Canberra Potters 2023 Members’ Exhibition Entry Form
DATES
Delivery of Entries 24 to 29 October 2023.
Opening: 6pm, Thurs 2 Nov 2023.
3 November to 3 December 2023.
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2023 Entry form
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The annual Canberra Potters Members’ Exhibition showcases the best pieces created by Canberra Potters’ members over the past year. As Canberra’s premier ceramic showcase, it highlights the versatility of the ceramic arts and reflects the latest trends in contemporary ceramics practice.
On this page you will find information regarding important dates, award and sponsor information, conditions of entry and the entry form. Please ensure you read through the following information carefully. If you have any questions or issues with the form, please don’t hesitate to contact [email protected] or call/visit our friendly staff in the Canberra Potters Shop.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
- The exhibition is a ceramics exhibition and any non-ceramic materials in an exhibit should form a minor part. The judges and/or Canberra Potters Management have the right to exclude any entries that do not meet this criterion.
- Entrants must be current members of Canberra Potters at the time of the exhibition and delivery.
- All entries submitted must be the original work of the exhibitor, have been completed in the 12 months preceding the exhibition, and must not have been exhibited in a previous Canberra Potters Annual Members’ Exhibition.
- A one-off entry fee of $35.00 must be paid on delivery of exhibits.
- Entry fees are non-refundable regardless of whether or not work is selected for display
- Up to two entries may be submitted. Any group entry must be priced as a group, i.e. the components of the group may not be for individual sale.
- Proposals for installation-type entries must be submitted prior to 17 October 2023, and will be considered at the discretion of Canberra Potters.
- Entries are to be delivered to Canberra Potters, Aspinall Street, Watson on the days and times specified in the entry form. No late entries will be accepted.
- The exhibition is a selected exhibition and the judges have the right to reject any work for any reason. Works may also be excluded by Canberra Potters for space and/or display considerations.
- The judges’ selection is final and no discussion will be entered into. Members whose work is not selected for exhibition will be advised wherever possible before the opening of the exhibition.
- Canberra Potters may photograph and/or film exhibits and copy information supplied, or authorise such actions, for the purpose of promoting the exhibition, future exhibitions and its activities, including promotion on its own and other websites.
- A commission (inc GST) of 30% will be retained by Canberra Potters for all exhibits sold.
- Exhibitors who are registered for GST must include GST in their retail prices.
- All selected entries will remain on display for the duration of the exhibition.
- Whilst every possible care will be taken with entries, Canberra Potters will accept NO liability for loss or damage to entries. Members who wish to insure their work should make their own arrangements.
- Unsold items are to be collected from the Gallery on the dates and between the times specified in the Dates panel unless other arrangements are made in advance.
Doug Alexander Award
- Entrants wishing to be considered for the 2023 Doug Alexander Award must have maintained a financial membership for a minimum of 6 months prior to the last delivery day (29 October 2023). If you are not a current member but would like to be considered, this means you must have signed up for or renewed your membership by Saturday April 29, 2023.
- The Doug Alexander Award may not be won by the same person in two consecutive years.
- All Canberra Potters Members are encouraged to enter into the show and are eligible for all other applicable awards, regardless of the length their membership has been held.
The Curatoreum Professional Development Award
- The winning recipient of this inaugural award will recieve a stall in the 2024 Undercurrent Design Market, hosted by The Curatoreum at the National Portrait Gallery Terrace Rooms. The market will most likely take place on the last weekend of November 2024 (date to be finalised). The winner will be asked to provide a well-presented body of ceramic production ware, with enough backup stock to last the 3 day market duration. Entrants must “opt-in” to be considered for this award.
Emerging Artist Category
- For this exhibition, an Emerging Artist is defined as a person who has recently (within the past 5 years) commenced their practice and/or has recently graduated from a tertiary institution. Emerging artists will also be considered for other eligible awards.
Craft + Design Canberra National Emerging Contemporaries Award
- Emerging Contemporaries is a group exhibition curated by Craft + Design Canberra, which runs from 1 Feb – 16 March 2024. To be considered for this award, entrants must be an emerging artist, and must be able to provide for display in 2024 a number of works (or the same work) of the same quality and theme as expressed in the winning piece.
Cesco Award for Wheelthrowing
- Exhibits incorporating both wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques may be considered for this award but the majority of the work must be wheel-thrown.
Keane ceramics Award for Hand-building
- Exhibits incorporating both hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques may be considered for this award but the majority of the work must be hand-built.
Important Dates:
10am-3:30pm Tues 24 to Sat 28 October, or 11am-2:30pm Sun 29 October | Entry forms due, and labelled entries to be delivered to Canberra Potters with $35 entry fee (card only). |
30-31 October and 1 November 2023 | Selection of exhibits and installation |
6pm Thurs 2 November 2023 | Awards Ceremony & Exhibition Opening |
3 November to 3 December | Exhibition open Tuesday to Sunday |
3-4pm Sun 3 December, or 10-4pm Mon 4 December | Collection of unsold exhibits |
Award Information:
The Doug Alexander Award
Prize: $2500 cash prize. Sponsored by Canberra Potters
The Doug Alexander Award is awarded to the best overall exhibit. It is highly regarded among the region’s potters and ceramicists. In recognition of the importance and growing popularity of this award, it is with great pleasure that we are announcing that the Board has agreed to significantly increase the prize money from $1000 to $2500. We hope by raising the award amount we are acknowledging the true value and respect in which this prize is held within the ceramic arts community. Furthermore, it reflects the continued success and profile that Canberra Potters enjoys as the region’s leading provider of pottery and ceramic arts opportunities for our members and friends.
