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Wagga Wagga Potters Club

Locality: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +6169229776

Address: 131 Tarcutta Street 2650 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Hi all. Hope you are all coping with this isolation. I for one have been having fun in my shed/studio but am fast running out of clay and room. When the club is back in action we will be looking forward to seeing lots of new creations on our shelves. Keep safe Lyn

24.01.2022 Our Pottery Workshop Event on Saturday has SOLD OUT ...looking forward to meeting the keen participants! If you’ve missed out ...come and see us at the E3 art space at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery with our exhibition ‘Scratching The Surface ‘ .... ....chat to our members about how you can be involved in our pottery classes next year when we start up again in February 2021 after our holiday break.... Hope to see you there

24.01.2022 ARTISTS ANNOUNCEMENT | Wagga Wagga Art Gallery continues to support and champion artists who live in or centre their work on the Riverina. Nine artists and two ...local studios were selected for the Regional Exhibition and E3 art space programs during 2020-2021. The first artist selected to exhibit is Leeton based musician, Jason Richardson, whose exhibition Soundscapes is currently on display in The Channel space until Sunday 4 October. Other artists to deliver exhibitions in 2021 include Alice Ham, Mark Dober, Amanda Broomfield, Annabel Nowlan and The Art Factory. The E3 Art Space Program continues with exhibitions and workshops by Karen Walsh, Lorraine O’Hara, Millie Hocking, Susan Wood, Yolanda O’Neill Keane and the Wagga Wagga Potters Club. Read full article: https://waggaartgallery.com.au//artists-exhibition-announc

24.01.2022 Hi all I am pleased and excited to be able to inform you the club will be opening it’s doors again from the Friday 19th June. We will be complying with all aspects of COVID-19 social distancing and hygiene plans and ask that everyone respects those requirements.

24.01.2022 Exhibition Wrap up ‘Scratching The Surface’ : WWPotters Club 2020 Exhibition at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery in the E3 art space... Nine days of sharing our love, of working with clay, with the community. Our members worked hard this year under unusual circumstances to produce work focusing on the treatment of the ceramic surface. Potters approached this theme individually, drawing on skills and techniques known and unknown in their practice...discovering ways the ceramic surface could be developed - resulting in the transformation of clay into beautiful, functional, and conceptual forms. The collection of works demonstrates the amazing results of our members who range in potting experience of 6months up to 63years! The works on display were made by Brian Barkworth Anne Carpenter Christine Chindamo Angela Halkias-Champ Mishka Harris Linda Lander Dianne Mahony Linda McLean Emily Mulvihill Rosemary Tucker The Potters Club are appreciative of patrons who took the time to visit the exhibition in person and hope that they enjoyed the visit and were inspired by the works on display. We are grateful to those who purchased artworks and wish you many moments of enjoyment in your homes. For those who were unable to attend please take a few moments to look through the images and appreciate the work our Potters put in, to produce work for this show. Angela Halkias-Champ (Special thanks to the staff at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery for your role in facilitating and promotion of this event, and Sally Bryant on ABC Riverina for a great in studio chat about the Potters club on Thursday 17 Dec... ...and a big thank you to all the Potters who assisted in making this exhibition possible!!)

23.01.2022 WIN A CAREFULLY CRAFTED HAMPER OF RIVERINA GOODS AND PRODUCE! This year, WRUMS is committed to supporting our local community through these very trying times. P...urchase a ticket in our online raffle to give back to local business and also support Riverina Bluebell. Get your ticket at wrums.rallyup.com/localsmiles for only $5.

