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Celebrating Ceramic Excellence: The 2025 NCC Award

Entries for the 2025 NCC Award are now CLOSED.

Thank you to everyone who submitted their work for consideration in this year’s award. The 2025 NCC Award celebrates the remarkable ceramic artistry of the Northern Rivers and beyond, showcasing innovation, skill, and creativity through the theme “Endurance.”

This year’s exhibition promises to be an inspiring event, curated by Elizabeth Bates, whose extensive experience at esteemed institutions such as the Araluen Arts Centre and the Museum of Brisbane ensures a compelling showcase.

Finalists will be contacted via email on January 5th, 2025, with further details about artwork delivery and curation.

Exhibition Details:

  • Opening Event: Saturday January 25th, 2025, at 5:00 PM

  • Venue: Mullumbimby Civic Hall

  • Exhibition Dates: January 25th to Thursday February 6th, 2025

  • Opening Hours: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Local finalist artists are expected to join the roster to staff the gallery during the exhibition period, ensuring a welcoming and engaging experience for all visitors.

This year’s distinguished panel of judges, Pedram Khosronrjad and Vanessa Jacob, will select winning works that exemplify the finest in ceramic artistry. We look forward to celebrating the creativity and resilience of ceramic artists in the Northern Rivers and beyond.

"Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory" _ William Barclay.

Antoinette O’Brien

Sea spume & substrate

Louise Fulton

Pod

Lorraine Dean

Hush II

2024 Award Winners