Avi Amesbury Potter
Another day
Fun in the city.
It's been a busy 6 months with exhibitions in Sydney and Canberra.
Work was selected for White Heat held at the Manly Art Gallery and Museum in association with The Australian Ceramics Triennale 2009. Curated by Dr. Julie Bartholomew the exhibition was a stunning example of contemporary ceramics in Australia. It was a buzz to be one of the selected artists.
Kerrie Lowe Gallery invited me to exhibit work from the Dreams of home and Horizons series during the Triennale. A wonderful contemporary porcelain exhibition.
Closer to home in Canberra was Place and Being at M16 Artspace and Unravel, Craft ACT Accredited Professional Members' exhibition, curated by Patsy Hely. Both exhibitions presented new work.
File under: At home: Visit images of recent work.
Croatia? You're soaking in it.
The 2009 International Festival of Postmodern Ceramics is showing in Varazdin, Croatia next month. The artists have been selected for the exhibition and yours truly has a slot. The festival is held under the patronage of the Croatian Ministry of Culture and the Varazdin City Council. And this place is old, I mean old. The first written reference to Varazdin dates back to 1181, when the nearby thermal springs Varazdinske Toplice were mentioned by King Bela III in a legal document. The Romans used to hang out at the spa pictured above.
File under: Wish I was going: 18 April to May 17: Ceramica Multiplex - City Museum of Varazdin
Here it comes again
Thanks to phenomenally dedicated and supremely competent staff, extraordinary practitioners, and passionate ceramics lovers - the show gets better and better. The Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Awards are on again and it's the 26th one - 16 August to 19th October. This year's judge is the indefatigable Marea Gazzard, and yep, I'm in. Don't forget the sunblock.
File under: You wouldn't miss it for quids
Fruit capital?
That's what the book says - Shepparton: Australia's fruit capital. Looks like it's fruit punch all around then, and I'm in this year's Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Award being held at the Shepparton Art Gallery in Victoria. I could be in sweet with the judge - Ah Xian - he's a porcelain nutter too.
File under: Looking good: 7 March - 27 April 2008: Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramic Award - Shepparton, Victoria
Heelan Coos?
The work has been packed and shipped, and is on its way to Dundee, Scotland for the Tracelines exhibtion as part of the New Craft Future Voices International Craft Conference during July. The exhibition explores strategies in negotiating concepts of place and belonging and presents the work of four Canberra-based ceramic artists - Anita McIntyre, Maiju Altpere-Woodhead, Anna Gianais and Avi Amesbury (your humble narrator). Sadly we'll all be otherplaces but the irrepressible Emilka Radlinska is on location to keep an eye on things, and will be reporting back and putting an end to speculations about men, their underpants and those kilts.
File under: Wish I was going: 4 July - 4 August 2007: New Craft Future Voices - Dundee, Scotland
The drinks are on us!
11 March 2007: Wheels up tommorow and we're off to Louisville, Kentucky - for the 41st annual conference of National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) - where I'll be exhibiting in the illustrious company of Carole Hanson, Lia Tajcnar, Maiju Altpere-Woodhead, Anna Gianakis, Mel Robson, Sarah Rice, Jo Searle, and Emilka Radlinska in Convergence: A north south discourse
Sadly we'll be a few months early for the Kentucky Bourbon Festival - we'd love to know how they get them in the bottle.
File under: Wish you were here - Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky - March 14-17
