TACA and MAG&M Artist Callout: Absence / Presence
The Australian Ceramics Association and Manly Art Gallery & Museum are calling for submissions to exhibit in Absence / Presence, an exhibition of selected small works to be shown at MAG&M in 2027.
The exhibition Absence / Presence will reflect on the theme of memory and the ways in which ceramics uniquely embody this. Clay can be a holder of memory; it carries deep geological time, and sensitively records touch and impression. Absence and trace can resonate in the material as powerfully as substance and form.
The exhibition will feature 80 small works no more than 15cm deep and wide, and no more than 30cm high. Members of The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA) are invited to respond to this theme with their ceramic work.
Absence / Presence will show alongside their major curated exhibition, Bodies of Evidence: Experimentation in Contemporary Australian Ceramics from 16 April – 30 May 2027.
Submissions close Monday 28 September 2026.
The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA) seeks to elevate ceramics in Australian culture, provide opportunities for members to exhibit and promote their work, resource and strengthen the field of ceramics through The Journal of Australian Ceramics, and connect the lively Australian ceramics community through news and events.
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