The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 52 No 2 July 2013

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The weather might be cold but enthusiasm
for clay remains hot at Canberra Potters. The
Winter School is going ahead 22-26 July with
two outstanding tutors. Judy Pierce from Victoria
will lead five days of magic manipulation and
development to create functional and decorative
forms from solid and hollow extrusions. Ian
Jones from Gundaroo will lead five days of skill
development for the production of large works
on the wheel. Through August and September.
CPS' ever-popular core classes will continue
and there will also be a number of extension
and special interest classes. Cathy Franzi. who
recently returned from presenting a paper at the
International Ceramics Festival in Aberystwyth.
will present a challenging hands-on course.
Traditional Slipware; and there will also be a
series of single classes addressing various oftenneglected
potters skills.
See www.canberrapotters.com.au for details.
Throughout October. as part of the Canberra
Centenary celebrations. there will be a month of
events involving everything on or about wheels.
On 20 October. CPS will be joining Canberra
Spinners and Weavers to take part in SPIN. a
multi-sited event across the city. For full program
information go to www.canberral00.com.au/
programs/spin.
Watson Arts Centre Gallery has a full ceramics
program through late winter. From 11 to 28
July it will present the annual EASS exhibition.
sponsored by Canberra Potters' Society and
featuring selected 2012 ceramics graduates
from the ANU Ceramics Workshop. The CPS
Annual Members Exhibition will take place from
13 to 20 September and. as always. will include
the selection for. and awarding of. the Doug
Alexander Memorial Award. Static Glimpses. an
exhibition of new work by Bridget Anderson and
Suzanne Oakman w ill be shown from 10 to 20
October.
To all ACT clay workers opening their studios
for the OSCAS on 17 and 18 August. I w ish you
busy days and many visitors.
Cheers. Jane
E: janecrick@dodo.com.au
nsw
I was fortunate to get to Gulgong for one day
(looking at it from the perspective of a glass
half full) and even that was worth the four-anda-half-hour
trip. Looking at it from a glass half
empty. I certainly missed a lot. Gulgong has to be
the best meeting place for potters in Australia.
Candice Ward. an emerging ceramicist who
assisted the master potter Marianne Hallberg
from Sweden. told me very excitedly that it was
the best week of her life. We are all looking
forward to the next gathering. What we must
not forget is the enormous organisation that
goes into such an event. Congratulations to all
who helped to make it a super informative and
fun week. Janet Mansfield was very sadly missed.
Ane-Katrine von Bulow. from Denmark. came
back to Newcastle from Gulgong and gave
a wonderful half-day demonstration of her
meticulous technique of screen-printing onto
bowls.
Ceramics at Newcastle TAFE is a non-event this
year. No mention has been made of its final
demise but sadly and predictably the student
numbers were just not there to go ahead.
Hopefully. this may change in the future.
There is a new clay shop in Newcastle. Clay and
Glaze. a very large space that is selling all things
ceramic as well as holding day and evening
classes. The classes have filled quickly and there
is a waiting list. This. along with some masterclasses.
may be how ceramics will survive at this
time in this region.
The winner of the Ceramics Section of the
Muswellbrook Art Prize this year was Vicki
Hamilton for her porcelain piece Hanging by a
Thread. a portrayal of the critically endangered
Black Rhinoceros . The prize was adjudicated by
Dr Leigh Summers of the Coffs Harbour Regional
Art Gallery. Vicki will present works depicting
the effects of human activities on endangered
animals for her Masters from the University of
Newcastle in July with an exhibition at Back to
Back Galleries in Newcastle.
Cheers.
Sue Stewart
E: sue@ceramicartist.com.au
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