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The studio is closed to BPC members:
The club is trialling a members club night on Tuesdays, 5.30-8.30pm.
The aim is to get new and older members coming along so that if anyone needs help or has questions, there will be someone there to help.
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.
Lynda: 021 803 704
Cat: 021 163 7540
Juliet: 0212711433
Colleen: 021435330
Jules: 0274166192
BPC members may be interested in a group show which could be themed such as an all mug show.
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.
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
Nick Eggleston, Dominique Ford and Kalou Koefoed 3 Local Ceramic Artists present a collection of intriguing ceramic art.
They have teamed up to bring you a feast of potty pottery at The Pot House.
Nick has been indulging his art focus since he was old enough to grip a wax crayon and not go over the lines in a colouring book.
He has a proper art degree and a dodgy sense of humour. He has taught people to do art, is an accomplished painter and potter, and makes shoes. He is one of those annoying people who is good at lots of things.
Kalou makes noses whenever she is not writing or drawing. Noses make her happy. She often rambles to anyone who will listen about noses. Noses are useful. As a funnel for smells coming in and snot going out. Imagine if snot had nowhere to go. Blam! That’s your head gone. Kalou believes the noses she makes will make you as happy as they make her.
Dominique has done loads of different jobs and art and crafts, mainly because she has the attention span of a mollusc. She is a published illustrator of children’s picture books and has written a novel with talking animals in it, because they’re totally real. She is a bit weird and so is her pottery.
These three nut jobs are proud to present their latest quirky creations for you to marvel at and wonder what institution they escaped from.
Opening Saturday November 26, 10.30am.
Everyone welcome.
November 26 – December 18
Mon – Friday 10am – 3pm
Saturday 10am – 2pm
The Annual Quarry Ceramics Awards are hosted by the Northland Craft Trust in the Yvonne Rust Gallery. The Quarry Ceramics Awards is a National Level Competition.
The category is “Open”, meaning all styles of ceramic art are welcome from across New Zealand as long as they are predominantly made from ceramic materials. This year’s judges were Megan Dickinson, Jeremy Ashford and Murray Gibbs. The awards in 2023 will feature small scale ceramic works that will fit inside a 30cm x 30cm x 30cm cube or smaller.
Quarry Arts Centre, Whangarei
Exhibition: Friday, 23 September – Saturday, 28th October
The R T Nelson Sculpture Awards are valued at $20,000 with a premier prize of $15,000 rewarding creative talent and craftsmanship, and five highly commended prizes of $1000 each. A preliminary selection panel will select up to 50 finalists to be considered for the awards. The entry deadline is January 20, 2023. There is a limit of two artworks per entry and the cost is $30 for one artwork, and $60 for two. The judging takes place on May 31, 2023.
Hosted by the annual NZ Art Show in Wellington, all finalist artworks will be exhibited and must be available for purchase. The award winners will be announced on 1 June and the exhibition open to the public on 2 and 3 June.
Richard T. Nelson, who is an avid art collector and philanthropist, instigated the R T Nelson Sculpture Awards in 2021. His aim is to reward technique and true craftsmanship. Richard, who is originally from the USA, has lived in Wellington for the past 25 years.
86 artworks by 65 artists were finalists in 2022, and the judge was contemporary oil painter, Lynne Sandri. Congratulations to Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole for winning the $15,000 Premier Award for their works artworks Harikoa – Aroā Nukunuku and Paki – He Taonga Tuku Iho, hand carvings embellished with crocheted neon NZ wool (pictured on the left).
To enter the awards click here
Artists Karl Fritsch and Laurie Steer and friends have created a site-specific response to, and celebration of, the work of legendary ceramicist, writer and conservationist Barry Brickell. The project was inspired by the collaborative, egalitarian creative environment cultivated by Brickell at his Driving Creek studio, which became a mecca for the New Zealand ceramics community from 1974 onwards.
For this exhibition, one ton of clay is being shipped from Driving Creek in Coromandel to Whangarei, where Karl, Laurie and a revolving cast of invited collaborators will use it as the foundation of a process-oriented exhibition of unfired work. In keeping with the spirit of autonomy and practicality that Brickell fostered in his life and work, the furniture, plinths and shelves for the exhibition will be constructed using recycled materials from the gallery’s storage warehouse.
Whangārei Art Museum
September 24 – January 2
Join us for the much-anticipated return of Uku Clay Hawke’s Bay – the Biennial National Ceramics Exhibition.
Hosted by Arts Inc. Heretaunga, Uku Clay Hawke’s Bay is a feast for avid ceramics enthusiasts, featuring some of the best clay works from our region and around New Zealand.
Incredibly diverse and thought-provoking, Uku provides an opportunity for ceramic artists across all cultures and communities to exhibit together, celebrating their shared love of clay. The exhibition showcases a mixture of unique objects, many different methods of making and firing techniques.
Uku is thrilled to announce New Plymouth artist Paul Maseyk as the selector for this, the third Biennial National Ceramics Exhibition. Paul creates highly decorated, complex ceramic works that are held in many public art galleries and collections around New Zealand and internationally.
Hastings Community Arts Centre
October 3-28, 2022
9.30am – 4pm
Recreate NZ was started in Auckland by a group of parents 17 years ago to help youth with an intellectual disability to embrace life. The charitable trust provides a mix of fun outdoor adventures, social opportunities and recreational activities for people aged 10 to 35 and operates in Auckland, Waikato and Christchurch as well as the Bay of Plenty.
Three years ago Recreate NZ brought its innovative programmes to the Bay of Plenty and now 80 or so local youth who experience a mild to moderate intellectual disabilities have a new lease on life.
Programmes are split into juniors (10-15), youth (15-25) and young adults (25-35) so age appropriate outings and activities can be organised for each group and new friendships can develop.
As part of their October school holiday programme a clay workshop was held recently at the club for those aged 15-25.
