Portage Ceramic Awards
The Portage Ceramic Awards are New Zealand premier ceramics prize. Established in 2001, the awards are funded by The Trusts Charitable Foundation and administered by Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery (formerly Lopdell House Gallery). A national award, the Portage Ceramics Awards also acknowledge Waitakere City’s long history of ceramic practice, dating back to 1852.[1]
The competition
Entry is available to artists of New Zealand citizenship.The annual awards are judged each year by a different international judge, usually from the field of ceramics. An open call is made for entries, and since the third award onwards the judge has selected a group of finalists for exhibition. An exhibition is held at Te Uru and a publication produced.
Residencies
In 2013 two international residencies were announced as part of the awards: the Guldagergaard residency in Skaelskor, Denmark, awarded to Richard Stratton and a residency in Medalta, Medicine Hat, Canada, awarded to Melissa Ford.[2]
In 2014 a workshop scholarship to the Peters Valley School of Craft in New Jersey was awarded to Chris Weaver.[3]
Award winners
| Year | Judge | Premier award | Runner-up award | Merit awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mitsuo Shoji | Tony Bond | Ted Dutch, Chris Weaver, Lauren Winstone | |
| 2002 | Michael Keighery | Richard Parker | ||
| 2003 | Julie Bartholomew | Penny Ericson | ||
| 2004 | Patsy Hely | Raewyn Atkinson | ||
| 2005 | Robert Bell | Merilyn Wiseman, Artic Rim | ||
| 2006 | Bill Samuels | Peter Lange, Lilo | Owen Bartlett, Mark Mitchell | |
| 2007 | Jeff Shapiro | DeAnne Lawford-Smith, Keeping Quiet and Heart of Glass | Greg Barron, Tim Holman, Katherine Smyth, Onlie Ong | |
| 2008 | Grace Cochrane | Matt McLean, Scaled Heights | Madeleine Child, Philipa Durkin, Tim Holman, Michael Michaels, Richard Parker, Helen Yau | |
| 2009 | Scott Chamberlin | Joint winners: Madeleine Child & Philip Jarvis, Doodads & Doodahs and Widespread Occurrence of Possible Symbioses / Jim Cooper, Drug Jars and Vendor | Phillipa Durkin, Emily Siddell, Kristy Palleson | |
| 2010 | Stephen Bowers | Kirsty Gardiner, Secrets A Jar | Chris Weaver | Greg Barron, Georgina Caulton, Melissa Ford, Rhonda Jameson, Duncan Shearer |
| 2011 | Janet Mansfield | Bridie Henderson, Feathers | Brendan Adams, Maureen Allison, Kirsty Gardiner, Cheryl Oliver | |
| 2012 | Paul Scott | Jim Cooper, Millbrook Holiday (the league for spiritual discovery) | Kate McLean, Fran Maguire, | |
| 2013 | Amy Gogarty | Robert Rapson, Himalaya Serves The World 1949 - Early 70s | Maria Hewitt, Kim Henderson, Jane McCulla | |
| 2014 | Takeshi Yasuda | Louise Rive, The Space Between | Kate Fitzharris, Madeleine Child, Duncan Shearer, Frank Checketts | |
| 2015 | Ingrid Murphy | Raewyn Atkinson, Wasters III (Accumulate) | Virginia Leonard, Paul Maseyk |
References
- ↑ Portage Ceramic Awards 2001. Waitakere City, Auckland, New Zealand: Lopdell House Gallery. 2001. ISBN 9780958228404.
- ↑ "Portage Ceramic Awards". The Big Idea. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Premier Portage Award 2014". The Big Idea. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
An annual publication is produced by Te Uru (formerly Lopdell House Gallery). National Library of New Zealand catalogue record.
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