OPPORTUNITIES UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Fourth Bi-Annual Medicine Hat
CERAMIC SYMPOSIUM at Medicine
Hat College, Alberta, on May 6, 9, & 10,
1992, with presenters including Kit
Comell of the Studio Potter Network,
Ken Lowe, Jim Marshall, Grace Nickel,
Jean Pierre Laroche, Andrew Wong, and
Ed Barmiling. Theme is “Pottery - An
Extension of the Maker”, and includes
workshops, lectures, forum, and a tour
of Medalta. $150.00 fee includes Friday
night mixer, two lunches, Saturday night
dinner and Sunday breakfast. Contact
(403) 529-3844 for registration.

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The Granville Island Public Market
will be holding its ammual craft adjudi-
cation in April only of this year. Peo-
ple interested in selling their crafts at
the Public Market should submit a
maximum of 4 samples of their work for
adjudication. Samples will only be ac-
cepted al the following times: Tuesday,
April 7th through Friday, April 10th. 1
to 4pm, and Saturday, April 11th from
9 am unt] 12 noon., There will be a
$5.00 cash registration fee. For more
information please call a market coor-
dinator al 666-6477. The office ts located
on the 2nd flooral 1669 Johnston Street,
Granville Island.

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The First National Conference/
Tradeshow for Home-Based Business
will be held April 30 to May 2, 1992 at
Douglas College. 700 Royal Avenue in
New Westminster. Contact the Continu-
ing Education Dept at 527-5473 for an
information and registrathan brochure,

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The Kybor Dancer Memorial Scholar-
ship is in the process of being finalized.
The Scholarship will be approximately
$500 annually, drawing from the inter-
est earned from the principal sum. If
anyone would like to contribute to the
principal surn in Kybor’s name, please
contact David Lloyd at 525-5852.

Burnaby Arte Centre, 6450 Deer Lake

Ave.,, Burnaby, 291-6864, in conjune-
tion with the Potters" Guild of B.C..
presents “An evening with Penny
Birnbaum”. ‘This free event will be held
Friday, March 27th from 7:45 pm to
10°00 pm. Penny 1a.a cerambe artist well-
known for her wonderful masks of en-
dangered animals and sense of humour.
The evening will include an eclectic slide
presentation, as well as demonstration
and discussion of her work.

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“Masks, Murals and Other Things”: A
workshop with Bob Kingamill will be
held at the Burnaby Art Centre on Sat-
urday and Sunday, April 4 and 5, from
10am to 4pm. Bob will demonstrate the
handbutlding and texturing techniques
used to create his unique arx| some-
Umes bizarre works of art. This is a
hands-on workshop, open to both be-
inners and experienced alike, anc will
include a hinchtime alide presentation
each afternoon. Early registration for
this program will begin March 20th at
10 am. Fee: $56.85 [inecl. $3.85 GST).
Clay must be purchased prior to the
class from the office at a cost af $12.00
plus GST for a 25 Ib, bag.

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MALASPINA SEMINAR

Details of the Malaspina College ‘92
Ceramic Seminar have been com-
pleted, Events actually start at 7:30 pm
on the evening of Friday, May 8, with a
gala wine and cheese receplion al the
Nanaimo Art Gallery and Exhibition
Centre on the Malaspina campus. The
special opening will feature bonsal /plant
exhibition in the upper gallery, and an
exhibition and sale of the seminar lec-
turers’ work tn the lower gallery.

Saturday, May 9 9:30 am features the
after-lunch speaker Louis Katz from the
University of Missouri on “Traditional
Thai Pottery: An Overview of contempo-
rary traditional Thai wares”. He also wil!
@ive several sessions on his own unique

sculptural work and techniques
throughout the day.

Additional Gueat lecturers include:

Alan Burgess: Throwing and assem-
bling large pieces

Meg Burgess: Throwing and decorative
plercing of bow] forms

Jodi Dyelle; Altered forms - a personal
historical and contemporary review

Gordon Hutchens; Low temperature
reduction /oxidation and salt firing glazes
and techniques

Denys James: Approaches to Integrat-
ing surface treatments, and handbuill
forms

John Robertson: Production ware:
throwing, overglazes and oxide
decoration

Diane Searle: The language of clay-
“What is your work saying?"

Paul Yard: “Marketing your work In the
80's

$55.00 Fee includes lunch. You may
register by phone using VISA or M/C,
using the following free trunk Ines:
from Vancouver: 681-7491, or 681-7492;
from Victoria: 391-0431; and from
Dunean: 748-4242. Collect calls will not
be accepted, Registration deadline is
April 20. Ask for Local 8755, the regis-
tration centre, and register for Arta 2997,
59201. Mail inregistration forme will be
mailed out to former participants and
most suppliers in the near future.

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