CLOSED // CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO EXHIBIT: BODIES OF EVIDENCE

by Montessa Maack Events and Exhibitions Opportunities

BODIES OF EVIDENCE

BODIES OF EVIDENCE

Bodies of Evidence: Experimentation in Contemporary Australian Ceramics is an exhibition of work pushing the scientific boundaries of ceramics in 2027. It aims to highlight contemporary Australian ceramic practitioners exploring scientific questions – from climate change to physics – and presents ‘finished’ works alongside the ephemera of experimentation, including test tiles, process photographs, and ‘failed’ attempts. Visitors to Manly Art Gallery & Museum will delve into ceramic research, experiments, and findings – and the big questions that these works try to answer.

Applications are open to TACA members whose ceramic practice involves experimental engagement with scientific inquiry. Applicants must propose a contemporary final work and outline the research materials that could accompany it.

The exhibition will be held at Manly Art Gallery & Museum between 16 April – 30 May 2027. An artist fee and freighting provision will be provided to successful applicants. Works can be available for sale.

Application support is available, and applications are encouraged from artists and ceramic practitioners working at all stages of career, and from members of underrepresented or structurally excluded communities. If you require access to alternative application methods, such as to apply via non-written formats (e.g. video/audio), translation, or for any further questions about the application process and criteria please contact mail@australianceramics.com. Queries related to the exhibition theme and approach will be forwarded to and answered by the Guest Curator.

A Manly Art Gallery & Museum and The Australian Ceramics Association exhibition.

Applications close: Monday 4 May 2026, 5pm AEST.

More info HERE.

The Australian Ceramics Association
SQ1 Studios, 32 Bowden St, Alexandria NSW 2015
PO Box 677 Alexandria NSW 1435
Contact 02 9698 0230 Mon–Thu
mail@australianceramics.com
australianceramics.com
australianceramicstriennale.com.au

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