22.01.2022 Hi all I am sorry to have to inform you all activities at the club have been shut down for a least the next four weeks. I am terribly sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you. Lyn

21.01.2022 Wagga Wagga Potters Club E3 exhibition NOW OPEN!!!!!! Come down to the Gallery and say hi...and see what our Potters have been up to!... Artwork: Rosemary TUCKER ‘Achatina Convoy’ 2020

21.01.2022 2020...What a year it has been ! The Potters Club has been thriving this year once we got over the hurdle of reopening and potting with safe measures. So many new students keen to learn the craft of pottery, it’s great to see the enthusiasm! Through the guidance of our experienced, volunteer teachers, our students this year have achieved beautiful pieces to take home and appreciate or give to family and friends as gifts. Here is a selection of some of the finished work coming... out of the kiln in the last couple of weeks - made only possible through the dedicated members giving their time to guide students with the glazing and then firing their works in the kiln. Such a generous spirit in sharing their knowledge and experience with our new students or ones revisiting the craft! Well done students -a fantastic array of work, experimenting with form, method, texture and colour...we hope you enjoyed the experience... And a massive thank you to our teachers

20.01.2022 As we are reopening this Friday I thought I would post some of the pieces that are for sale in our shop. We have some very talented potters in our group and if you are looking for a hand crafted gift I can’t think of a better shop to visit. We also stock the ever popular potato pots which range in price from $25 to $40. Our shop is open every Friday and Saturday ten till four. Looking forward to seeing you there.

19.01.2022 From Saturday’s workshop with Robert Linigen at Wagga Wagga Potters Club.

19.01.2022 Our members featured around town .... Part of Artstate Fringe events being held around town this weekend our members work can be found at The Curious Rabbit on Johnson St Wagga Wagga. Jame’s beautifully mesmerising crystalline ceramics, Savah Hatzis thought provoking ‘The Butterfly Collector’ installation for Artstate fringe and Angela’s ‘Banksia vessels’ part of the Eastern Riverina Arts exhibition ‘Horizons Made Wide’.... Wonderful representation of the creativity of our members in the Wagga Wagga Potters club and the Riverina region.

18.01.2022 Brian Barkworth on the wheel showing us his homemade tool for chattering effect on his pots.

18.01.2022 Playing with clay...members morning down at the Potters Club, where members bring along something they’re working on and have a chat and a cuppa. Brian Barkworth, throwing a pot on a mini Pottery wheel, good job Brian!

17.01.2022 Come down to the ARCC building and visit the Potters Club at 131 Tarcutta Street Wagga Wagga We will be open this weekend with our usual opening hours Fri Sat 10am-4pm ....Plus we will be open on Sunday 11am-4pm!!!! We’d love to see you there

17.01.2022 Day 2 of ‘Scratching The Surface’ Down at the E3space of Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Loads of beautiful artwork to look at and some have already got a red dot on them!(SOLD!)... We even have a giant snail on show made by the very talented Rosemary Tucker. There is a great selection of ceramic gifts available to purchase and take with you today and throughout the exhibition! Don’t forget the Potters club is still open Friday/Saturday (10-4) until Saturday 19th Dec for some great ceramic gifts ....pop in and have a chat to our Potters and see what we are up to at the Club !

16.01.2022 Hi everyone, I just wanted to reach out and see if there was any interest from our community in attending a 3 day Ceramic workshop in June 2021 where you will learn the basics of working with porcelain and using materials from the environment to create colour and texture. Please comment if this sounds like something you'd be up for! Thank you xx

15.01.2022 Hi all these are the items that were made at Junee early in March before the shut down. They are ready for collection at our club rooms. We are open every Friday and Saturday ten till four. We are located at 131 Tarcutta St right at the intersection of Tompson St.