The Doug Alexander Award may not be won by the same person in two consecutive years.
Due to the expected interest in this year’s exhibition, we have applied additional terms and conditions for entry: Entrants wishing to be considered for the 2023 Doug Alexander Award must have maintained a financial membership for a minimum of 6 months prior to the last delivery day (29 October 2023), i.e. to be considered eligible for this award, entrants must have signed up for or renewed their membership by Saturday April 29, 2023. Entrants who cannot be considered for the Doug Alexander Award will still be eligible for all other applicable awards.
History of The Doug Alexander Award:
Each year since 1990, Canberra Potters have given the Doug Alexander Award to an exceptional potter in our annual Members’ Exhibition. It is presented in celebration and honour of Doug Alexander who was the resident potter at Cuppacumbalong Arts and Craft Centre at Tharwa, from 1976 to 1981 – brought short by his untimely death.
Doug Alexander made a huge contribution to the development of functional ceramics in Australia and, when he moved to Canberra, Doug Alexander’s experience and knowledge gave a fillip to pottery in Canberra.
Information retrieved from Doug Alexander - A Retrospective.
The Curatoreum Professional Development Award
Emerging Artist Awards
For this exhibition, an Emerging Artist is defined as a person who has recently (within the past 5 years) commenced their practice and/or has recently graduated from a tertiary institution.
Craft + Design Canberra National Emerging Contemporaries Award:
Prize: Invitation to exhibit in the 2024 Emerging Contemporaries Exhibition and membership to Craft + Design Canberra, valued at $180. Sponsored by Craft + Design Canberra
The Craft + Design Canberra National Emerging Contemporaries Award is an annual initiative that showcases some of the best work from early career and emerging artists. Recipients of this award receive a complimentary Craft + Design Canberra membership, and are invited to exhibit in the annual exhibition, titled Emerging Contemporaries. This exhibition plays a pivotal role in supporting and transitioning artists into professional practice and placing Australian artists in view of the national cultural collecting institutions, private collectors, as well as industry professional and audiences.
Emerging Contemporaries is a group exhibition which runs from 1 Feb – 16 March 2024. To be considered for this award, entrants must be an emerging artist, and must be able to provide for display in 2024 a number of works (or the same work) of the same quality and theme as expressed in the winning piece.
Please note that this is an “opt-in” award. Entrants can indicate their interest in the entry form below.
Keane Ceramics Emerging Artist Award
Prize: $300 Keane Ceramics Gift Voucher. Sponsored by Keane Ceramics
This prize is awarded to an outstanding emerging artist. All emerging artists will be considered for this award.
TACA Emerging Artist Merit Award
Prize: One year’s membership to The Australian Ceramics Association, valued at $150. Sponsored by The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA)
This prize is awarded to highly commended emerging artist. All emerging artists will be considered for this award.
Other Awards
The Hiroe Swen Award for Most Original Exhibit
Prize: $300 cash prize. Sponsored by Hiroe Swen
Internationally-renowned ceramic artist Hiroe Swen will judge and select the most original exhibit in the 2024 Members’ Exhibition.
The Anne Langridge Memorial Award
Prize: $250 cash prize. Sponsored by Lesley Lebkowicz and Skye Blomfield.
This prize is awarded to the entry which best reflects the spirit of Anne Langridge’s ceramics.
Anne Langridge was a long-term Canberra Potters member, whose work was conceived as large sculptural vessels designed to hold native plants. Her own garden at the foot of Mt Ainslie held several of them; they merged with the bush behind the house and celebrated it. She used slips and engobes to pattern the bodies or, most strikingly, left the surface naked, to reveal the characteristics of the clay. She won the Doug Alexander Award in 2014.
The award is sponsored by Lesley Lebkowicz and Skye Blomfield to honour the memory of Anne Langridge.
Brian Privett Award for Surface Decoration
Prize: $300 Walker Ceramics Gift Voucher. Sponsored by Walker Ceramics
This prize is awarded to the entry with the most intriguing, engaging, technically proficient or unusual surface.
Cesco Award for Wheelthrowing
Prize: $300 Walker Ceramics Gift Voucher. Sponsored by Walker Ceramics
This prize is awarded to the best wheelthrown entry.
Keane Ceramics Award for Handbuilding
Prize: $300 Keane Ceramics Gift Voucher. Sponsored by Keane Ceramics
This prize is awarded to the best handbuilt entry.
Northcote Sculpture Award
Prize: $300 Northcote Pottery Supplies Gift Voucher. Sponsored by Northcote Pottery Supplies
This prize is awarded to the best sculpture entry.
TACA Merit Award
Prize: One year’s membership to The Australian Ceramics Association, valued at $150. Sponsored by The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA)
This prize is awarded to a highly commended entry.
The Curatoreum People’s Choice Award
Prize: $250 The Curatoreum Gift Voucher. Sponsored by The Curatoreum
This prize is awarded at the end of the exhibition period to the entry with the most public votes. All visitors are welcome to cast one vote!
Thank you to our generous sponsors for their ongoing contributions to the exhibition:
2023 Members' Exhibition Entry Form
This form MUST be filled out prior to your delivery of entries to Canberra Potters Shop. All entries must be labelled with your unique identifier (see details below), entry number and price. Labelled entries must be delivered between 10am-3:30pm on Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28 October, or 11am-2:30pm Sunday 29 October 2023 with your $35 entry fee. Late entries will not be accepted. If you do not receive an email confirmation of your completed form after submission, please check your junk folder, and/or ensure that you have filled out all required (*) fields. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
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