Big Clay Day Out 2020
Dec
6
10:00 am10:00

Big Clay Day Out 2020

The Big Clay Day Out is Auckland Studio Potters biggest fundraising event of the year, and we are very happy to announce that it is going ahead this year.

Join us for a day of pottery sales, fun family activities and food and drink stalls.

Sunday the 6th of December. 10am - 3pm.

EFTPOS available.

Covid19 precautions will be in place including hand sanitizer stations and QR Covid tracer apps displayed.

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Oct
15
4:00 am04:00

Auckland Studio Potters: Public Talk

FREE event

As part of Artweek 2020, Auckland Studio Potters and the Wallace Arts Trust will be hosting a talk centred around the ceramic practice and lives of master potters Merilyn Wiseman and Frank Checketts. This event coincides with the Auckland Studio Potters exhibition that can be viewed in the first floor galleries of the Wallace Arts Centre, Pah Homestead throughout Artweek.

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Oct
12
3:00 am03:00

Kids Play With Clay Day

All ages
FREE event

Auckland Studio Potters and the Wallace Arts Trust will be holding an event at the Wallace Arts Centre, Pah Homestead designed especially for children of all ages. This will be a fun workshop centred around hand building with clay. Children will be able to produce all sorts of fantastic creations using a variety of clay that we will supply on the day. Running from 10am to 2pm, you are welcome to come and get creative for as long as you like. Once you have completed their pieces, we will take them back to Auckland Studio Potters and fire them in our kilns. A date will be set for pickup so that the children and parents can pop into Auckland Studio Potters to collect their handmade treasures.

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Oct
1
9:30 am09:30

Ceramic Oasis Exhibition

Siriporn is a 2019 Otago Polytechnic Alumna with a Diploma in Art and Design Ceramics and our first Artist in Residence for 2020. The objective of her residency was to develop multi-functional pieces with influences from ancient indigenous pottery. Siriporn is drawn towards textures and forms that show markings of being handmade with a Wabi-Sabi aesthetic.

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Oct
1
to 29 Nov

Auckland Studio Potters: Merilyn Wiseman and Frank Checketts

Wallace Arts Trust, Little Gallery
Opening: Thursday 8 October, 6pm

Auckland Studio Potters (ASP) is proud to showcase the work of two late master ceramicists – Merilyn Wiseman and Frank Checketts.

Merilyn Wiseman

Merilyn Wiseman graduated from Elam School of Art in Auckland with a Preliminary Diploma in 1959. In 1963 she graduated from Goldsmiths College of Art with a National Diploma in Design, gaining an Art Specialist Teachers Diploma the following year.

Merilyn began her professional ceramics career in the mid 1970’s. Beginning with a woodfired kiln, eventually moving on to gas and electric fired kilns. She said of her pottery beginnings...

“I was a complete novice but with constant reference to ‘ A Potters Book’ by Bernard Leach and persistent calls to generous, long suffering established potters such as Ian Smail, Warren Tippett and many others, I started potting.”

Listed below are just a few of Merilyn’s recognitions:

  • 1984 Premier Award at the Fletcher Brownbuilt Awards

  • 2002 Merilyn’s work ‘Pacific Rim’ was featured in a special edition of stamps called ‘Art meets Craft’, issued by NZ Post and Sweden Post.

  • 2005 Merilyn won the Premier Award at the Portage Ceramic Awards.

  • She also received three Creative Development grants from the QEII Arts Council.

  • 2007 Merilyn Wiseman was recognised with an Arts Foundation of NZ Laureate Award.

Merilyn Wiseman: 25/10/1941 – 13/06/2019

Frank Checketts

Frank studied ceramics at Otago Polytechnic from 1975-76. Between 1976-1985, he tutored in ceramics at Southland Community College and exhibited in numerous local exhibitions.

In 2006 he joined Auckland Studio Potters and reconnected with the pottery community after an absence of twenty years. He said of his work:

“My work is about shapes and forms and I like to keep it as simple as I possibly can.
Less is always more.
I have always enjoyed working with textured panels of clay and combining this with the structural strength of curves, bends and circles.
I am inspired by architectural concepts of support, span and connection”.

Listed below are just a few of Frank’s recognitions:

  • 2013 Frank was selected to exhibit in the Portage Ceramic Awards.

  • 2014 He received a Portage Ceramic Awards merit award.

  • 2015 Frank was awarded the Auckland Studio Potters Residency Award, sponsored by the James Wallace Art Trust.

  • 2019 Joint Premier Winner Fire and Clay.

Frank Checketts: 15/02/1951 – 12/06/2020

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Nourish 2020-CANCELLED - Due to Covid-19
May
18
to 30 May

Nourish 2020-CANCELLED - Due to Covid-19

Open to any 2020 financial member of ASP. Entry fee is $10.

Work must be fully functional ware, including (but not limited to) cooking vessels, tableware, bowls etc. Intention of function is open to interpretation by the artist and is to be described on this entry form. Laurie Steer will judge and reserves the right of selection.

Each entrant may submit one entry, which may be one piece or a set of up to 6 pieces. Multiple pieces must be recognisable as a set.

Each piece must be labelled on the base with Artists name and price. All works must be for sale. A commission of 30% will be deducted from the sales.

