The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 49 No 1 April 2010

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Last year we managed to get funding from
Cairns Regional Council to make our clubhouse
wheelchair accessible and so we now hope to
work with disability groups.
Last year members of the Club were invited to a
pottery festival in Zumin Village, Morobe District,
Papua New Guinea. It was a great experience
for the group to stay in the village which has a
long tradition in pottery making. Not only was
it interesting to observe the pottery skills of the
local potters, but also to look at performers from
the district who came to play, sing and dance,
all dressed in colourful traditional costumes. This
year Zumin village will again organise a festival
towards the end of July and the Cairns Potters
Club has promised to promote the festival to
Australian potters. If you are interested in an
eventful trip to Zumin Festival (not too expensive
as visitors will sleep, eat and live village style
during the stay), please contact me for more
information.
Lone White
E: lone@tpg~com.au
qld south east
The dedicated Committee of the Gold Coast
Potters' Association (GCPA) has hit the boards
running for 2010, with kids holiday workshops
in January that were a great success, and a kiln
workshop with Di Buckland in March. A raku
workshop with Lyn Russell will fire up in April,
followed by a Jackson Li two-day brush making
and decorating workshop on 8 and 9 May (go
to wwwgoldcoastpotters.com), a Northern
Rivers (NSW) bus tour in June, and the always
popular Annual Members' Exhibition in August
to coincide with the Int ernational Ceramic Art
Award (21 Aug - 17 Sept). Plans are underway
to hold a workshop on Sunday 15 August with
the workshop artist to be advised.
The Clay Art Benowa Gallery has reopened
Saturdays and Sundays from lOam - 4pm. Clay
Art is a group of potters from the GCPA whose
aim is to have a permanent display of quality,
affordable, functional and non-functional ceramic
art produced by its members and at the same
time make use of the little Gallery they are so
f ortunate to have, thanks to the foresight of
the Gold Coast City Council. The GCPA is right
behind this venture, seeing it as a means to raise
the profile of great locally produced ceramic art
on the Gold Coast.
The Bribie Island Arts Society is host ing the
inaugural Bribie Island Arts Festival in July 2010.
This will include numerous pottery workshops:
16-18 July, Janet Deboos; 19 & 20 July, Kevin
Grealy; 21 & 22 July, Gerry O'Connor; 24 & 25
July, Janna Pameijer. E: festival@bribieartcentre.
com.au; T: Bribie Island Arts Centre, 07 3408
9288. http://bribieartcentre.com.au/html/
201 OartsfestivaV51 Ifestival-home-page
In January, two exhibitions were held: Leaf, Land
Lines with Stephanie Outridge Field and Megan
Puis at the Gympie Times Exhibition Space, and
The A natomy of a Pot with works by Andrew
Bryant in the Hugo Du Rietz Gallery. Stephanie's
works featured scattered leaves blowing with
the breeze, which complemented Megan's
technically challenging work made with Southern
Ice porcelain and other clays. Andrew's works
revolved around skeletons and the anatomy.
The newly renovated Stanthorpe Pottery Club will
officially open on 20 February. The gallery will be
open each Saturday, lOam - 1 pm.
If any groups in SE OLD have news they would
like to include in this space, please contact me.
Happy potting,
Lyn Rogers,
T: 07 5594 3307; F 07 55943365
E: romeo-whisky@bigpond.com
sa
The Australian Ceramics Triennale comes to
Adelaide in 2012 . Jan Twyerould convened
a forum to discuss themes and presenters
with input from artists, education institutions
and others. Details and potential conference
management structure is yet to emerge.
Conferences usually work well in Adelaide, an
accessible city with many resources close to
hand.
Brush and slip-trailed ceramics are on the agenda
with local artists Maria Chatzinikioali, Sylvia
Stansfield, Daisy Bell Virgin and Humna Mustafa
all creating distinctive works.
Entries will close on Friday 7 May for the South
Australian Ceramics Award. Send a digital image,
entry form, CV and entry fee to South Australian
Ceramics Award, c/- PO Box 234, Stepney SA
5069. The Award exhibition will open at Adelaide
Central Gallery on Friday 2 July at 6pm closing
on Saturday 24 July.
John Ferguson is Honorary Artist in Residence at
Ballarat Uni Ceramics Dept from March to May.
John will develop work for a solo show at the
Uni's Post Office Gallery, along with workshops
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