The Stepping Up committee is delighted to present the 14th Australian Ceramics Triennale program. The conference program consists of themed days beginning each day with a keynote address followed by speaker presentations. Demonstrations, panel discussions and a trade fair will be presented in the afternoons. Alongside the conference program, there are additional associated events.
» See also: Conference themes
The conference program will extend across three locations:
| 6:00—10:00pm | Welcome event held at Strathnairn Arts
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| 11:00am—4:00pm | The Australian Ceramics Association Film Festival |
| 11:00am—5:00pm | Trade Fair |
| Time | Events |
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| 8:15—9:00am | Registration |
| 9:00—9:15am | Welcome to Stepping Up: The Australian Ceramics Triennale
Master of Ceremonies: Janet DeBoos |
| 9:15—10:20am | Stepping Up: The Changing World
Keynote address – Tanya Harrod, art historian (UK) |
| Q&A session | |
| 10:20—10:40am | Morning tea |
| 10:40—11:10am | Stepping Up: The changing world – Education |
| Redefining traditional ceramics education
Cj Jilek, ceramicist (USA) |
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| Interdisciplinary innovation
Kate Dunn, lecturer UNSW Art and design, artist and designer (NSW) |
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| 11:10—11:40am | Stepping Up: The changing world – Technologies |
| It's only another tool in the toolbox: the use of new technologies in the ceramics studio
Anna Calluori Holcombe, Professor of Ceramics, University of Florida (USA) |
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| Clay's anatomy: sculpted, scanned, screened
Fiona Fell, Head of Department in 3D studies, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Southern Cross University (NSW) |
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| 11:40am—12:10pm | Stepping Up: The changing world – Asian Century |
| Australian Ceramics in the Asian century – turning competition into partnership
Dr Kevin Murray, Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, independent writer and curator (VIC) |
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| Asian Century
Adil Writer, Artist, painter and architect (India) |
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| 12:10—12:30pm | Q&A session |
| 12:30—1:30pm | Gallery Openings Walking Tour |
| 1:30—4:30pm | Demonstrations |
| Slip casting techniques
Somchai Chareon, ceramic artist (NSW) |
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| Direct printing techniques onto hand-built and wheel thrown forms
Jo Searle, ceramicist (ACT) |
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| Making processes, and the significance of form, firing and surface
Gail Nichols, ceramic artist (NSW) |
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| Porcelain slab rolling to make 3D forms, and decorative techniques
Kenji Uranishi, artist (QLD) |
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| Form and surface: Paperplaster press-molds and hand-building
Trudy Golley (Canada) |
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| 1:45—2:45pm | Performance |
| Channelling raptors
Teri Frame, Assistant Professor of Art, University of Wisconsin, artist (USA) |
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| 3:00—4:00pm | Presentation |
| Earth in its multitude: Indian perspectives
Madhvi Subrahmanian, artist, writer and curator; Sharbani Das Gupta, artist, writer and curator; Adil Writer, ceramic artist, painter and architect |
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| 6:00—8:00pm | Gallery Openings Bus Tour |
| Time | Events |
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| 8:30—9:00am | Registration |
| 9:00—9:15am | Welcome to Stepping Up: The Australian Ceramics Triennale |
| 9:15—10:20am | Stepping Up: Your role in the future
Keynote address – Jacques Kaufmann, Chair of Ceramics Department, Ecole d'Arts Appliqués of Vevey, ceramicist (France) |
| Q&A session | |
| 10:20—10:40am | Morning tea |
| 10:40—11:10am | Stepping Up: Your role in the future – Social responsibility |
| Engaging with Ernabella
Milyika Carroll, Director of Ananguku Arts, artist (SA) |
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| Responsible cross-cultural connections through clay
Sandra Bowkett, potter (VIC) |
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| 11:10—11:40am | Stepping Up: Your role in the future – Community |
| Giving back to others less fortunate in access to ceramic tuition
Su Brown, ceramicist (QLD) |
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| Awaken the dragon
Michelle Lim, ceramicist (Singapore) |
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| 11:40am—12:10pm | Stepping Up: Your role in the future – Environment |
| Ceramics and activism
Julie Bartholomew, artist and educator (NSW) |
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| Climates that artists can change
John Reid, Emeritus Fellow of The Australian National University (ACT) |