Entries will be received at the ASP Centre between 11th and 16th May. Work must be packed with Artist details and an image of the work on the outside of the box. Any freight or insurance is the responsibility of the entrant.

Unsold work can be collected from ASP from Tuesday 2nd June onwards, any entries delivered by courier must have the return courier ticket or equivalent money included.

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Auckland Studio Potters AGM-POSTPONED until further notice. Due to Covid-19.
Apr
20
1:30 am01:30

Auckland Studio Potters AGM-POSTPONED until further notice. Due to Covid-19.

Due to the recent Government broadcast concerning Covid 19 virus, The Auckland Studio Potters AGM is postponed until further notice.

The AGM is your chance to find out more about the ASP, what we’ve done this past year and what we’re planning for the future. Come hear what we’ve been thinking about, and have your say.

Please make the effort to come along - these are interesting times for the Society, and we value your input.

We’ll also have a few committee places opening up, so please consider whether you’d like to be more involved in this way. And if you know someone else you also think would be great, please let us know!

If you are interested in standing for the committee, or submitting a motion for consideration, nominations and notices of motion are due Saturday 4 April. Nomination forms are available in the office, or by emailing ASP Secretary Suzy Dunser at suzy@dunser.com. Suzy is also happy to answer any questions you may have about being on the committee, so please feel free to ask.

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Money Bank Exhibition-POSTPONED until further notice. Due to Covid-19.
Apr
4
to 1 May

Money Bank Exhibition-POSTPONED until further notice. Due to Covid-19.

  • Auckland Studio Potters- The Pool Room Gallery (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Due to the recent Government broadcast concerning Covid 19 virus, this event is postponed until further notice.

ASP classes battle it out with some most spectacular ideas combining creative and technical skills to create the ultimate "Money Bank"

CLICK HERE TO FILL IN AN APPLICATION

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The Glaze Talk- Presented by Suzy Dunser & Peter Lange
Mar
21
12:00 pm12:00

The Glaze Talk- Presented by Suzy Dunser & Peter Lange

Postponed (Date to be determined)

Members - If you would like to request a pdf version of this event please email Suzy Dunser: suzy@dunser.com

What is the difference between Cone 6 and Cone 11? Mid-fire and high-fire? Oxidation and reduction? How can I get the best effect from the Centre glazes at either of these temperatures? If these questions have been running through your mind, this is for you! Get answers, share your successes, and get help with things that are not working.

Members Only Event.

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Nov
7
to 9 Dec

Fire & Clay 2019

Exhibition runs Wednes 6 November to Sun 8 December.

The Fire & Clay 2019 Exhibition is a selected exhibition, open to all current financial ASP members.

All entries must be made online via the form below by 5pm Sunday 6th October.

To enter click here.

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May
26
2:00 am02:00

Gilding with Gold workshop

Learn the art of Gilding with Ceramic Artist Rachel Murphy. Rachel has been gilding in gold for about 17 years. With a Bachelor of Design and work in prominent galleries throughout NZ, Rachel is passionate about her work and loves the process of gilding.

**SOLD OUT**

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Apr
16
to 18 Apr

Autumn Kids Hand-building Class

This is a hand-building pottery class for kids held over four consecutive mornings during the school holidays, with tutor Julia Watson, an experienced children's ceramic art teacher. The aim is to have fun, learn a new skill and complete a project the kids can be proud of. This class caters for children 7 to 12 yrs with a maximum of 10 children participating.

**SOLD OUT**

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Mar
29
12:00 pm12:00

John Tuckwell Talk

John Tuckwell, who will be visiting us in March to hold a workshop (now sold out!), will be giving a free talk to our members on Thursday the 28th of March at 7pm. He will take us through his journey with clay, and chat about issues which someone early in their career will no doubt find insightful.

There will be a Q&A session after the talk.

All welcome, please bring a plate to share.

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Mar
21
to 3 Apr

John Dawson in the Pool Room

Our current artist in residence John Dawson will be exhibiting and selling his work at the Pool Room from the 20th of March - 2nd April.

Please join us for the opening at 11:30am on Wednesday, bring a plate of nibbles to share for morning tea.

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Mar
17
3:00 am03:00

Cone 6 vs. Cone 11

What is the difference between Cone 6 and Cone 11? Mid-fire and high-fire? Oxidation and reduction? How can I get the best effect from the Centre glazes at either of these temperatures? 

If these questions have been running through your mind, this is for you! Come along to get answers, share your successes, and get help with things that are not working. There will be a handout!

Please bring a plate for a shared morning tea, pots you’re proud of, and pots you have questions about - with a little luck someone will bring along that one you admired on the shelf in the studio and wondered what they did.

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Mar
9
12:30 pm12:30

ASP Movie Night

We have two short films for your viewing pleasure – each is about 20 minutes or so long.

The first one is a film about three US potters: Warren MacKenzie, Jeff Oestrich and Clary Illian. The second film is focused on Jean Nicholas Gerard, a slipware potter in France.

Free event (members only) – simply BYO your favourite beer or wine and a bite to share.

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Dec
3
4:00 am04:00

Big Clay Day Out 2018

Big Clay Day Out is New Zealand’s biggest pottery fair, and the main fundraiser for ASP. The date has been set for Sunday the 2nd of December 2018. Over 40 potters will be selling their work, as well as food stalls, live music, and lots of fun activities for the whole family - a great day out for the kids!

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