The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 50 no 1 April 2011

Australia Wide
Committee is working with Craftsouth and the
ceramics community to create a lively program
of international and national speakers. The
ACT gratefully acknowledges support from the
Australia Council for the development of this
event; www.australianceramicstriennale.com
Kirsten Coelho
E: kandd@chariot.net.au
tas
Woodfire Tasmania 2011 is fast approaching
- a four-day extravaganza of exhibitions,
presentations, demonstrations, forums and
exhibitions from 28 April to 1 May.
Exhibitions will feature the work of around
90 wood (and other atmospheric) firers from
Australia and overseas, possibly the biggest
representation of wood-fired work seen in
Australia at anyone time - at least nine
exhibitions with work from ten different
countries. There will also be a woodfirers
breakfast market in Deloraine early on Sunday
1 May, followed by an exhibition curated by
Tim Holmes, Vintage Tasmanian Woodfire , at
Reedy Marsh.
For those not yet booked to attend a pre­
Woodfire Tasmania workshop, it's not too late.
Carol and Arthur Rosser are conducting a woodfiring
near Port Arthur; Ian Jones and Moraig
McKenna will conduct a two-day program in the
Tamar Valley; Ben Richardson and Donna Gillis
will welcome workshop participants at Ben's
South Arm pottery; and Barbara Campbell-Allen
will conduct an exciting one-day program at Boat
Harbour. The Reedy Marsh workshop is now full.
Go to www.woodfiretasmania.com.au for more
details.
Another 'must see' in Tassie this month is
Vitrify, an initiative in Hobart being presented
by the Alcorso Foundation in partnership with
the Colville Gallery. The Vitrify Alcorso Award
is a newly established $10,000 national annual
prize for ceramics. From 15 April to 3 May it
w ill feature the work of four finalists : Kim-Anh
Nguyen, Prue Venables, Belinda Winkler and Ben
Richardson. Go to www.vitrify.com.au.
And of course, if you've not yet being drawn
into the field of Hobart's latest 'magnet', there's
MONA, where David Walsh's dreams all come
true under the one roof (www.mona.net.au).
Neil Hoffman
E: neilhoffmann@Woodfiretasmania.com.au
vic
It has been a busy start to the year in Victoria
with a number of exhibitions, awards and
festivals.
In February, Art on the Move - Emergence at
Federation Square commemorated the second
anniversary of Black Saturday. Artists were invited
to submit work based on their response to Black
Saturday, and ceramic artist Sue Acheson had a
sculptural piece chosen to be part of the visual
art exhibition.
Ceramics Victoria held an art exhibition and sale
at Herring Island as part of the Summer Arts
Festival. The theme, Elemental, was based on
the process and making used in the production
of ceramics. The award winner was Lene Kuhl
Jakobsen with her work titled Earthly Delights.
Sharron Masson received the Highly Commended
Award.
Stonehouse Gallery at Warrandyte hosted
and sponsored the Tertiary Ceramic Students
Encouragement Award. Two students were
selected by each college to exhibit a body
of work w ith the vessel as the theme. The
exhibitors were Lisa Blanco and Ulrica Trulsson
(Holmesglen), Lyn Cole and Janae Evans (Latrobe
University Bendigo), Janetta Kerr-Grant and Sarah
Schembri (Ballarat TAFE), Esther Konings and
Erica Tursan d'Espaignet (RMID, Caitlin Lowe
and Rachael Negri (University of Ballarat, Gemma
Mather and Nola Smith (Box Hill Institute), and
Olga Maxwell and Lisa Scheuerlein (Chisholm
Institute). Anna Maas of Skepsi Gallery was the
adjudicator. At the opening, each student was
introduced and asked to speak about their work.
Caitlin Lowe was the w inner of the Stonehouse
Gallery Encouragement Award. The suppliers
were especially generous in sponsoring further
awards and awards for Ceramic Excellence
went to Lisa Blanco, Janetta Kerr Grant, Esther
Konings, Olga Maxwell, Rachael Negri, Nola
Smith and Erica Tursan d'Espaignet. All the work
was well conceived, well designed and beautifully
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