The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 49 No 3 November 2010

THE
NARRATIVE KNOT
stories in ceramics
The Australian Ceramics Association's Biennial Exhibition 2011
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
2 December 2011 - 22 January 2012
Curator: Gerry Wedd
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Since it's very beginnings, ceramics (and pots in particular) have been carriers of stories. From Greek
pottery to Grayson Perry, potters and painters have used the ceramic surface as a vehicle for storytelling.
A vessel has no beginning and no end, but an endless revolving surface that makes it ideal to use to tell tales.
Narratives come in (and on) different forms. All objects have stories to tell and some tell stories. The effects of
flame and glaze on a fired surface tell the sometimes dramatic story of the making, the firing and the maker.
Some makers choose to write and draw stories on the surfaces of their work. Narrative works don't
necessarily provide us with a beginning a middle and an end, but a series of clues that we can piece together.
As curator, my interest is in work that has narrative content, whether it is overt or covert, conceptual or
concrete. The idea of the 'narrative knot' implies interlocking or interweaving stories of (and about)
making, as well as works that tell other stories.
Now, I know that everyone has a story in them.
Do you or your work have a story to tell?
Is the narrative explicit or implicit?
Practitioners (potters, sculptors, ceramicists etc.) are invited to submit proposals for
'The Narrative Knot: stories in ceramics'.
Please send an outline of your proposal! rationale (100 - 150 words), a disc with 3 - 5 images of
related work and a current l-page Cv.
Applications close: 28 February 2011 Artists notified: 1 April 2011
Exhibition dates: 2 December 2011 - 22 January 2012
Please post proposal packages to: Gerry Wedd, The Australian Ceramics Association
PO Box 274 Waverley NSW 2024
Selected artists will receive $100 participants fee.
Exhibitors must be financial members of The Australian Ceramics Association.