Latest News from The Australian Ceramics Associationfrom Julie Bartholomew, President TACA has witnessed a year of new initiatives, exciting events in Australia and abroad, a renewed focus on workshops and a considerable increase in membership. Since our last AGM, editor Vicki Grima has attended two inspirational ceramics events. They were Sturt Woodfire 2008 in Mittagong and the 2nd International Ceramics Magazine Editors Association Conference in Fuping, China. In Mittagong, Megan Patey and her team created a historic event that was well attended with excellent presentations, demonstrations and action-packed woodfirings. In China, Vicki received excellent feedback from international delegates with regard to the high standard of The Journal of Australian Ceramics. This response acknowledged Vicki's capabilities as editor and the high standard for Australian ceramics. |
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from Karen Weiss, Vice-President Our President Julie Bartholomew is presently in Shanghai doing a residency. Emails from Shanghai say that her work is progressing well, she sends cheers to all from a 'hot and humid China' and she will be returning to Australia in a week's time. As Vice-President of TACA, I was delighted to open the exhibition 'Clay Chronicles' at TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst, showcasing the work of TACA committee member Heather Fisher and Janet Selby, Biljana Novakovic and Mary-Ann Nidelkos. Human society is bound together by the stories we tell ourselves and others. As artists, we identify those stories and tell them through our work. It was fascinating to see the different ways these four artists had chosen to express the individual narratives, from elephants to family groups, goddess trees to abstract shells. |
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from Julie Bartholomew Are you a socially, politically or culturally concerned ceramics practitioner? Here is your chance to be part of an exhibition titled "White Heat", which will showcase work that focuses on “clay with issues”. A “Call for Proposals” will be published in Issue 47/2 (17 July 08) of The Journal of Australian Ceramics. TACA Manly Art Gallery and Museum biennial exhibition will occur concurrently with the Australian Ceramics Triennale 09 during July 2009. Steve Harrison, also known as ‘eco-warrior’, will present an exhibition at the Manly Art Gallery and Museum along side "White Heat". |
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from Julie Bartholomew
I have returned from my travels ready for many exhilarating future events including The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA) BiennialExhibition, WHITE HEAT, at Manly Art Gallery and Museum and the AustralianCeramics Triennale, both scheduled for July 2009. Thank you to Karen Weiss, ourvice-president, for filling the position of chair while I was in China. |
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Latest news from The Australian Ceramics AssociationFrom Karen Weiss, Vice-President, TACA
Firstly, I hope that all our members have had a safe and happy Christmas break andwish you all well for the New Year. We ended 2007 with a cheerful collection of ceramists and office staff celebrating Christmas at ourend of year party in the TACA office in Bronte. |
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In the absence of Julie Bartholomew (President),
who is in China, Karen Weiss, Vice-President, gave the following
report (abbreviated version below) at the AGM on 19 September 2007.
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