The Australian Ceramics Association

Hey TACA Members! At this year's AGM, we're chatting with Bernard Kerr and Matt Russellabout WEDGE, the 2025 Australian Ceramics Triennale in Fremantle / Walyalup, hosted bythe Ceramics Arts Association in Western Australia (CAAWA).

WEDGE, Wildflowers & Walyalup 🏺🌼🌊

Every Triennale is deeply informed by the place in which it is held. WEDGE has also foundinspiration from the Indian Ceramics Triennale, held in early 2024 and attended by Bernardand Matt.

How has this experience informed their vision? Who will we meet from our broaderregion and what themes do they want to explore? Are there other venues and groupsinvolved in the program?

And the wildflowers! WEDGE is on from 2–5 October, the season traditionally known asKambarang, and famous for its flush of endemic wildflowers. If you're curious about a trip
next year to WA, tune in!

➡️ If you have a Full Membership with TACA, a link to register on Zoom has been emailed toyou! We hope you’ll be there.

REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN! 💥💥💥 Registrations close Monday 19 August 💥💥💥

Join us for Australian Ceramics Open Studios on Sat 23 & Sun 24 November 2024!

Our annual nationwide event is a great opportunity to connect with your local community, grow your audience and sell your work before Christmas.

Link up with potters and ceramic artists in your area, have a huge amount of fun (and a bit of hard work), and share your passion for clay with fellow makers and the public.

Full details at https://members.australianceramics.com/eventdetails/24848/australian-ceramics-open-studios
Open your studio on Saturday or Sunday, or the whole weekend 💥

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👉👉 Open Studios Q&A with Minna Graham and Ruby Pilven

OPEN STUDIOS Q&A: Join us on Wednesday 7 August at 8pm AEST with special guests Minna Graham and Ruby Pilven. Hear about running an open studio event and get some top tips.

Bring a question if you have one or just come along and learn a little more about opening your studio to visitors, how to go about it, what is involved, and how to make it successful. We will talk about why you might open your studio, which can be about selling your work but also much more.

If you've considered doing open studios but never quite get over the line, or if you've done an open studio but would like to do it differently, or if you are already registered for ACOS and want some tips and pointers, this talk is for you!

All welcome to join, live on zoom Wednesday 7 August at 8pm AEST.

Free, register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrdeyrrj8uHNQU46WVbz7lYqqnHnSPn3ni

The Journal of Australian Ceramics, Vol 63 No 2, July 2024
OUT NOW!

FOCUS: MATERIAL EDUCATION
THE TORCH
TYZA HART
YURO CUCHOR
COOMADITCHIE
NATIONAL EDUCATION PICTORIAL SURVEY

The materials that we work with hold a huge amount of meaning, but they also ask many questions. Our theme for this issue of The Journal of Australian Ceramics is MATERIAL EDUCATION, and our contributors have contemplated earnestness and value, materials, people, communication, and much more. We dive into education through embodiment, place, and technique, consider legacy and responsibility, trace our materials back in time and location, and look into algorithm changes. This issue also includes our national education survey. The question of who has access to ceramic education, where, and how, lingers. Accessibility and what we want for the future are important questions of our time.

Featured in JAC 632: Tyza Hart, Sturt, woodfiring education, The Torch, ceramic practice online, Sarah Christie, Coomaditchie, TABLED exhibition review, Sue Peachey, Steph Wallace, The Material Provenance Project, Bismuth, David Walker interviewed, Yuro Cuchor, Nathan Nhan, Clay Gulgong, NATSIAA, Tracy McDowall, Bruce Nuske, Mish Meijers, Juyeon Kim, Juliet Tang, and tributes to Barry Singleton and Jane Burns AM.

Get a copy at australianceramics.com/shop

TWO WEEKS to go! Abstract Submission Deadline: 1st August 2024

TRIENNALE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – OPEN CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS
2025 Australian Ceramics Triennale WEDGE
Walyalup (Fremantle, WA)

The Ceramic Arts Association of Western Australia invites submissions for the upcoming Australian Ceramics Triennale Conference, WEDGE, to be held in Walyalup (Fremantle), Western Australia from 2–5 October 2025.

WEDGE aims to bring together leading practitioners, researchers and enthusiasts in the field of ceramics to explore and exchange ideas, techniques, and innovations. The conference will provide a platform for interdisciplinary discussions, foster collaboration and enhance relationships in the global ceramics community.

