Announcements
60th Premier Award Winner Announced
The Ceramics Association of New Zealand is pleased to announce that Kate Fitzharris is the winner of the Ceramics NZ 60th National Diamond Jubilee Exhibition Primo-Pro Premier Award for, A Small Plate made from Japanese clays. The $3000 Premier Award and full list of...
Ceramics NZ 60th Finalists Announced
The Ceramics Association of New Zealand is pleased to announce the finalists for the Ceramics NZ 60th National Diamond Jubilee Exhibition. The sixty works included in this year's milestone exhibition have been selected by Dr Emma Bugden through a two stage judging...
Featured Articles
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...
Kumiko Jacolin: Celebrating the Life of Wilf Wright (1931-2021)
May 3rd, 2021 Reikorangi On a bright, sunny Monday afternoon in May 2021, around 150 people gathered to celebrate the life of Wilf Wright. Among them were potters, artists, musicians, family, caregivers and helpers. Those...
Regional News
Auckland Report – June 2022
Auckland Studio Potters mid winter market Sunday July 3rd 10am -3pm. Stevei Houkāmau has some stunning carved uku works in Te Matapihi, an exhibition she curated for Matariki at Masterworks Gallery 11th June - 16th July Peter Hawkesby’s latest exhibition at Anna...
Wellington/Western Districts Report – June 2022
The Otaki Pottery Club presents Star Glaze. A mid winter ceramics festival starting next Thursday 23rd until Sunday 26th June. 10-4 each day. The ceramics festival is indoors, as are potters demonstrating, with an outdoor raku display and mobile blacksmith working at...
Recent Posts
Northland Report – March 2022
The Ceramics Association of New Zealand presents a national tour of workshops and artist talks with Carla Ruka. Join one of Aotearoa’s leading ceramic artists, Carla Ruka, as she visits Northland in April/May to give a series of workshops and talks that focus on large...
Wellington/Western Districts Report – March 2022
ON NOW - New installation at Quartz in Whanganui discusses modernism - with Ceramicist Maak Bow Every year, Quartz Museum of Studio Ceramics presents a new installation by an artist chosen by curator Rick Rudd. This time, the artist is Northlander Maak Bow and the...
Canterbury/West Coast Report – March 2022
Rangiora Pottery Club Sorry we don't have a lot to say, hopefully this is ok. We have had a busy January with 3 glaze development workshops where 30 odd club members and class students worked on making some new cone 6 glazes. These were very successful and now we have...
Ceramics NZ Touring Potter Programme 2022 Carla Ruka
The Ceramics Association of New Zealand is pleased to announce a national tour of workshops and artist talks with Carla Ruka. Join one of Aotearoa’s leading ceramic artists, Carla Ruka, as she visits five regions round the country to give a series of workshops and...
Northland Report, November 2021
Congratulations to all the people who entered the Quarry Arts Centre's Open Ceramics Awards 2021! The online catalogue can be viewed here. Videos of the exhibition can be seeing here. The winners were judged by sculptress Carla Ruka and are as follows: Masters Award...
Covid-19 Protection Framework for Pottery Clubs and Studios
Covid-19 Protection Framework for Pottery Clubs and Studios The introduction of the traffic light system on December 3rd has created some confusion for clubs and pottery studios wondering how they fit in and can operate under the new framework. Below we’ve put...
Nelson/Marlborough report, November 2021
Fire and Earth, Ceramics from the Top of the South is on at the Suter, this runs until over the summer holidays through till February 13th. Nelson Christmas markets are coming up and have a number of ceramic stalls. Happy potting, have a wonderful Christmas...
Wellington/Western Districts report, November 2021
On now at Gallery Twenty Six @ 26 Constable st in Newtown, we have a selection of Wellington Potters associations members all congregating for a ceramic pop-up extravaganza. Fancy a spot of Christmas shopping or a chance to discover some of wellingtons hidden pottery...
Central North Island Report, November 2021
Waikato Society of Potters have been starting to get workshops underway again after delays. Javier Murcia has been giving a three day workshop on simple sculpture, making molds, plaster and silicone. WSP management are working hard to keep things moving along. They...
Canterbury/West Coast Report, November 2021
Canterbury Potters have had a very successful exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. They were considerate to those that could not attend and made it accessible on the Net. Members are now working towards their annual Christmas Fair. The enthusiasm in the group...