COLUMBIA ClayLines Celebrating Success in our community Ceramics on the Edge Mike Allegretti & Elaine Futterman are 2 of 18 Sunshine Coast Potters at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre July 8-29 5714 Medusa, Sechelt Gallery Hours: Wed-Sat, 11 am-4 pm Sun 1 pm- 4pm Earth & Pine Lintka Doherty and Lynnelte Gullackson July 3 = August 4, 2009 Onenng Pecepian Timuracioy, Jas Qed fom Bon ~ Ape Circe Craft Copel Shop 4 Gallery Open daiky ihe - Fper 1 - 1686 Johnson Steet hie (Lol, Corawqvitie Jakwnel \Vanonureer, BC VGH 52 tel (4) eo eo tox [a4] 69 £565 shopgjcrcieoaef nei wwe crclecrall nel Unclassifieds HELP NEEDED: I am looking for a volunteer to do some clerical work in the Guild office on Granville Island. Some phoning, some computer work; 6-8 hours per month. If you can lend a hand, please contact Jinny Whitehead at vwhitehead@ shaw.ca. Submissions for the September newsletter Please get your articles and ads in to Melany by August 20 at the latest for the September 1 newsletter. If you submit your material after that date, it may have to wait till next month's newsletter. Submissions can be sent to editor@becpotters.com. Thank you for your help! Exnipition: Four Heathers You are invited to the exhibition Four Heathers - Four Mediums, July 7 to August 9, 2009 at the Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Avenue, in Deep Cove, North Vancouver, B.C. The show will feature a selection of work including ceramics, photography, painting, and printmaking by Heather Aston, Heather Cairns, Heather Johnston and Heather McAlpine. The gallery is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone 604-924-1378 or click here for further information. Call for donations: Artists for Animals To support approximately 100 small volunteer animal rescue groups in B. C., the Kensington Foundation for Animals in Crisis will hold the 2009 Artists for Animals Auction on Saturday, October 3, 2009. Please donate your artworks to the auction, including, paintings, prints, photographs, jewelry, ceramics, and works of glass, wood and fabric. Receive either a tax receipt for the market value of your donated piece or 30% of the actual auction sale price. If possible, send an image of your proposed donation to aid in selection. Contact: 604.765.2938 kensingtonfoundation@shaw.ca www.kensingtonfoundation.ca. 2008 http://artistsforanimals.blogspot.com Last year’s catalogue is at: B.C. Artists Out There Author Dianna Waggoner explores the shifts and influences in the work of Keith Rice Jones in an article appearing in last month’s Ceramics Technical #28. In Ceramics Art and Perception #76 youll find an article by Brian Grison that introduces readers to the life and art of one of Canada’s most accomplished ceramic artist: Walter Dexter. If you get a chance to view the video Collaboration: The Ceramic Art of Tom Coleman and Frank Boyden, you might recognize two local faces. Pia Sillem and Jinny Whitehead helped fire the wood kiln containing much of this collaborative body of work. Coastal Journeys Coastal journeys Cedar Grove Gallery, Galiano Island! July 31-Aug. 3 and Aug. 7-9 9720 Porter Pass Rd.; 250.539.5814 www.sandradolph.com All about cups! An interview with renowned ceramic artist Pete Pinnell produced in conjunction with the Cup: ‘The Intimate Object V exhibition at the Charlie Cummings Gallery. Pinnell discusses the finer points of function as it relates to handmade ceramic cups, and places cups in the context of contemporary art. Approx. 30 minutes, but take the time—fascinating! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid= 302550256698394321 Potters Guild of BC Newsletter July/August 2009 13