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Saturday night dinner’n’dance
This will be held at the flash James Cook Hotel, with a “Capital Chic” theme and black and gold decor. Get out your tiaras and gloves, overdressing to kill is encouraged. Food will be superb and Finn McCool Celtic band should keep you rocking way past your 9pm bed time....However, there is a limit of 175 seats, so be in quick. Please indicate any special food restrictions
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Monday Bus tour:
Details to be finalised, but will most likely include a gallery, private collections, sculpture garden, and a wine at the end. Whatever we do, it will be worth it. Cost includes lunch.
The Demonstrators:
Selected to inspire, intrigue and entertain the most basic amateur to the most accomplished professional, we are thrilled to host:
 Matt McLean, Auckland
Matt has worked in several disciplines, but has concentrated on ceramics since the ‘70s. He exhibits mostly around Auckland and is active in the ASP.
Best known for his outdoor sculptures of contrasting earthenware, interlocking like vertebrae or tectonic plates, Matt makes occasional forays into domestic ware and teaching. The sheer size of his work makes you wonder – how did he do that?
 Richard Stratton, Wellington
Richard’s ceramic works are based on images that tell stories via cartoon graphics and photographic images. The bulk carries a sense of satirical subversiveness, political or social.
His demonstration for Capital Clay will comprise of hand building using thrown and press moulded forms, making under glazes, Sgrafiato, lithographic printing onto the pot’s surface and application and use of china paints.
Look at his work on www.annamilesgallery.com/
 Judy Ringland-Stewart, Dunedin
During one of those epiphany-type moments, Judy realized that more than anything else she wanted to be a potter for the rest of her working life so she enrolled once again at adult kindy, the Otago Polytech for a BFA.
Her pots are always loosely thrown on a traditional kick wheel. She likes to see the movement of the clay and her hands spiralling up from the wheel. Clay ribbons formed into elaborate baroque handles and attachments and fluid glazes complement her beautiful pots made for daily use.
She will be a joy to watch.
 Archie McCall, Scotland
Archie trained as an apprentice potter for three years and set up his first studio in 1973. He is currently Head of the Department of Ceramics at Glasgow School of Art.
His work is most often thrown and altered porcelain which he then glazes with wonderful colours and fluid strokes and enhanced with flashes of gold lustre. His work is rich, glowing and sumptuous.
Archie has demonstrated and taught in many places including Australia National University. His communication skills and sense of humour will enliven his demos.
 Jeroen Bechtold, The Netherlands
People, politics and urbanisation are major issues and the urban environment is significant for the line of Jeroen’s works.
He has worked as designer for ceramic factories such as Rosenthal and Flora and is well known for his computer designs.
Jeroen works solely with porcelain. He will demonstrate “Devious Casting Techniques – Play with Porcelain---if you can repeat a mistake, you have found a new technique--- mistakes are the ultimate way of finding new techniques.”
Outspoken and provocative, this artist will challenge even the most fully fledged professional potter.
http://jeroenbechtold.nl/
The Exhibitions:
The 50th National Exhibition will be held at the NZ Academy of Fine Arts (NZAFA) Galleries – an easy 10 min. walk from the Convention. 17 April – 10 May 2009
A milestone exhibition – will be part of it!
- A Life Members’ Invitational
- A student exhibition – open to those enrolled in an accredited tertiary ceramic course
- Demonstrators’ and selectors’ work
- A retrospective of the past 49 National Exhibitions will be held at The Museum of Wellington, City and Sea, conveniently located right opposite the NZAFA.
24 February – 28 June 2009
The Fun
- walking tour of Wellington Galleries on the Friday
- Dinner Dance
- Monday bus tour
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This retrospective is presented by the museum on behalf of the NZP and Capital Clay 2009.
