🔥MANAWA MATARIKI WOODFIRING 2026🔥

Schedule

Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm to Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 11:00 am

UTC+12:00

Location

21 Selwyn Avenue, Avenues, Northland, New Zealand 0110 | Whangarei, NO

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Join us for the Quarry Arts annual Manawa Matariki Community Woodfiring!
✨Under the Matariki stars the community comes together and fires our biggest wood-fired kiln. Open to clay artists of all levels by registration!

🏺Registration Fee: $60 pp - 1 shelf or $40 pp - 1/2 shelf
(44 Full Shelves or 88 Half Shelves available)
Includes 1 shelf, access to QAC house glazes, and a spot on the firing roster.
An invitation to participate the Manawa Matariki Exhibition curated by Rosie Parsonson (Studio 11, Rosy & Rich)
🔥 Firing Info: Cone 9-10 Stoneware (1280°C - 1300°C). All works must be made from stoneware clay; all works to be bisqued fired.

📅IMPORTANT DATES:
Registration Payment Due: TUES 2nd JUNE | 4pm
Delivery & Glazing + Firing Roster: FRI 5th / SAT 6th / SUN 7th | By roster: 10am - 1pm or 1pm - 4pm
Loading of Manawa: TUES 9th – THURS 18th JUNE
Firing of Manawa: SAT 20th – SUN 21st JUNE | 36-hour firing
Unloading of Manawa: SAT 27th JUNE | 12pm

🔥How to Register:
Online - https://quarryarts.org/collections/woodfire-kilns
In person: At the front desk of the Quarry Arts Centre
Payment due: TUES 2nd JUNE | 4pm
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be part of the QAC Manawa Matariki Community Woodfiring 2026!
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