The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 53 No 2 July 2014

Australian Ceram ics Triennale 2015
which various artists have become meaningfully engaged in social responsibility - particularly community
and the environment. Pre-conference projects will have outcomes that illustrate some of these
possibilities in action .
And then there is the changing nature of studio practice - particularly its economic viability. The
elephant in the room - money - will be tackled head on through examination of the reduced reliance on
government funding, the rise of crowd-funding possibilities, and the selling of work through websites
and web-based activity, pop-up events and collaborations with industry.
And that's not all.
There will be a program of satellite events from the welcome event at 5trathnairn Arts to the
conference dinner and film festival, from hide-and-seek (ah, wait and see!) and master classes to
poster presentations that will enable learning, mixing and networking throughout the time you are in
Canberra.
And, of course, there is still the Canberra that everyone 'knows' .. . the lakeside walk from National
Library to National Gallery via the High Court, and 'up the hill' to Parliament House. The National
Arboretum (a legacy of the Stanhope Government post 2003 bushfires, which destroyed over 500
houses) is well worth a visit, as are the National Museum of Australia and the National Botanic Gardens,
which are adjacent to the university campus. Many of these national sites will have ceramic-specific
exhibitions on during the Triennale.
So come - we are looking forward to welcoming you to our city, our community, and to YOUR
Triennale.
The ACT 2015 Committee
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