Portage Ceramic Awards

Entry is available to artists of New Zealand citizenship. The annual awards are judged each year by a different international judge, usually from the field of ceramics. An open call is made for entries, and since the third award onwards the judge has selected a group of finalists for exhibition. An exhibition is held at Te Uru and a publication produced. In 2020, due to complications from the Covid-19 pandemic, a survey exhibition of previous winners titled Portage 20/20 was presented in lieu of a competition.{{cite web |title=Portage 20/20 - Te Uru |url=https://www.teuru.org.nz/index.cfm/whats-on/calendar/portage-20-20/ |website=www.teuru.org.nz |access-date=6 August 2021}}

In 2013 two international residencies were announced as part of the awards: the Guldagergaard residency in Skaelskor, Denmark, awarded to Richard Stratton and a residency in Medalta, Medicine Hat, Canada, awarded to Melissa Ford.{{cite web|title=Portage Ceramic Awards|url=http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/industry-news/2013/oct/135466-portage-ceramic-awards|website=The Big Idea|accessdate=12 January 2015|date=18 October 2013}}

In 2014 a workshop scholarship to the Peters Valley School of Craft in New Jersey was awarded to Chris Weaver.{{cite web|title=Premier Portage Award 2014|url=http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/news/industry-news/2014/nov/152095-premier-portage-award-2014|website=The Big Idea|accessdate=12 January 2015|date=7 November 2014}}

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Category:New Zealand visual arts awards