The Journal of Australian Ceramics

The Journal of Australian Ceramics - Editorial 47#2

 

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H
ow would you answer these questions? Why do you make ceramics? How do you teach ceramics? How will we learn about ceramics in the future?

In their articles, Damon Moon and Janet DeBoos have responded to these questions by giving their opinions about the ‘state of clay’ in Australia, considering the changes in ceramics education and offering some solutions to what some say is a crisis.

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State of Flux - The future of Australian ceramics education

author and photographer: Damon Moon


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ppearing under the banner ‘Scotland’s Last Ceramics Course to Close’, the March 2008 article from the Glasgow Sunday Herald discussed the imminent demise of ceramics at the Glasgow School of Art. Responding to concerns raised by current students, ex-students and staff – one of whom was the potter Alex Leckie, an influential figure who worked in South Australia as far back as the late 1950s – the article quoted a statement released by the school, which reads as follows:
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Artist Gallery

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Cher Shackleton
Imp Hung
Kim-Anh Nguyen
Gus Clutterbuck
Somchai Charoen

Newsflash

WHITE HEAT 2009

The Australian Ceramics Association’s Biennial Exhibition 2009
Manly Art Gallery and Museum 12 JUNE – 19 JULY 2009

in conjunction with The Australian Ceramics Triennale NSW 09

Curator: Dr Julie Bartholomew

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Polls

What is the best way to deal with the crisis in ceramics education?