Canberra Potters

11/09/2026

CLAY CHRISTMAS IS COMING!

The Canberra Potters Christmas Fair returns this December with a new name and a fresh retail focus.

We’re inviting Canberra Potters makers to be part of Clay Christmas 2026, our 10 day Christmas retail event at the Canberra Potters Gallery.

It’s a great opportunity to showcase your work, reach new customers and make the most of the Christmas shopping season while our team takes care of the selling, packing, wrapping, restocking and promotion.

With great success in 2025, we’re excited to build on that momentum this year.

VIP Shopping Event 3 December
Clay Christmas 4- 13 December

STALL HOLDER APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN.

Open to all current Canberra Potters members. Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 23 September

Apply via the link https://canberrapotters.com.au/canberra-potters-christmas-fair-2026/

10/09/2026

Entries are now open for the 2026 Canberra Potters Members’ Exhibition.

This is your chance to show your work , share your practice with our community and compete for an exciting line-up of awards and prizes.

From emerging artists to established makers, we’re inviting all Canberra Potters members to enter.

Members Exhibition
9 October - 1 November
Opening Preview 8 October , 6:00pm

ENTRY FORMS CLOSE
11.59pm Sunday 20 September

Delivery of works can be made FROM Saturday 26 through TO 4pm Wednesday 30.

Final Work delivery can be made between
ENTRY FEE
$35

07/09/2026

Celebrating our past, elevating our future.

For 50 years, Canberra Potters has been shaped by people who share a love of clay, creativity and community. On Saturday 26 September, we’re bringing members, friends, teachers, staff and volunteers together for a very special anniversary dinner at Watson Arts Centre.

We’ll begin with drinks in the garden from 5.30pm, before moving into the Gallery for dinner at 6.30pm . An evening of good food, conversation, connection and celebration with the community that has made Canberra Potters what it is today.If you’re a newer member, we’d especially love you to join us.

Tickets include drinks on arrival, canapés, a shared platter dinner and dessert, tea and coffee,alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus a handcrafted ceramic gift.

Come and celebrate 50 years with us.

Ticket booking close on the 20 September.
https://events.humanitix.com/cp-50th-anniversary-dinner

Supported by and

Members and friends 50th Anniversary Dinner: Celebrating our past, elevating our future. Come and enjoy the end of our anniversary year with members and friends

03/09/2026

Adult Clay at Canberra Potters

From complete beginners to experienced makers, there are plenty of ways to explore clay at Canberra Potters.

Our Adult Clay program includes a wide variety of 9 week classes, short courses, intensives and masterclasses throughout the year, covering everything from wheel throwing and handbuilding to porcelain, glazing and surface decoration.

Swipe through for just a few of the classes coming up this spring .

Bookings are now open via the Canberra Potters website.

31/08/2026

A beautiful evening celebrating the opening of Land’s Edge at Canberra Potters.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Preview Night and helped make the evening so special. It was wonderful to see the gallery filled with conversation, connection and appreciation for the incredible work on display.

Land’s Edge is now open — we invite you to visit the gallery and experience the exhibition in person.

Canberra Potters Gallery, Watson Arts Centre
1 Aspinall Street, Watson ACT 2602

Gallery hours
Tuesday–Friday | 10am–4pm
Saturday–Sunday | 10am–2pm
Closed Mondays and public holidays.

30/08/2026

Teens Clay: Pathways — Take your creativity further.

Designed for teens aged 14–18, Pathways is a nine-week ceramics course for young artists ready to build their skills, explore their own ideas and develop their creative voice in clay.

Guided by ceramic artists Maricelle Olivier and Abbey Jamieson, students will explore wheel throwing, handbuilding, glazing, surface decoration and personal projects in a supportive studio environment.It’s a chance to build confidence, take creative ideas further and connect with other young people who share a love of making.

Bookings are now open via the Canberra Potters website.

27/08/2026

A look back at the incredible live demonstrations that brought Fired Up to life.

Throughout the festival, visitors had the chance to watch talented ceramic artists at work, sharing their techniques, processes and passion for clay.

A huge thank you to Alex de Vos, Cathy Franzi, Fran Romano, Maryke Henderson, Jacky Lo, Chris Harford, Malcolm Cooke, Josephine Townsend, Abbey Jamieson and Jackie Lallemand for generously sharing their skills with our community.

From throwing and surface decoration to nerikomi, altered forms and live sculpture, it was a wonderful celebration of the many possibilities of ceramics.

Feeling inspired? You can try your hand at clay too. Explore our current adult classes, kids classes, school holiday programs and more, with bookings now open through the Canberra Potters website.

Thank you to everyone who stopped, watched, asked questions and joined us for Fired Up 2026.

Images: Tim Ngo

26/08/2026

Loved the Raku demonstrations at Fired Up!? Keep the fire going with two October intensives led by ceramic artist Jacqui Sosnowski.

Choose from:

Experimental Firing
3 & 4 October
Explore Obvara, Naked Raku, Sagger Firing and Glazed Raku while discovering how fire, smoke, slips and organic materials can transform ceramic surfaces.

Deep Dive Into Raku: Naked, Glazed & Copper Fuming
10 & 11 October
Take a deeper look at One-Step and Two-Step Naked Raku, White Crackle Raku and Copper Fuming, with the opportunity to refine your favourite technique and create more resolved work.

Both workshops run 10am–4pm and are $532.

If Fired Up sparked your curiosity, this is your chance to take it further.

Places are limited. Book via the Canberra Potters website.

24/08/2026

Canberra Potters hosts a range of high-quality exhibitions each year and is now inviting artists to apply for the 2027 Exhibition Program.

We’re looking for contemporary, collaborative, and engaging ceramic exhibitions that inspire audiences.

We are especially interested in:

* Exhibitions with a contemporary focus.
Themes that are thought-provoking or emotionally engaging.

* Collaborative projects between ceramic artists and artists who work in other mediums.

* Proposals that foster audience engagement and promote understanding of the breadth of contemporary ceramic practice are strongly encouraged.

Deadline: Applications close at 11.59pm on Wednesday 30 September 2026.

Visit the Canberra Potters website for more information

Image : [Un]common Ground Exhibition, Anne Stroud 2026

24/08/2026

Loved the Raku demonstrations at Fired Up!? Keep the fire going with two October intensives led by ceramic artist Jacqui Sosnowski.

Choose from:

Experimental Firing

3 & 4 October
Explore Obvara, Naked Raku, Sagger Firing and Glazed Raku while discovering how fire, smoke, slips and organic materials can transform ceramic surfaces.

Deep Dive Into Raku: Naked, Glazed & Copper Fuming
10 & 11 October
Take a deeper look at One-Step and Two-Step Naked Raku, White Crackle Raku and Copper Fuming, with the opportunity to refine your favourite technique and create more resolved work.

Both workshops run 10am–4pm and are $532.

If Fired Up sparked your curiosity, this is your chance to take it further.

Places are limited. Book via the Canberra Potters website.

Immerse yourself in the dramatic world of raku firing and explore the distinctive surfaces created through One-Step Naked Raku, Two-Step Naked Raku, White Crackle Raku and Copper Fuming. Over two intensive days, ceramic artist Jacqui Sosnowski will guide participants through the complete raku proces...