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At a time when the NSW government has w ithdrawn funding for Fine Arts courses at NSW TAFEs, the
role of NSW pottery/ceramics groups has become essential in teaching skills and providing support for
NSW ceramicists, so the opportunity provided by Clay on Display was extremely timely.
Altogether the FDA was a success for all involved, promoting and attracting new audiences to
ceramics, drawing attention to the many ceramics/pottery groups throughout NSW, and exhibiting some
outstanding work by NSW ceramicists.
Our thanks to Rebecca Casamento for her outstanding support of Clay on Display, and the RAS
Committee for providing the opportunity to use the FDA to showcase Ceramics in 20 13. Many thanks
to John Hawthorn from Blackwattle Pottery for generously providing Blackwattle clay, and to Andrew
Burgess of NSW Pottery Supplies for his support.
Our thanks to the following groups who participated in Clay on Display - Parramatta Clay and Arts
Inc, Bathurst Potters Inc, Port Hacking Potters Group, Inner City Clayworkers Gallery, Central Coast
Potters Society, The ClayHouse, Coastal Claymakers Inc, Macquarie Hills Potters, Glen Innes Pottery
Club, Nepean Potters Society Inc, Scone Ceramic Group, Newcast le Studio Potters, Ceramic Study Group
Inc., St George Studio Potters, staff and students of the Ceramic Design Studio, Gymea TAFE, Northern
Beaches TAFE Ceramics Department, Hornsby TAFE Ceramics Department and 1 April volunteers.
My thanks to TACA , and to my fellow FDA subcommittee members Vicki Grima, Nicky Coady and
Kay Alliband without whose many hours of hard work Clay on Display w ould not have been possible.
© Karen Weiss 2013
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