The Australian Ceramics Triennale is the nation’s flagship ceramics conference, bringing artists, educators, theorists, and collectors together from around the country to interrogate the field of contemporary ceramic practice.

In 2022, the Triennale; Apmere Mparntwe, will take place 19 to 22 July in Mparntwe / Alice Springs, and includes satellite events in the weeks both before and after the conference.

Mparntwe / Alice Springs is home to central Arrernte people and a vibrant and diverse arts community who are honoured to live and work on Arrernte Country. Surrounded by the majestic world heritage listed ranges of Tjoritja National Park and criss-crossed by ancestral stories of yeperenye caterpillar and akngwelye thylacine. The region encompasses many biologically rich and complex ecosystems, a vast array of animals and plants and spectacular desert country. This is Apmere Mparntwe (this place is Alice Springs). What better place to consider clay, earth, terte and what we do with it, how it connects us and how to live and work sustainably and respectfully.

Apmere Mparntwe is hosted by Central Craft and The Australian Ceramics Association and will be based out of the Araluen Cultural Precinct, which will be your warle, your home for three days. Additional exhibitions and events will be running in creative spaces throughout town, and camps and residencies will be hosted in various locations further out.