The Auckland Studio Potters Association (ASP) has promoted and supported potters in Auckland for over 60 years; offering classes, firing services and a community that potters can call their own. That kind of loyalty has enabled the ASP to flourish, to enhance recognition for the pottery and ceramic arts in Auckland and throughout Aotearoa. Fire & Clay 2025 showcases and awards the outstanding pottery and ceramics of ASP’s membership. ASP is delighted to announce the selector and judge this year is artist, Laurie Streer.

Laurie, based in Mount Maunganui, is a New Zealand ceramic artist known for his bold, expressive works that challenge conventional approaches to pottery. Often blending humor, social commentary and raw materiality, Steer creates ceramics that are as much about process as they are about form.
A former student of Barry Brickell., Steer has gained a reputation as a fearless and provocative figure in contemporary ceramics, committed to keeping the medium vital, messy and alive.

This annual exhibition celebrates excellence in ceramic practice and demonstrates both the depth and breadth of experience of ASP members, who range from senior practitioners to impassioned amateurs, as well as students studying in craft, design or fine arts programes. The work on show includes functional ware and sculptural pieces, and encompasses a wide variety of making, glazing, and firing techniques.

Join us for the opening, 5:30-7:30pm Thursday 7th August at The Arts House Trust, Pah Homestead 72 Hillsborough Road, Hillsborough, Auckland 1042.
The show will be running until its final day on the 7th September.

The Arts House Trust, Pah Homestead open hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9am-3pm and Saturday and Sundays, 8am-4pm.

Pah Homestead is free to visit, you can make a koha donation if you like.