotes A Potter's Book, by Bernard Leach: "Quartz, raised to a red heat, quenched in water and ground to a powder is a most valuable material to potters both in...
Regional News
Nelson/Marlborough, August 2021
Our 2022 Touring Potter Programme focusing on large scale sculpture with Carla Ruka is scheduled for Nelson/Marlborough in April next year. These will be three day workshops held across three consecutive weeks. Public talks will also be included in these visits. The...
Central North Island, August 2021
Entries are now closed for Waiclay. The exhibition opens on November 12th at Waikato Museum. Our 2022 Touring Potter Programme focusing on large scale sculpture with Carla Ruka is scheduled for Waikato in February next year. These are three day workshops held across...
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Winner of $12,000 Emerging Practitioner in Clay Award announced by Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni
The Hon Carmel Sepuloni, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage has announced the winner of the 2021 Emerging Practitioner in Clay Award via video message. The $12,000 triennial Award, which was first presented by the Rick Rudd Foundation in 2018, has been...
Nelson/Marlborough, August 2021
Our 2022 Touring Potter Programme focusing on large scale sculpture with Carla Ruka is scheduled for Nelson/Marlborough in April next year. These will be three day workshops held across three consecutive weeks. Public talks will also be included in these visits. The...
Central North Island, August 2021
Entries are now closed for Waiclay. The exhibition opens on November 12th at Waikato Museum. Our 2022 Touring Potter Programme focusing on large scale sculpture with Carla Ruka is scheduled for Waikato in February next year. These are three day workshops held across...
Wellington, August 2021
KINK is a group exhibition coming up at Thistle Hall that plays with erotica in a variety of mediums from clay to ink and the in-between. The opening on Tuesday 21st includes a pop up art market with more KINK pieces from @broken.nz. The exhibition runs until the...
Canterbury/West coast, August 2021
Some regional news from our clubs: Hakatere Ceramics and Pottery Inc We, like the rest of NZ, have been inundated with requests for pottery lessons. Typically it’s younger mums who seem to be most interested and are more likely to become a member after lessons. We had...
Northland Regional Report, August 2021
Our 2022 Touring Potter Programme focusing on large scale sculpture with Carla Ruka is scheduled for Northland in April/May next year. These are three day workshops held across three consecutive weeks. Public talks will also be included in these visits. This programme...
Auckland Regional Report, August 2021
Auckland is still in level 4 lockdown, so many potters are unable to access their studios. Inventive solutions are being found with front porches and kitchen tables becoming makeshift work stations and DIY wedging tables and drying cupboards being created. Auckland...
Otago/Southland Report, August 2021
Since the last AGM most of the country seemingly returned to ‘normal’ for some time but it cannot be overlooked that our potting and ceramic community has been profoundly affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Individuals, whether studio potters or ceramic artists, had to...
Otago/Southland Report, July 2021
One week to go to submit work for the 60th National Diamond Jubilee Exhibition! Entries close this coming Friday 20th at 5pm. For more information and online entry submissions visit www.ceramicsnz.org/get-involved/opportunities/ We are grateful to Creative New...
Canterbury/West Coast Report, July 2021
Form Gallery are showing new work by Takaaki Sakaguchi and Andrew Carran in Revisions. The exhibition explores traditional techniques and materials by modern designers. Curated by international fashion designer turned potter, and Ceramics NZ member Takaaki Sakaguchi....