Quarry Ceramic Awards 2026

Quarry Ceramics Awards 2026

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Awards & Opening night: Friday 10th April 2026, 5pm, Yvonne Rust Gallery
Exhibition open: 10th April - 2nd May 2026
Open Hours - Mon - Sat 9.30am - 4.30pm

A Quick History of the Quarry Ceramics Awards

Ceramics awards have been part of Northland’s art scene for over 20 years. For the first 15 years, the event ran as the Northland Potters Award, founded by Susie Leigh Rogers in partnership with New Zealand Potters to celebrate local ceramic artists. It was a $1000 acquisitive award sponsored by the Whangārei District Council, whose collection can still be viewed at Forum North and Botanica Gardens.

In 2018, the Quarry Arts Centre took over the awards, expanding them into a national event called the Open Ceramics Award, with the same top prize. In 2022, it became the Quarry Ceramics Awards, adding more categories and increasing the prize pool.

Poster - 2024 QCA Premier Award winner Rom Marinkovich (instagram) @fruitfire_ceramics

If you're working on a submission to the QCA, feel free to tag us on Facebook or @quarryarts on Instagram.

You may also like the following events from Quarry Arts Centre:

• This Sunday, 22nd February, 12:00 am, wadang roof tile workshop in Whangarei

Also check out other Arts events in Whangarei, Business events in Whangarei, Exhibitions in Whangarei.