Go to 👇

australianceramicstriennale.com.au

A few picks from our bookshop for Mothers Day! Order soon so we can post them out in time 📬 (Mums, share this post with your kids 😉) View the full selection online (Linktree in Profile)

After many months of preparation, we are very proud to see members' work exhibited in TABLED and HELD at Manly Art Gallery & Museum who partnered with us for the show 🥳 Visit our EXHIBITIONS page (Linktree in Profile) to find our TABLED catalogue and view the full list of HELD artists - 90 members! 🙌

One of our most visited pages is OPPORTUNITIES, updated weekly with the latest prizes, awards, residencies, positions vacant, market applications and more! And we only include opportunities relevant to ceramics 💯😬
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Paul Davis with ITO EN & Minako Asai of MinnieSweets

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Georgina Yen Qin Lee .qin with Raymond Tan of Raya

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Clare Unger with Anu Haran of Flour Shop

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Jeremy Simons (Slip Ceramics) with Emma Knowles

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Timna Taylor with Palisa Anderson

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Kirsty Collins with Nathan Quinell & Craig Shanahan

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Leia Sherblom (GRIT Ceramics) with Ben Devlin of PIPIT

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Kris Coad with Rhett D’Costa

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Malcolm Greenwood with Lennox Hastie of Firedoor & Gildas

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Janet DeBoos with Shannon & Jennie Kellett of Wee Jasper Distillery

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Vanessa Lucas & Emma Jimson with Annie Smithers of du Fermier

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery & Museum Manly Art Gallery and Museum

Claire Ellis with Simone Jude of Seasonal Simone

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery & Museum

TABLED ~~~

Tableware designed and made by potters in collaboration with a chef, cook or artisan food producer. The exhibition uses the terrain of the tabletop as the platform to discuss the age-old relationship between food and pots.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June

Kris Coad with Rhett D’Costa
Kirsty Collins with Nathan Quinell & Craig Shanahan
Paul Davis with ITO EN & Minako Asai of MinnieSweets
Janet DeBoos with Shannon & Jennie Kellett of Wee Jasper Distillery
Claire Ellis with Simone Jude of Seasonal Simone
Malcolm Greenwood with Lennox Hastie of Firedoor & Gildas
Georgina Yen Qin Lee with Raymond Tan of Raya
Vanessa Lucas & Emma Jimson with Annie Smithers of du Fermier
Jeremy Simons (Slip Ceramics) with Emma Knowles
Leia Sherblom (GRIT Ceramics) with Ben Devlin of PIPIT
Timna Taylor with Palisa Anderson
Clare Unger with Anu Haran of Flour Shop

The Australian Ceramics Association members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery & Museum

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW!

The Journal of Australian Ceramics, Vol 63 No 1, April 2024

FOCUS: DOMESTIC MATERIAL
PENNY EVANS
SEAN MILLER
TINGLE TABLE
THE POSTMASTER
WASTE VEGETABLE OIL KILN
TABLED

From the Editor: The domestic can be a place of comfort, or conflict, or both. It is a place of thinking and attitude-forming, and, if we are fortunate, a place of rest. In trying to find a way through this issue’s theme DOMESTIC MATERIAL, I am left dwelling on questions – what conversations are we having? What material furnishes the inner spaces of our hearts and minds?

In this issue there is intimacy in exhibition themes and profiles, cultural memory in current tableware, the domesticity of furniture, and a kiln fired with a domestic waste product – vegetable oil.

Featured in JAC 631: Penny Evans, Claire G. Coleman, Ruby Yu-Lu Yeh, do° Pottery, Room23 Ceramics, Wonki & J Ceramics, Ellis Moseley and Mark Jones, Ian Jones, Georgia Zoric, Sean Miller, Tina Baum, Kirk Winter, Kaz Davis, Danish Quapoor, Parker Lev Dupain and Kate Jones, Dee Taylor-Graham, Everything Flows, Elaine Kim, Mikaila Rodgers, Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence, Hannah Vorrath-Pajak, Sarah Stubbs, Angie Russi, Belmont Potters Group, and the TABLED exhibition catalogue.

Cover: Sean Miller, Kookaburra sits in the Sacred Tree, 2019, glazed stoneware, wheelthrown, coil and handbuilt, sandblasted, h.68cm, diam.32cm; photo: Mick Bell

Single issue $20 plus postage
Subscription (within Australia) $60 free postage
Digital from $14
These options and more at australianceramics.com/journal

The Journal of Australian Ceramics welcomes contributions – we encourage both experienced and emerging writers, and contributions on all aspects of Australian ceramics.

