The annual Portage Ceramic Awards is
New Zealand's
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premier ceramics event. 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
West Auckland's long history of ceramic practice, dating back to 1852.
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. In 2020, due to complications from the Covid-19 pandemic, a survey exhibition of previous winners titled ''Portage 20/20'' was presented in lieu of a competition.
Residencies
In 2013 two international residencies were announced as part of the awards: the Guldagergaard residency in Skaelskor,
Denmark
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, awarded to
Richard Stratton and a residency in Medalta, Medicine Hat,
Canada
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, awarded to Melissa Ford.
In 2014 a workshop scholarship to the
Peters Valley School of Craft in
New Jersey
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was awarded to Chris Weaver.
Award winners
References
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Arts in New Zealand
New Zealand awards
New Zealand art awards