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The Potters Guild of B.C.

NEWSLETTER

is published 10 times a year. Submissions are
welcome, and should be in the Guild office by the
last Friday of the month, Material may be edited
for publication.

Managing Editor: Jan Kidnie (Jorgenson).
Editorial Committee: Bob Kingsmill, Laurel
McGregor, Hiro Urakami, Nathan Rafla, Anne
Mailing: Rosemary Amon, Jobst Frohberg, Jackie
White.

Advertising rates: $75.00 full page; $40.00 half
page; $25.00 quarter page; business card $15.00;
classified $5.00 for 3 lines: additional lines $2.00
each All ads must be prepaid.

The Potters Gulld of B.C. mects* the fourth Wed-
nesday of every month. Membership tn the Guild
is $20.00-individuals, $30.00-groups, January to
January. See application form elsewhere tn this ts-
suc.

Board of Directors: Sam Kwan, Pres., Tam Irving,
Vice-Pres.; Nathan Rafla, Secretary: Kathryn
Youngs, Treas.; Theota Dancer, Bob Kingsmill,
June MacDonald, D'Arcy Margesson, Cherie
| Markiewicz, Elsa Schamis, Terry Ryals & Ron
Tribe.

Errata and Nota:

In last month's Annual Meeting Report, the names of
new Board Members were incorrectly listed. Daniel
Materna is pot still on the Board, but Terry Ryals is.

Apologies.

At the Board's last meeting in February, Sam Kwan
Was reappointed President; Tam Irving appointed Vice
President; Nathan Rafla, Secretary; and Kathryn
Youngs, Treasurer. Bob Kingsmill continues on as
Chairman of the Newsletter Ctte.; Terry Ryals will act
as Finance Ctte. Chairman; and Ron Tribe as Gallery
and Awards Cites. Chairman,

Malaspina College will sponsor a one-day work-
shop session the end of April, Contact John Porter;
more to follow in April newsletter!

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT

The issue of an established and well-equipped meet-
ing space has been a bone of contention for many
people over the past year. The Board ts quite aware of
the concerns of the membership, and several alterna-
tives have been suggested (using the Gallery, a num-
ber of community centres, etc.)

Along with criticism, we require some basic legwork in
the form of people willing to assist in researching the
viability and logistical problems of another location.
Previous locations have required moving equipment
and materials, and often the whole Wbrary. Many
people have stated that we should be able to use the
workshop space behind the Gallery with perhaps a
barticr being installed (at Guild expense). As it stands
now, in spite of some diplomatic negotiating by Tam
Irving. our modest request was turned down by some
of the people sharing the studio.

Qur monthly meetings have become a well-estab-
lished tradition that we would hate to lose, They have
provided an opportunity for the people who work with
clay to maintain the wonderful sense of community
that we have developed, It is with that thought in mind
that | feel we should be patient and persevere in our

quest.
Sam Kwan

EeREKKEAK KH HH

Meetings* and Membership Matters:

You'll find no reference in Sam's message as to
whether a March meeting of the Guild membership
will in fact be held, There won't be one! That's
because, as Sam so well explains, the whole issue of
a suftable location is still under scrutiny by the Board.
I'm sure at their next meeting on the 9th they will
further deal with it. Until that question is resolved, the
additional one of program(s) is similarly on hold. We
have received letters from several members giving
some useful suggestions, and they'll be given consid-
eration by the Board. Keep in touch!

Thank you once again for sending in membership fees.
You'll note on your address label this month, if you've
paid for the current year, an “89° appears after your
nate, Please check it, and contact me ifthere are arty
discrepancies with your records. [If you have not sent
fees by the next newsletter mailing date, April 7th, you
will not receive further newsletters, and your member-
ship will be considered to be in arrears, As ofthis date,
we are 304 strong, 19 of whom are group members.
There are however, still about one-third of us who
have yet to pay ‘89 dues, so please, “Make our day!”

Jan Kidnie