• Our Story

    The South Canterbury Pottery Group (Inc) was founded in 1966. In 1972, enthusiastic members took the bold step of buying their own property at 17 White St, Timaru.
    Equipment slowly grew from one kick wheel to 8 electric wheels, while hand-tools of every variety were added.
    In time, a large workroom, kitchen and lounge were built. An older brick outbuilding houses the electric kilns, clay and glaze storage. A paved courtyard is an ideal venue for raku firings - usually accompanied by a "pot-luck" luncheon and get-together in the lounge.
    Club membership now includes potters whose skills and experience are recognised nationally, and those just discovering the joys and satisfaction of creating with clay.
    As well as raku days, the club's activities include tutored classes, demonstrations and workshops, and the annual exhibition held at Timaru's renowned Aigantighe Art Gallery.

  • What does South Canterbury Pottery Group offer?

    • Membership benefits include:
    • Keyed access at any time to work room and equipment, lounge and kitchen
    • Use of kilns
    • Purchase of clays at reduced price
    • Use of Club glazes for class firings
    • Participation in tutored classes, and occasional workshops and demonstrations
    • Special activities such as raku firings
    • Exhibition opportunities - an exhibition of members’ work is held annually at the Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru
    • Opportunities to participate in ceramics exhibitions throughout New Zealand
    • Use of SCPG library
    • Access to study collection of ceramics by variety of New Zealand and overseas potters
    • Access to Ceramics NZ-associated information and exhibitions through SCPG club membership
    • Social media

  • Our Vision

    To create a welcoming well- equipped centre of learning where members of our community can learn in a structured way to become competent and confident potters who then share their skills and knowledge.

  • Our Mission

    • To promote an appreciation of art and design in relation to pottery;
    • To encourage an exchange of ideas about pottery and related arts;
    • To build up community centre facilities for the practice of various techniques of pottery

  • Use of Club Rooms

    All financial members are welcome to use the club's facilities at the following times (i.e. outside regular class hours): Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Friday 9am - 8pm Saturday 9am - 8pm Please remember to pop $2 in the pink tin, and sign in. This is your time to practise, socialise with other potters, use our library (maximum borrowing time is 1 month).
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