If you are interested in contributing to the Journal the first step is to get in touch with the Editor via email with your pitch, idea or questions about contributing: [email protected]

Articles can take a variety of formats and may focus on a specific technical aspect of ceramic practice, highlight individuals working in our field, share a personal story, or approach ceramics from a new perspective. Criteria for publication include relevance to ceramics in Australia, and the inclusion of a diverse range of voices, practices, and locations across our ceramics community. The Editor provides support and guidance on publication specifications. Contributions to the Journal can be as short as 300 words, and as long as 3000 words.

If you have a burning opinion, you may also like to write for our WEDGE section. WEDGE is an opportunity to share a personal take, a particular concern, a thought or a feeling in words only (no images). It is hoped that WEDGE may enliven conversation and voice some of the wide variety of ideas, concerns, or opinions within our field.

More info and all the deadlines at australianceramics.com/journal

Coming soon...

HELD – Recent small-scale works from 90 members of The Australian Ceramics Association showcase the diversity and excellence of contemporary ceramics in Australia.

A TACA members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Amanda Walker, Andrea Barker, Audrey Liew, Avi Amesbury, Barbara Campbell-Allen, Brett Smout, Bridget Saville, Caroline Wright, Cathryn Brown, Cathy Hicks, Claudia De Salvo, Danielle Vibert, Debbie Hill, Denise McDonald, Donna McDonald, Edward Whitelock, Elnaz Nourizadeh, Emma Guthrey, Flic Leung, Gillian Hodes, Glenn England, Goosullae Kim, Greg Daly, Helen Earl, Helena Blackstock, Jacqui Sosnowski, Jan Downes, Jann Kesby, Jayanto Tan, Jean McMaster, Jen Lyall, Jennifer Johnston, Jennifer Hillhouse, Johanna De Maine & Tatsuya Tsutsui, Joseph Boas, Josephine Powell, Judy Greenfield, Julie Excell, Karen Wells, Kate Combes, Kaz Davis, Kiriko Satsuma, Kirsten Perry, Kristen Halkett, Lene Kuhl Jakobsen, Lene Lunde, Leonard Smith, Lilach Mileikowski, Lotte Schwerdtfeger, Marlize Myburgh, Mary Henry, Michael Olsen, Michelle Carr, Michelle Merrifield, Mike Hall, Minna Graham, Mollie Bosworth, Natalie Velthuyzen, Neville French, Nicci Parry-Jones, Nicole Lister, Pattie Beerens, Pauline Meade, Peta Berghofer, Pie Bolton, Rina Bernabei, Robert Linigen, Roshni Senapati, Ruby Pilven, Ruby Yu-Lu Yeh, Sam Ward, Sandra Bowkett, Sandy Lockwood, Shinhee Ma, Shira Ash, Simon Reece, Sonali Patel, Sophie Horvat, Steph Wallace, Susannah Spittle, Tamasin Pepper, Terry Wright, Tess McAuslan-King, Thannie Phan, Tina Wheatley, Trisha Dean, Wayne Smithers, Wonki Kim & Jaeha Lee, Yvette De Lacy, Zsolt Faludi

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 19 April–9 June, opening event Friday 3 May 💫

TABLED, HELD, PLACED
19 April–9 June 2024
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
West Esplanade Reserve, Manly NSW
Open Tues to Sun, 10am–5pm

Pattie Beerens Wadawurrung Country (Anglesea)
sibling sea-clay, 2023, unfired clay with seaweed

Exhibiting as part of:

HELD – Recent small-scale works from 90 members of The Australian Ceramics Association showcase the diversity and excellence of contemporary ceramics in Australia.

A TACA members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery & Museum

TABLED, HELD, PLACED
19 April–9 June 2024
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
West Esplanade Reserve, Manly NSW
Open Tues to Sun, 10am–5pm

Denise McDonald Eora Country (Sydney)
A Constraint of Banksias, 2023, stoneware & driftwood

Exhibiting as part of:

HELD – Recent small-scale works from 90 members of The Australian Ceramics Association showcase the diversity and excellence of contemporary ceramics in Australia.

A TACA members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery & Museum

TABLED, HELD, PLACED
19 April–9 June 2024
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
West Esplanade Reserve, Manly NSW
Open Tues to Sun, 10am–5pm

Andrea Barker lutruwita (Tasmania)
Memory of a bowl, 2023, carbonised porcelain

Exhibiting as part of:

HELD – Recent small-scale works from 90 members of The Australian Ceramics Association showcase the diversity and excellence of contemporary ceramics in Australia.

A TACA members' exhibition, in partnership with Manly Art Gallery & Museum

TABLED, HELD, PLACED
19 April–9 June 2024
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
West Esplanade Reserve, Manly NSW
Open Tues to Sun, 10am–5pm