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| 12:10—12:30pm | Q&A session |
| 12:30—1:30pm | Gallery Openings Walking Tour and Art Monthly launch |
| 1:30—4:30pm | Demonstrations |
| Throwing on 'silent' wheels
Bhuvnesh Prasad, ceramicist (India) |
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| Centering, the three basic forms and the use of ribs and on wheel decoration
Cameron Williams, ceramic artist (NSW) |
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| Porcelain paper clay
John Tuckwell, potter (NSW) |
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| Sgraffito, ink inlay and carving
Cathy Franzi, ceramicist (ACT) |
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| Ernabella artists
Ernabella artists (SA) |
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| 3:00—4:00pm | Panel discussion |
| Reformulating ceramics biennales in East Asia and beyond: The Taiwan
Ceramics Biennale
Shuling Chiang, Curator, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan; Jane Milosch, Director of the Smithsonian's Provenance Research Initiative; Jia-Haur Liang, Assistant Professor in Ceramics, Crafts and Design Department, National Taiwan University of Arts; and Elizabeth Perrill, Associate Professor in Art History, University of North Carolina |
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| 6:00—8:00pm | Gallery Openings Bus Tour |
| Time | Events |
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| 8:30—9:00am | Registration |
| 9:00—9:15am | Welcome to Stepping Up: The Australian Ceramics Triennale |
| 9:15—10:20am | Stepping Up: Making money
Keynote address – Mike Goldmark, Goldmark Gallery (UK) |
| Q&A session | |
| 10:20—10:40am | Morning tea |
| 10:40—11:20am | Stepping Up: Making money – Marketing |
| Growing ceramic maker communities online
Carole Epp, ceramic artist (Canada) |
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| Connecting with new audiences online
Ben Carter, studio potter (USA) |
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| Social media as a tool
Lia Tajcnar(ACT) |
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| 11:20—11:40am | Stepping Up: Making money – Collaborating |
| Working in the public realm
Lesley Baker, Associate Professor, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis (USA) |
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| 11:40am—12:10pm | Stepping Up: Making money – Initiating |
| Creating desire… an easier way to sell
Anna Maas, Director, Skepsi on Swanston Gallery (VIC) |
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| Initiating
Fred Olsen, ceramicist (USA) |
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| 12:10—12:30pm | Q&A session |
| 12:30—1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30—4:30pm | Demonstrations |
| Transformations in clay: a study of beauty through biomorphic forms
CJ Jilek, ceramicist (USA) |
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| Reinterpreting core motifs, images and characters
Michael Doolan, Lecturer, Ceramics, Sydney College of the Arts (NSW) |
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| Making process of fabric clay
Peng Qian, ceramic artist (ACT) |
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| Wall relief and freestanding sculptural forms
Bev Hogg, artist (ACT) |
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| Hand-building and carving
Janet Fieldhouse, ceramic artist (QLD) |
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| 3:00—4:00pm | Panel discussion |
| Opportunities for artists in Arita, Japan
Vipoo Srivilasa, artist (VIC); Kirsten Coelho, ceramicist (SA); Shin Koyama, artist (QLD); and Kenji Uranishi |
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| 6:60—10:00pm | Conference dinner |
| National Museum of Australia,
Lawson Crescent, Acton ACT 2601. Arrival 6:30pm for 7:00pm start. |
| Time | Events |
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| 11:00am—4:00pm | Market place |
| Day | Date | Time | Associated event |
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| Monday | 6 July 2015 | 6:30 pm | Clay//Food//Music |
| Tuesday | 7 July 2015 | 6:30 pm | Clay on Film |
| Wednesday | 8 July 2015 | 1:00 pm | Yangupala Tjuta Waakarinyi |
| Thursday | 9 July 2015 | 11:00 am | Trade Fair |
| Thursday | 9 July 2015 | 11:00 am | The Australian Ceramics Association Film Festival |
| Thursday | 9 July 2015 | 12:30 pm | Thursday Gallery Openings Walking Tour |
| Thursday | 9 July 2015 | 6:00 pm | Thursday Gallery Openings Bus Tour |
| Thursday | 9 July 2015 | 6:00 pm | @TRIENSEEK |
| Friday | 10 July 2015 | 12:30 pm | Friday Gallery Openings Walking Tour |
| Friday | 10 July 2015 | 12:30 pm | Art Monthly Australia July Magazine Launch |
| Friday | 10 July 2015 | 6:00 pm | Friday Gallery Openings Bus Tour |
| Saturday | 11 July 2015 | 12:35 pm | Stepping-Up / Walking-Out / Making Art |
| Saturday | 11 July 2015 | 12:40 pm | Making Culture Happen – Fundraising with the Australian Cultural Fund |
| Sunday | 12 July 2015 | 10:00 am | Old Saint's Luke Gallery Special Event |
