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Membership of Ceramics Southern Africa

Ceramics Southern Africa has been in existence for 35 years and provides an excellent forum for all levels of potter by arranging Regional exhibitions annually, a Clay Festival biennially, a National exhibition (biennially) and an International Triennial (sponsorships permitting). All regions hold topical and informative workshops throughout the year.

 

Benefits of membership

Including the workshops and exhibitions, members are offered the following:  

  • The newsletter of the region to which he/she belongs.  (If a country member, a newsletter of the region of his/her choice);
  • the opportunity to exhibit at that region's exhibitions;
  • receipt of the National Ceramics magazine, four times a year;
  • receipt of a Ceramics SA membership card which entitles the holder to participate in any Ceramics SA workshop throughout the country at the member subsidised rate;
  • an opportunity to have a profile on this website; and
  • interaction with like-minded people and the free-flow exchange of ideas, discoveries, trends and excitement around all that is ceramic!

 

Types of membership

 

Regional

Ceramics SA has Regional Offices in Eastern Cape (Port Elizabeth), Western Cape* (Cape Town), Gauteng (incorporating three sub-regions - Magalies (Pretoria), Golden Reef (Witwatersrand), Vaal Triangle (Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging, Sasolburg, Parys, etc.), and Kwazulu-Natal (Durban).

*The Western Cape Region does the admin for the Eastern Cape and incorporates Eastern Cape news in their newsletter.

 

Country

Country Membership applies to persons living more than 150 km. from a regional office.

Ceramics SA has Liaison Officers in outlying areas, which are responsible for informing the Association of the interests and workshop requirements of its Country Members. Every effort is then made to arrange for suitable artists to visit these areas to do demonstrating and participating workshops.

 

Friends of Ceramics SA

This membership category gives previous members who are no longer active in ceramics but would like to keep in touch, galleries and schools teaching ceramics an opportunity to be affiliated to Ceramics SA. Membership includes:

  • Receipt of the National Ceramics magazine;
  • An updated events calendar that will enable Friends to apprise themselves of all Ceramics SA events planned throughout the country;
  • Invitations to the openings of all Ceramics SA Regional, National and International exhibitions.

This is an ideal opportunity to keep in touch with Southern African and International ceramics! Become a Friend of Ceramics SA now.

 

Complete the application form below to become a member of Ceramics SA: