Holding Space, a time and place is a sample of the work created by Sarah Harrison during her 3 month residency at ASP that will draw to a close at the end of September.

Sarah has operated her studio ‘Shoal Bay Pottery’ in relative isolation out on Aotea, Great Barrier Island for 30 years now and has relished the opportunity to have the use of a studio space in the foreign environment of the city.

Her main objective for her time at ASP was connection with the local clay community whilst gently continuing her practise of high fired domesticware with a sprinkle of experimentation along the way, in response to the new setting.

Sarah’s plan after a few more ceramics related activities on the mainland is to return home in time for Summer with a head full of inspiration and a whole list of new clay friends from ASP that she’s looking forward to holding space for out on the island.

View the exhibition in ASP’s Pool Room Gallery from Tuesday 10th September until Sunday 22nd September. During this time ASP will be open Mondays-Thursdays, 9am-5pm; Fridays, 9am-3pm; Saturdays, 10am-4pm and Sunday 22nd Sep, 3-5pm.