Final touches on White Heat in Wollongong

Thank you to all of the amazing Wollongong Art Gallery staff!
Install went so smoothly and quickly!

Here are a few shots from the installation process.
A BIG thanks to Zuza who popped in for moral support too!

White Heat coming to the Illawarra

Here are a few shots of the White Heat being installed at Wollongong Art Gallery.

Official Opening 3 December noon, exhibition runs till 15 February 2015.

Free Touch Tour with managing artist Zara Collins at 1pm.
All welcome!

Gaffa Gallery - Curio Cabinet invite

Co-curator and artist Zara Collins will show a playful selection of new ceramic jewellery at Gaffa Gallery during September.

Midnight & Blue Noon Neckpieces

Hotch Potch opens 18 September to 14 October 2014 at Gaffa Gallery's Curio Cabinet on the ground floor. Openings during the exhibition period: 18 September & 2 October 6pm-8pm
gaffa.com.au

Pieces of the Puzzle

Donuts

Double Donuts

White Heat comes to the Jamfactory

Don Dunstan paved the way for many creative individuals and organisations in the 1970s during his time as Premier of South Australia. Growing up in Adelaide, I remember visiting the original Jamfactory premises as a child and being inspired and amazed at the artists at work and demonstrations of wheel thrown ceramics.

The Jamfactory legacy lives on as THE craft and design hub in Adelaide, and we are thrilled to be included in the Jamfactory's Exhibition Program for 2014! Glass aficionado - Nick Mount will uncover his latest solo exhibition in Gallery I and White Heat in Gallery II.

Exhibition open from Friday 11 July to Sunday 14 September 2014.

Please joins us for the opening night on Thursday 10 July 6pm - 8pm.

Artists Deirdre Hoban and Sarah Hudson will be in attendance on the opening night, pop in and say hello.

Hope to see you there!

Deirdre Hoban

Sarah Hudson & Pennie Elliott

Jamfactory
Morphett Street, Adelaide
www.jamfactory.com.au

Craft ACT Touch Tours

Join us at Craft ACT on Friday 11 April for a Curator-led Touch Tour at noon.

Tour is free but bookings are essential. Limited to 10 participants.

www.craftact.org.au

Please email mszaracollins@gmail.com to book in.

White Heat - Touch Tour will be led by curator and artist Zara Collins, who will discuss the motivation behind the exhibition and each artists’ ideas, techniques and methodologies. Get up close and personal with an object from each artist featured in the exhibition. Raw clay and selected ceramic tools will also be presented to the group to touch and explore. Numbers limited to 10. Bookings essential - all ages welcome. (45-60 mins duration)

Zara Collins Victorian Vinaigrette (vanilla) White earthenware, glaze, thread, silver, essential oils, reclaimed cork

June artist of the month: Kris Coad

Kris Coad's Studio

Kris Coad's workbench (detail)

Kris Coad is an established ceramic artist working in Melbourne, Victoria. Her practice is of particular interest to me because she works across number of artistic areas. Coad creates beautiful porcelain tableware and utilitarian objects, subtley inspired by her travels, interest in Asia and appreciation for the 'handmade'. Her installation work often uses multiple, fragile objects which resonate throughout the gallery space. Hung in mid-air, her exhibition work throws eery shadows and creates a sense of quiet reflection.
I look forward to presenting Coad's new work and her interpretation of wearable ceramics. 

Kris Coad Necklace of Haikus

Kris Coad Shelter (detail)

Kris Coad Screen B

For more of Kris Coad's unique and varied practice:
http://www.kriscoad.com/

In her own words....Prue Venables

A search for simplicity and quietness, an essential stillness, motivates my work. The making of functional pots, the exploration of objects to be held and used, alongside a search for new and innovative forms, provides a lifetime of challenge and excitement.

A beautiful cup seems simple and yet is capable of gently holding and reflecting so much ceremony and personal connection. The finished object stands innocently – as if oblivious to the complexities of its history, of making and firing processes. The translucency of porcelain, the light dancing on the sprung tension of a rim, the softly melting body inviting touch, even the frustration of failure – all this and more continues to invite me.

I enjoy the contradictory nature of these pieces - where the sprung tension of the throwing remains clear, but the origins of forms are uncertain. I have a particular interest in the making of functional objects. The work contains references to 18th and 19th century English industrial pottery as well as to more contemporary and familiar metal and plastic vessels.

Prue Venables Tea Strainer, porcelain, silver

All photo credits Terrence Bogue.

March Artist of the Month: Prue Venables

Prue Venables solo show opens at Beaver Galleries this month:

Good luck with the show Prue!

Bridget Bodenham studio open day reminder!

Don't forget to pop into Bridget Bodenham's studio open day in Hepburn Springs if you are in that neck of the woods!
Open Studio
Hepburn Springs
18-19 Aug 2012

PRESENTED BY Bridget Bodenham
WHEN 11am- 4pm, Sat 18 - Sun 19 Aug 2012
WHERE 90 Ajax Road, Hepburn Springs
COST Free

http://craftvic.org.au/home-category/craft-cubed/craft-cubed-2012/satellite-events/bridget-bodenham-open-studio

Katherine Wheeler - exhibition opening tonite

One of White Heat's artists will be introduced in an exhibition at Gallery Aloft in Rozelle, Sydney NSW 6pm - 8pm tonight.
Hope you can make it!

http://www.galleryaloft.com/

Exhibiting artists confirmed!

The White Heat team are pleased to announce the talented and diverse bunch of exhibiting artists who will  develop new work specifically for the White Heat project.

Bridget Bodenham

Manon van Kouswijk

Lia Tajcnar

Kris Coad

Prue Venables

More artists and preliminary images...next post!

Stay tuned

(Thank you to all of the artists for the generous use of their images. Artists retain copyright of their images.)

A talented bunch!

Thank you to all of the international, national and local artists, makers and designers who submitted proposals to the White Heat team, we were thrilled with the response from such a talented pool of creatives.

As our exhibition is specific to Australian artisans we were not able to accomodate international artists - this was no reflection on the talent or the individuality of the work submitted. Thank you for all of your words of encouragement and best wishes with the coordination of the exhibition.

In a perfect world where money was no obstacle - the White Heat team would gladly travel the exhibition internationally! (Visiting jewellery making mecca's like Germany or New Zealand and ceramic havens in Denmark, Sweden & Turkey.)

I would like to showcase some of the amazing work from our international friends, enjoy!

Carolina Martinez
Spain
http://www.carolinamartinezlinar.es/index_eng.html

Ana Fatovich
Greece

Maria Ana Ricon Peres
Portugal
http://kitandcaboodle.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=11ri4nkb86z3m