FIRED UP 2026 – SATURDAY 15 AUGUST, 3PM – 8PM
Soup Bowl & Tumbler Fundraiser Expressions of Interest – open until Thursday 21 May
Held over one afternoon and evening during the month of August, Fired Up is Canberra Potters’ annual winter event celebrating Canberra Potters as a hub of ceramic making, creativity and community. The event showcases all the things we know and love about Canberra Potters, attracting new audiences and potential students and welcoming the public to experience the joy and skill and community of pottery making, as part of a festival-like environment.
Offering a dynamic program of demonstrations, ‘have a go’ activities, markets, food, music and entertainment, the event has historically proven one of our most highly anticipated and attended calendar events with over 1200 people visiting throughout the day in 2024.
Staging large scale events is costly and we need your help to make this event as successful as possible. The Soup and Bowl offering has in the past been hugely popular and we are hoping to run this initiative again but instead of just breaking even, raise funds to contribute towards the event’s running costs.
The 2026 Soup Bowl & Tumbler Fundraiser will offer the visiting public the opportunity to purchase a handmade work by our talented members, use it and then take it home for ongoing enjoyment. Bowls and tumblers will be able to be purchased, filled onsite with warming soup, mulled wine, or non-alcoholic cider at the Winter Warmer stall, then washed for their homeward journey.
This year our fundraiser will offer a 2 cup capacity bowl, and a 1 cup capacity tumbler. Artists will be paid a flat rate per sold item. In previous years, bowls and tumblers have sold out!
Please note, if you are using the Canberra Potters kilns, you will need to pay for firing as normal through ‘weigh and pay’ or the kiln booking service. If you let us know that they are for the Fired Up fundraiser when you bring your pieces in, we will prioritise getting them through the kilns where possible.
Love making but don’t want to be paid? Donate your artist fee to our fundraiser, and we will provide the rest!
Volunteer your time and making skills, and we can provide the clay, glazes, workshop, and firing! Email Leah at shop@canberrapotters.com.au for more information.
Participation in the Soup Bowl & Tumbler Fundraiser is open to all Canberra Potters members. The Expression of Interest is not a competitive application process, but helps us plan for the event and know how many items we should expect.
To participate you will need to:
- Complete an Expression of Interest Form by Thursday 21 May 2026, letting us know that you will be participating and the number of pieces you estimate making.
- Once your pieces are finished, complete the provided Consignment Agreement and return to shop@canberrapotters.com.au .
- Products will be entered into our Square sales system and labels produced on Thursdays and Fridays.
- Deliver your work no later than Sunday 2 August 2026. On delivery you will be given your printed labels for you to adhere to your work, ready for sale.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
- Please complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) Form below or via your member profile page.
- You will need to be logged in as an active member to view this form.
- If you experience difficulties logging in or accessing the form, please email admin@canberrapotters.com.au.
- Piece numbers in your EOI can be an estimate. However please consider that the numbers you provide feed into other elements of event planning and budgeting. Please update us at shop@canberrapotters.com.au if you are unable to meet your estimates or if you plan to make more!
- Once you have completed your Expression of Interest Form send an email to shop@canberrapotters.com.au with your name and “2026 Fired Up Soup Bowl & Tumbler Fundraiser” in the subject line – we will use these details to crosscheck receipt of your Expression of Interest Form and to send you a Consignment Agreement.
DATES
Thursday 21 May: Expression of Interest Form closes
Thursday 30 July: Last day to email through Consignment Agreement
Sunday 2 August: Last day to deliver work (during Shop opening hours)
Sunday 30 August Last day to pick up unsold work (during Shop opening hours)
MAKING SPECIFICATIONS:
| Item | Capacity | Approx. dimensions (when fired) | Artist fee per item sold |
| Bowl | 500g, 2 cups | 9cm high, 15cm diameter* | $25 |
| Tumbler | 250ml, 1 cup | 9cm high, 8cm diameter* | $15 |
*Dimensions are listed as a guide and are variable. If you are unsure, please visit the shop for guidance.
- Create however you like to make. Bowls and tumblers can be thrown, pinched, coil or slab built, slip cast, or a combination!
- Delivered work must be glazed, fired to an appropriate temperature for the clay body, and finished correctly.
- Use food safe glazes only.
- Bases should be sanded.
- Items must be stable on a flat surface.
Additional things to know:
Canberra Potters reserves the right to not accept bowls or tumblers that do not meet the above making specifications.
