Remember under Covid-19 Framework ORANGE:
Sign in, sanitise hands, wear a mask and keep at least a one metre social distance. If you are sick, stay home.
The studio is closed:
All members are able to go to the club rooms from Tuesday 5 April. Day visitors will also be allowed again.
As Covid is still very much in our community, and Omicron is highly infectious, we expect everyone to continue wearing masks while using the studio, unless you are the only person there. Scanning in is no longer required but please continue to ‘sign in’, and stay home if you are unwell. The door code will be sent out on Monday evening.
In the event of a confirmed case of Covid-19 having been at the club within the previous 24 hours, all surfaces will be cleaned and disinfected as per Government guidelines.
Under the traffic light system:
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Please note prices are GST inclusive and are for non-members. Clay prices and stock varies depending on current availability and the prices listed are for the most popular clays.
To buy clay call into the club on a Tuesday or Thursday club day, otherwise contact one of the members listed below to arrange an alternative day/time.
Kurinuki means emptying the inside of the pot and is a traditional Japanese form of hand-building. This tradition involves shaping a solid block of clay and carving out a vessel. The technique implies a more sculptural approach to clay forming, thus creating an excellent interior and exterior of the item. The aim of Kurinuki ceramics is to craft pottery spontaneously so that it looks “alive.” For this purpose, the potter creates raw and sculptural vessels and avoids refined and smooth finishing. The vessels you will make will include boxes, sake cups, tea bowls, vases and more.
If you are interested in the workshop, please email rotoruapottersworkshops@gmail.com. The workshop is suitable for all levels.
Bethlehem Pottery Club members only.
Date: to be confirmed. Possibly July
Cost: $110.00 includes 10kg clay
The Incubator Creative Hub is looking for great potters to show in their new Pot House Gallery.
The vision for The Pot House is to be a space in Tauranga that elevates Pottery and Ceramics as a serious contemporary, and of course traditional, artform.
The Pothouse Ceramic Gallery and Studios features:
A retail (cash and carry) ceramics gallery
The first Tauranga solo ceramic artist exhibition gallery
Ceramic Artist/ Potter working studios
A hot wheel for rentable by the hour use.
A purpose-built working workshop with high volume tabletop kiln is on its way.
BPC members may be interested in a group show which could be themed such as an all mug show. AnettPilz is having a solo show there next month.
There is a fee of $300 to exhibit in the space for a period of 3 weeks. This is to cover the rent and any exhibition installation costs. The Incubator takes a 15% commission on any sales for the duration of the exhibition.
The dates available for 2022 are:
15 July – 14 August
16 September – 9 October
14 October – 6 November
If anyone is interested in a show in the Pothouse, complete the exhibition form: Exhibition Nitty Gritty | the-incubator (theincubator.co.nz)
For further details email the Gallery and Exhibition Coordinator, Kalou exhibitions@theincubator.co.nz
Cape to Cape 2022 is our Regional Ceramics Competition. With some of the best submissions we’ve ever seen expected, this year is looking promising! If you would like to know more, visit our submission page below.
The Clear as Mud pottery exhibition promotes potters from throughout New Zealand and showcases the visual arts.
All proceeds from the sale of the artwork go back to the artist.
The aims are to promote potters, attract visitors to the town, and add to the area’s already vibrant visual arts scene.
Click here for the entry form. Deadline for entries is Friday, 30 September or whenever capacity reached.
Clear as Mud 2022
Waihi Art Centre and Museum, 54 Kenny Street, Waihi
21 – 24 October
UYLP Pottery Exhibition