Museum first in line

5 November 2013

Te Awamutu will be the first venue in New Zealand to host pieces from the prestigious Portage Ceramics Awards.

Ceramic pieces from the awards will be exhibited at the museum from November 15 to January next year before moving on to another centre.

The awards, established in 2001, are New Zealand's premier showcase for the ceramic arts. They are administered by Lopdell House Gallery and funded by the The Trust's Community Foundation.

Waipa District Council's Museums and heritage director Anne Blyth said museum staff were delighted to host such a prestigious exhibition which will showcase the work of 30 ceramic artists.

The ceramic awards are one of four short-term exhibitions planned or currently underway at the Te Awamutu museum.

The exhibition Nothing Happened Here' by Hiria Anderson and Margaret Aull is based around Waipa's historical locations and events and is on until November 10.

Young Waipa artist Cameron Suisted is showing his series of paintings on the banded kokopu, an endangered native trout, until December 8.

Art in Motion' is an interactive exhibition and will show how animators use maths, science and technology to create cartoons. Art in Motion' opens on December 12 and will run until the end of January.

Te Awamutu museum is open from 10am - 4pm on weekdays and from 10am - 2pm on Saturdays and public holidays. Entry is free.

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For more information contact:

Jeanette Tyrrell (on behalf of Council) 027 5077 599