SYDNEY 17-20 July 2009
Australian Ceramics Triennale Sydney 2009
The First Australian Ceramics Triennale (formerly the National Ceramics Conference), to be held in Sydney from 17-20 July 2009, will build on the momentum of the highly successful 2006 VERGE Ceramics Conference in Brisbane. This will be the first time in 20 years that this event has been held in Sydney.
The focus of this international event Facing the Future will be the relationship between contemporary ceramic practice and the emergence of diverse social, cultural and technological global forces. In 2009 the Australian Ceramics Triennale's three broad themes are Facing Asia, Future Practice and Activate/Cultivate.
The event will focus on a four-day conference, bringing together practitioners, educators, collectors and writers to discuss, debate and exchange ideas. The conference will include a series of workshops and demonstrations by national and international ceramics artists. Galleries, museums and educational institutions throughout NSW will participate by presenting exhibitions and collections with ceramics focus during the entire months of July 2009.
Numerous social activities such as exhibition openings, a cocktail party, performance activities, clay events and Ceramics Direct (an opportunity to purchase work direct from the maker) promise delegates and the public an eventful program.
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Ceramic News Oct 2008
We are very excited to announce the latest international artists to accept our invitation to speak at the conference are American, Virgina Scotchie, Japanese born artist working in the UK & China, Takeshi Yasuda and Polish artist and designer Marek Cecula. Kim Dickey will be coming from the US to work at the Sydney College of the Arts as a resident artist during the triennale and will present during the conference. We have just heard that Akito Morino has excepted an invitation and will also be coming from Japan. Call for conference papers closes 31st October 2008. Online registrations will be available in November 2008.
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