Call for entries 

Ceramic Arts Qld welcomes entries into the

2021 Siliceous Award For Ceramic Excellence

The $7,000 award will be given to the artist who best presents a work of ceramic excellence in any format

The 2021 Award is open to ceramicists across Australia

Brisbane Visual Art Community BVAC is well known for its biannual Art and Craft Pop-Up SHops but this Autumn, you are invited to go behind the scenes and see art in action at the BVAC OPEN WEEKEND

There will be a range of art and craft demonstrations and hands-on opportunities include a raku firing presented by Ceramic Arts Qld

17 + 18 April

The Hub 140 Weller Rd Tarragindi

Gold Coast Potters are hosting their much-loved Mother's Day Market at their Benowa campus

corner of Ashmore Road and Cararra Street, Benowa

40+ stalls of hand crafted ware | food | music | pottery demonstrations

CAQ Toolkit #2 workshop

Join Dianne Peach at the Brisbane Institute of Art to learn more about glazing. Dianne will take you through various processes of applying and mixing glazes and assist attendees with any questions they have about their own glazes in a Q & A problem solving session.

 THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

Amount: (for members) $85 (for non-members) $120

IT IS WITH REGRET THAT THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Ellen has broken her arm and cannot do any pottery until at least next year.

Ellen Terrell has been working in the field of reduced (Arabian) lustre for many years having learnt the technique from the late and great, Bob Connery.  We are thrilled she has agreed to present this masterclass for experienced potters with their own gas kiln wanting to explore this intriguing reduction firing method.

Bookings are now open for the Buderim Craft Cottage

2021 WINTER SCHOOL

a wonderful variety of workshops and masterclasses are available with highly respected tutors.

For more intormation and to book into a workshop https://buderimcraftcottage.com.au/

SAVE THE DATE: Friday 22 October at 6pm Butter Factory Arts Centre 11A Maple St Cooroy 4563

The $7,000 Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence is a biennial competitive exhibition for ceramic artists in Queensland and Australia wide. This is the fifth exhibition, the inaugural event taking place in 2016. In 2021 the award has significantly increased to $7,000 with sponsors contributing to this award.

        Guest judge: Diana Warnes

        Diana is Head of Curatorial Projects at HOTA Home of the Arts, Gold Coast

        The exhibition will be officially opened by: Timothy Roberts 

Timothy is an Australian Art Historian; President of Professional Historians Association (Queensland) Inc; Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland; and member of the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation.

Join us at BFAC for a night of nights and celebrate the talents of our ceramic artists from around Australia.