New Zealand Potter ‘ Volume 29, Number 2, 1987 coon NEWS / New Zealand Potter FOR Volume 29, Number 2, 1987 iiz ISSN POTI'ERS 0028—8608 Price $5.50 includes GST Cover: Royce McGlashen “Just Teasing” porcelain. Photo by Haru Sameshima Kevin Griffin is pleased to announce that CONTENTS he has taken Editor: Howard Williams over the business of Design: Warren Matthews General Manager: 2 Through the Filter Press t5‘le)f/‘L McSkimming’s Clay Des Thompson 3 Letters to the Editor 4 NZSP Insurance Scheme — Stephen Western and as owner/ operator, that it will A Communication Associates Ltd 5 Exhibition Calendar rot“ publication, also publishers of the 6 Penny Evans and Julie COHiS New Zealand Journal onriculture 8 Up the Creek with Barry 7 Peter Lange operate under the new name . and the New Zealand Gardener. 11 Neil Gardiner MM” 12 Fletcher Challenge Pottery Award 1987 NM 14 Another Viewpoint — Howard S. 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Creative 2387 GOOD NEWS INDEX OF NEW ZEALAND incorporate Regional Assemblies of ERRATUM the Asian, African, European, North The Minister for the Arts, Peter Tapsell CRAFTWORKERS Several, in fact. Our last issue was : a: and Latin American Zones. has announced that funding for QE II Slide presentations and special plagued with a rash of errors, some of Arts Council has been increased by Craftspeople are invited to apply for them your editor’s, but I shall interest meetings, e.g. for critics, tiiaoiicii-i me HLTER ibness more than $2 million this year, making selection for inclusion in the Index of apologise for them all, regardless. writers, exhibition and information/ the total $12.6 million as against last New Zealand Craftworkers. communication handlers, Page 10: the Department of Foreign year’s $10.2 million. The aims of the Index are: arts By John Crawford, administrators, curators and makers. Affairs should be correctly the 0 to promote the highest quality craft Short discussion papers will Ministry of Foreign Affairs. nationally and internationally President New Zealand ARTISTS AND consider the themes set out above. Page 11; though it looks like paddle O to provide a resource for gallery Offers of such papers should be and anvil, the Kwali woman is building Society of Potters CRAFTSPEOPLE WANTED directors, craft shop managers, directed to Jane Burns by 31 October this pot by coiling and stretching. The Commonwealth exhibition organisers, government Five years’ involvement with the New Foundation and 1987 — address below. Decoration on the pot in the top photo lug Competition Commonwealth departments, architects, educators Zealand Society of Potters (two of Institute will award Events around this conference; was done by impressing twisted string. those as president) has given me some Congratulations to Patti Meads, fellowships worth up to $17,000 each Entries close 11 September 1987. National Potters Conference, Sydney, Wellington, for showing the winning this year to five artists or craftspeople Page 15: Master Works has turned indication of the craft politics in— Selection (1) 24 and 25 September 15 — 20 May 1988 Auckland upside down! No — look volved. New Zealand pottery has come piece in the Jug Competition aged less than 35. 1987. International Ceramics Academy, sponsored by Coastal Ceramics at closely, the photo of their gallery has a long way from our self taught The fellowships, open to people Entries close 19 February 1988. Sydney, 11 - 13 May 1988 been inserted inverted. energetic pioneers to whom we owe a Wanganui ’87 Conference. from Commonwealth countries, are Selection (2) 3 and 4 March 1988. International Craft Symposium, Page 20; a similar fate for Giovanna lot. tenable for up to 9 months and cover Canberra, 25 April — 8 May 1988 Guidelines for application and Ponti’s mural. Please view it correctly return air fares, accommodation and International Tapestry Symposium, The fostering of self expression in application forms are available from: by turning the magazine upside down! clay is the responsibility of the society, subsistence, and the cost of mounting Melbourne, 19 — 24 May 1988 NZSP Catalogue The Information Officer, Page 33; Three of the photos were whether that expression be investi— an exhibition of the resulting work. National and International Craft Expo, The catalogue ofthe NZSP29th Annual Crafts Council of New Zealand taken by your editor, the bottom right gative and totally person, or trad— The fellowships’ first year, 1986, saw Sydney, 10 — 15 May 1988 Exhibition at the Sarjeant Gallery, P.O. Box 498, Plus national and international one was by Peter Oxborough. itional. Support for the traditional has Wanganui, was the best so far an Australian ceramic artist working in Wellington. exhibitions throughout Australia. Page 37; the top right photo should always been strong, and it is from this produced for the society. It was Baroda, India; a Singapore painter at For further information write to; have been captioned Casseroles, work the new investigative evolves. design by Neil Pardington and Rick the Sydney College of Art; a Trinidad World Crafts Council Conference unglazed, flame flashed. 16 and 22cm With seven hundred members the Rudd, Neil also taking the textile artist at the Institute of WORLD Hand/00m Technology in India; a c/o Crafts Council of Australia, diam. Mike Spencer. And the top left ~ society has set about promoting a photographs. Each potter has a whole CRAFTS COUNCIL photo is obviously teapots, not oil page, including a large photo and a painter from Antigua at Middlesex 100 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, professional approach to exhibitions, bottle. 14 and 16cm high. Lynn short biographical note. Polytechnic, London. INTERNATIONAL Australia. conventions and educational oppor— Spencer. tunities. We as a society are sometimes Even for those who were not able to The award scheme aims to CONFERENCE accused of bureaucratic suffocation visit the exhibition, this catalogue is an encourage excellence in arts and crafts Sydney, Australia, and promoting an elite. Unfortunately excellent record of 37 of our potters and to foster cultural co-operation. It ORLANDI CONTEST the society has budget limits. In an and the visiting Australian guest also aims to open up opportunities for 8 - 13 May 1988 GENEVA ideal world with unlimited funds we Michael Keighery. It is to be hoped younger artists to work with more LETTERS TO THE EDITOR . could promote better communication that future years will see catalogues established artists. Underthe auspices ofthe World Crafts Mr Andrew Orlandi, a ceramics Council, CRAFTS COUNCIL OF and so sweep away such allegations. produced to the same high standard. The Commonwealth Institute wants manufacturer in Geneva, Switzerland Dear Editor, AUSTRALIA invites professional crafts Colour next time? This catalogue is for to hear from artists willing to share is sponsoring a ceramic tile design (for I have read the tribute to Jim Greig However the society has a resource people, educators, administrators, walls and floors) contest for January sale at $7 plus $1 postage, from: their studios and work with award in the POTTER volume 28, no. 3, and much greater than funds; our mem— curators and writers to Sydney for an 1988. There are to be 7 prizes, the first The Sarieant Gallery winners. thank you for it. However, there are bers. If each member committed one International Conference at the of which will be SFR 12,000. The Box 637 one or two mistakes which I think hour per week to work for the society The deadline for completed entries Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.