12.01.2022 Saturday the 14th of November we said bonjour & welcomed Robert Linigen to @waggawaggapottersclub to hold a glaze workshop for a small group of very keen potters from Wagga Wagga and it’s surrounds. Attendees were entertained by Robert’s recount of his journey leading to his early career as a potter and passionate teacher of the craft. And we were moved hearing of the loss Robert and his family experienced due to bushfire and the struggles rebuilding and starting again. We a...re in awe of Robert’s resilience and resourceful nature in repurposing salvaged demolition materials to create beautiful glazes. We were walked through Robert’s knowledge on glaze materials, chemistry of the materials and their purpose within a glaze. Safety and handling of materials at different stages of glazing, developing and altering glazes , and durability in glazes. Robert covered firing techniques to induce different results and gave us many priceless tips for us to draw on as we continue our potting journeys. We had a break for lunch and were very privileged to chat informally with Robert and choose a beautiful piece of Robert’s work to take home with us. After Lunch Robert set up essential equipment to discuss and demonstrate his approach, and many technique options, to apply glaze to bisque ware. Specific Gravity of glazes and glaze consistency was also covered, and so much more. Throughout the course of the workshop we were able to fire many questions at Robert and discuss obstacles we encounter with our differing glazing and firing practices. Robert’s teaching was very generous, imparting much knowledge for all. Both green and seasoned potters alike walked away with teachings that will improve their potting practice and give them new skills to trial, develop and work into their practice- much gratitude for sharing your experience with us...And also sharing your humour and a meal with us...a massive thank you for joining us in Wagga Wagga @waggawaggapottersclub. It was an honour to meet you Robert, safe travels back to the Mountains ....au revoir et merci beaucoup!! Angela Champ

10.01.2022 Kilns for sale in Junee. Please contact Steve Bennett on 0413690206. Inspection welcome. Small well loved electric kiln $400. Large kiln 10cuft. Fired less than 10 times. $4500.

09.01.2022 Thanks to everyone at Wagga Potters for coming to the glaze workshop at the weekend. Linda for organising, Angela for these photos, Rosemary and Kevin for havin...g me stay at their house for the duration and everyone else who helped and contributed. Lovely group and great to be able to do some Covid safe teaching again. #glazeworkshop #australianceramics #waggapottersclub #waggapotters @ Wagga Wagga Potters Club See more

08.01.2022 Just a few items that are for sale in our shop. Please pop in and browse. We are open every Friday and Saturday ten till four. All items are made by members of the club.

07.01.2022 A very inspiring visit to the Canberra Potters Gallery space to view the joint exhibition of Blue mountain’s potter Robert Linigen and the sculptural works of Steve Roper. Robert’s work explores the use of salvaged building debris, metals, ash, glass & weeds which were incorporated into making glazes. Robert lost his home and pottery studio in the 2013 bushfires. The WW Potters club is looking forward to welcoming Robert to Wagga Wagga in the near future and learning from him.

07.01.2022 Brian Barkworth on the wheel showing us his homemade tool for the chattering effect on his pots.

05.01.2022 Wagga Wagga Potters Club would like to wish all the members, students, friends, families, associates and the community a wonderful holiday break ...looking forward to having time to wind down and recharge for another year of happy potting!! Stay safe and keep creating over the break, See you all in 2021!!!...

03.01.2022 Fabulous results from yesterday’s slab building workshop at the E3 space as part of the club’s ‘free’ community engagement workshop linked to our current exhibition at the E3space Participants were taught how to form a vessel, planter or decorative container using the slab construction method. Will be great to see the results when they are glazed and completed by being fired in the kiln.

02.01.2022 Midweek potting session for our members involved not only working with clay on the wheel, but also using a different type of kiln and learning some new skills from one of our very creative members. Anne brought her copper enamelling supplies and kiln that is used for making copper enamel jewellery. She talked us through the various stages of preparation, materials and firing techniques and safety. We were able to create enamelled pieces using finely ground glass powders, glas...s rods and small beads arranged on a copper sheet base. Lots of fun and great results...thanks Anne...you’ve got us hooked!!!

01.01.2022 Anzac Day. Making some sections for a totem pole I am working on.

01.01.2022 Received this message from Fran. Hope someone can help

01.01.2022 A beautiful selection of our members work is currently featuring amongst an eclectic collection of pieces, made by local creatives and artisans. Viisit these works at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Shop and also experience the Gallery’s launch of their Summer exhibition series now showing. What a great time to go and visit the Gallery this weekend and get out and about ...Artstate Wagga Wagga has hit town ...so much to see!!... Works pictured are made by James Mcalpin, Emily Mulvihill , Rosemary Tucker, Angela Halkias-Champ, Brian Barkworth and Linda Linder. Congratulations to our members for all their hard work in getting these pieces ready for this weekend