The Potters Guild of B.C.
NEWSLETTER

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Pottera Guild 1992 Board of
Directors: Rosemary Amon, Sarah
Coote. Linda Doherty, Tam Irving,
Kerst! Krug. Carol Mayer, June
MacDonald, Nathan Rafla,
Friederike Rahn, Elsa Schamis,
Ron Vallis, Anita Wong.

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Administrator, Coralie Triance,
Manager, and Lea Price, Assistant,
Gallery of B.C.Ceramics, |

BOARD OF DIRECTOR
CHANGES

4a both Terry Saimote and Debra Sloan
stepped down earlier this spring from
the Board of Directors, Linda Doherty
and Anita Weng who both steed for
election at the AGM In January have
agreed to fill these vacancles. Linda Is
prepared to serve on the Marketing
Committee, and Anita on Workshop and
Library comumittess. Welcome aboard!

Linda may be contacted at 888-2254,
and Anita at 254-432 .

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EXHIBITIONS COMMITTEE

Revently, the B.C, Potters’ Guild has co-sponsored two exhibitions: Choosing Clay
at [hoe Canadian Crafts Museum and British Columbla Contemporary Ceramics
18686-1891 al the UBC Museum of Anthropology. Choosing Clay js currently
travelling in B.C. and is proving to be very popular. B.C. Contemporary Ceramics
was mounted to coincide with an international ceramics conference “The Turning
Point". held at the University of Briish Columbia in Novernber 1991, Both of these
exhibitions have succeected in exposing and promoting the work of British Columbia
polters.

The Exhibitions Committee of the Guild is keen to continue moving towards creating
more such opportunities. [t would be relatively simple, for example, to organize
small thematic shows at various venues. Indeed, we have already proposed two
more exhibits for the UBC Museum of Anthropology: Saltware, featuring salt glazed
wares will be open from Jume to the end of July 1962. Included are works by Mick
Henry. Tam Irving. Cathi Jefferson. Lynne Johnson. Sam Kwan, Vincent Massey,
Wayne Ngan, Jef Oestreich, John Reeve, Lan Robson, lan Steele. and Ron Vallis.
Another exhibll featuring overglaze painted earthenware is being planned for
August, We are aleo working wilh the Canadian Crafl Museum on exhibition ideas.

However, we are a smal] committee, and il is of some concern that we adequately
reflect the sentiment of the membership and not work within a vacuum. We have
discussed the posalbility and plausabllity of offering small shows to art galleries,
other museums and perhaps corporate ectifices. Our plans cannot be grandiose
because we have noe budget for exhibits and rely on the receiving hosts to cover any
cogls,

In erder te book ahead and plan effectively, we need your input! We need to know
whether you would like your work to be exhibited, whether we have any slides of
your work, whether there are places in your region that may be possible venues for
exhibits, whether you can suggest themes for exhibits, and/or whether you think
we should spend our energy in this area.

We are keen to promote you and your work in as many ways os are feasible. Please
contact us with your recommendations, and give us the tools to work on your behall,

Exhibition Committee: Carol E. Mayer (Chair), Tam Irving,
Wathan Rafla, Elsa Schamis, and Ron Vallis.

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

The Don Hutchinson monograph, the first in the Corpus Vasorum Pacifica series,
has been published, and we are proceeding with plans to produce a second Issue,
featuring Saliy Michener, ceramic sculptor and teacher at the Emily Carr College
of Art and Design for almoat 20 years. We have applied to Canada Council for
funding asalstance. and are investigating other potential sources.

Many thanks to Coralie for her assistance in the preparation of the Canada Councll
appileation.

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Elsa Schamis, Chair

June, 1992