Our winter festival celebrating Canberra’s vibrant ceramics community

Rug up, bring your friends and family and immerse yourself in the world of ceramic making, creativity and community. experience Canberra Potters transformed into a bustling mini festival.

See live pottery making and firing demonstrations by exceptional Canberra region artists and get your hands in clay with ‘have a go' wheel throwing and hand building activities for kids and adults. Get creative at our free kids’ clay activity, running throughout the festival. Peruse the curated ceramic artist markets in the Canberra Potters Gallery and have a chat with our resident artists as they open their studios to the public.

Enjoy delicious food, drinks and live entertainment in the food precinct, including our famous Soup Bowl & Tumbler Fundraiser and a wine bar collaboration with our cultural partners Lerida Estate.

End the evening experiencing the spectacular opening of our woodfired Petal Kiln.

Come along to see the live pottery making demonstrations by exceptional Canberra region artists, including:

3.00pm – 3.45pm Alex de Vos: Wheel throwing off the hump
3.15pm – 4.15pm Cathy Franzi: Surface decoration
4.00pm – 4.45pm Fran Romano: Monoprint techniques on clay
4.30pm – 5.30pm Maryke Henderson: Altered forms
5.00pm – 5.45pm Jacky Lo: Japanese wooden moulds (kashigata)
6.00pm – 6:45pm Chris Harford: Throwing fast
6.15pm – 7.15pm Malcolm Cooke: Throwing large
7.00pm – 7.40pm Josephine Townsend: Nerikomi – the beauty of coloured porcelain
3.30pm – 6.30pm Abbey Jamieson: Raku Firing on the hour
3.00pm – 7.00pm Jackie Lallemand: Live handbuilt sculpture created throughout the event

With limited parking available onsite and in the surrounding streets, we've organised parking at Old Well Station Rd at EPIC and a free shuttle bus looping between the tram stop at Phillip Ave, EPIC, and Canberra Potters all afternoon.

Pre purchase your Festival Entry for $5 and book 'Have a Go' sessions for $5 - $10 at the purple button.

Please read through the information and requirements for each 'Have a Go' activity in the FAQ below to decide which is right for you then click the link to get your tickets.

See you there!

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