KenDon Museum

Twenty years ago my partner Don Evans and I decided to form a very  comprehensive collection of Australian Pottery from the 1950s onwards. We had  found it difficult to find pots to view and handle in public galleries where pots are  few and far between, displayed as single items of a potter’s work, not as  collections produced over a period of time. We thought a comprehensive  collection showing the growth of some of the foremost as well as less considered  potters should be available somewhere to document the work of Australian  potters working in Australia since the 1950s, this collection to provide a  comprehensive resource as a cultural and educational tool lacking in public  collections. All items in our collection should be available for handling on request.  It is very unusual in public galleries to find more than one item of a particular  potters work either displayed or in the vault of a public gallery. Many foremost  potters have had access to our collection. This viewing and handling has greatly  influenced their future pots. I doubt if a comparable collection could be assembled  now or in the future. The assembling of our collection showing the growth of  individual potters over many years has been our major interest for more than  twenty years. The concept of creating a Museum and Trust is in continuance with  the above.