Complete your application to Canada Council with care... OnJuly 31, about 40 interested craftspeople gathered at the Granville Island Hotel to listen to Marianne Hegetveit speak about Canada Council Grants. Marianne is a Visual Arts Officer for Canada Council and she came because British Columbia is at the bottom forreceiving money from the Canada Council. She gave some good tips on applying for grants. Slides Use the best quality available to you. Pro- fessional slides are of great importance. If you are applying for a fifteen thousand dotlar grant then it's worth the effort to get good quality slides done, Typed This seems pretty obvious to most of us but she made i1 sound like they get more than their fair share of handwritten and partially legible applications. cv Itshowld be of your artist cureer only, Even if you have had many outstanding posi- tions in your lifetime, they are only inter- ested in your art related activities. Be clear, sincere and precise. Apparently we aren't proving anything by using a lot of artspeak. Some peopl: muy be hesitant to apply because they think that the big intellectual art speakers are the winners. This is not the case. Allow time to organize the application. Requesting an application two days before the duc date is not good. Give yourself lime to review and edit it. Two weeks was the recommended time frame. Don't forget to sign the application The council has $450, 000 to dispense and a majority of it goes to the eastern prov- inces because of their ability to write a good application. It doesn’t mean that their work is any better, just their applications. You can get more information online at www.canadacouncil.ca including dead- lines and details on specific grants. would strongly encourage our members to look into this as well as other national and intermational competitions. This could be yet another way to raise awareness of BC beramics. Jim Stamper News from the Gallery Many members and customers have com: mented on our newly painted lavender back wall of the Gallery. This has greatly enhanced the look of the gallery and was cured out by Gallery staff and committee in a day. However not all renovations are a0 easy, We are in urgent need of $4,000 to replace the antiquated track lighting system and to renovate the stained and pockmarked floor of the old studio 5. The track lighting is no longer manufactured, and as we are unable to replace burnt out bulbs, the Gallery ts getting gloomier and gloomier. We receive no Government subsidies, but Manage thanks to our superb sales staff and the high quality of the Gallery work. We break even, but have no contingency funds for emergencies, Profits from Raku- U events have helped in part to subsidize the new computer system. The Gallery Committee came up with the idea of asking members to donate amug or more for the mug wall. This is in addition tothe regular mug sales, All donations will be given a separate code. We would need about 250, and will let everyone know each month how we are doing to reach our target. If you have a few spare mugs, please drop them off at the Gallery. Many thanks to our firat donor, Celia Rice-Jones. Magel Kneer Gallery Committee Two Guild events to start this Fall, See social and workshop on the next page. Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter Planning Fall and Christmas Studio Sales? In the combined issue of the November amd December newsletter, there will be a special section listing provincial studio sales by location. Plan your dates and submit images and text by October 8. Images can be digital or prints. Identify with name, title, date, media, technical information and dimensions. Please in- clade an address for returning images. Text should include description of work, sfu- dio address, telephone number, dates, spe- cific days of the week with hours, To submit information, see page 12 for ad- dress and email addresses, October Newsletter Deadline Sepiember & Send to Guild office, address on page 12, or Table of Contents May Leung | Applying to Canada Council 2 News from the Gallery 2 List your Studio Sales 2 Deadline for October Newletter = 2 Guild Fall Event and Workshop Made of Clay at Christmas | President's Report Gallery of BC Ceramics ClayLines: Members’ News New book on contemporary craft Potters in Kyoto Marketing Fine Craft Steven Hill Workshop Review John Chalke Workshop Membership Information Communications Committee List of the Board Gallery Information and Hours Classified eww hk eh Pw w& a ee Bp mw hm bo oS September 2002