2026 Pottery Expo events at Heide Sculpture Park
Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29, 2026
Heide Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Rd, Bulleen, Victoria, 3105
Activity locations: Clay Hub: sponsored by Keane Ceramics
IAC Exhibition and talks at the Sidney Myer Education Centre: SMEC
A downloadable PDF version of the 2026 Pottery Expo Event program is available HERE
Saturday 28 March 2026 – Clay Hub
Activity / Session
Demonstration: Layering Commercial Brush-On Glazes
Babette Keane from Keane Ceramics
Time
10:30 – 11:00
Location
Clay Hub
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Activity / Session
Demonstration: Throwing Big
Presenter
Rob Barron
Time
11:00 – 12:00
Location
Clay Hub
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Activity / Session
Opening of the Expo with Mayor of Manningham / Councillors & Walk to SMEC for the Exhibition
Presenter
Mayor, Councillors, Jane Annois
Time
12:30 – 1:00
Location
Clay Hub
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Activity / Session
Demonstration: Decorative Techniques
Presenter
Cathy Franzi
Time
2:00 - 3:00
Location
Clay Hub
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Activity / Session
Music: “BOTH”
Presenter
Musicans
Time
3:30 – 4:30
Location
Clay Hub
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IAC Exhibition and Talks (Sidney Myer Education Centre)
Activity
Opening of IAC Exhibition & Introduction
Presenter
IAC team: Avi Amesbury, Ted Secombe
Time
1:00 – 2:00
Location
SMEC
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Activity
Film : Knife drawing on porcelain panel, Painting and colouring on porcelain
Presenter
Darian Duan from Tido Art
Time
2:00 – 3:00
Location
SMEC
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Sunday 29 March 2026 – Clay Hub
Activity
Demonstration: Layering Commercial Brush-On Glazes
Presenter
Babette Keane from Keane Ceramics
Time
10:00 – 10:30
Location
Clay Club
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Activity
Pottery Throw Down
Presenter
Participants & MC: Bernard Kerr
Time
10:30 – 11:30
Location
Clay Club
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Activity
Clay Tasters: ‘Try the wheel’
Presenter
Tracey Marsten
Time
12:00 – 2:00
Location
Clay Club
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Activity
Demonstration: Throwing Techniques
Presenter
Jann Kesby
Time
2:00 – 3:00
Location
Clay Club
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Activity
Live Music
Presenter
Cath Rutten Trio
Time
2:00 – 3:00
Location
Clay Club
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IAC Exhibition Talks (Sidney Myer Education Centre)
Session
Artist Talk: IAC team and panel
Presenter
Jane Sawyer
Time
12:00 – 1:00
Location
SMEC
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Session
Artist Talk: Shifting Perspectives & The Self Reconciliation Project
Presenter
Avi Amesbury
Time
1:00 – 2:00
Location
SMEC
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Session
Film: drawing and colouring on Porcelain
Presenter
Darian Duan from Tido Art
Time
3:00 – 3.30
Location
SMEC