CALLS FOR ENTRY/ OPPORTUNITIES

Banff Centre, the Letghton Artist Colony: A working
retreat for professional artists. Maximum residence:
3 months/year. Applicants must show evidence of
sustained dedication and significant achievement.
Contact the Coordinator, Box 1020, Banff, Alberta,
TOL OCO, or phone, 762-6216.

12th International Biennial of Ceramic Arts: July 1-
Oct.31, 1990. Juried from slides. Awards: 40,000
francs (approx. $2100) and 4 gold medals, Deadline
for entry: April 30, 1990. Contact the Biennial Com-
mittee, Hotel de Ville, Vallauris, 06200, France.

Fourth National Biennial of Ceramics: Deadline Janu-

ary 3ist for the Trois Rivieres, Quebec, National Bien-
nial, to be held June 12-August 26,1990. Contact PO
Box 1596, Trois Rivieres, Quebec, GOA 5L9, or phone
(819) 374-3244,

The Vancouver Community Arts Council, a non-profit
organization, is accepting proposals for upcoming
exhibition in the Davie Street Gallery. Deadline ts
January 17,1990. Phone the office at 683-4358, or
write the CAC, 837 Davie St., Vancouver, V62 187, for
further information. Their Images and Objects VIII
annual juried exhibition will be held March 15-30,
1990. Send a SASE for entry form.

Vancouver Craft Market at the VanDusen Botanical
Gardens takes place on a regular basis, Contact

Simone Avram, 8540 Demorest Dr., Richmond, B.C.,
V7A 4M1, or phone 275-2724 for details.

Parke Internationa) Markets are now accepting appli-
cation for their crafl markets at Whistler, Kamloops,
Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver, West Vancouver,
Coquitlam, White Rock, and Penticton, Contact 3257
W. 36th Ave., Vancouver, B.C., VGN 2R6, or phone
362-2363,

Circle Craft Gallery is accepting applications for
shows in 1990, Contact Helena Wennerstrom, Execu-
tive Director, Circle Craft, 1666 Johnston St., Vancou-
ver. V6H 352 for details.

The Biennale Orlandi, Geneva, Switzerland, Design
Contest for wall and floor tiles measuring 21.6x 21.6
cm.{ceramic), Deadline January 15, 1990. Contact
Biennale Orlandi, Mat Securitas Express X_A., Box
289, Ch 1211, Geneva 26, Switzerland.

Members of the Ontario Clay and Glass Association.
FUSION, are invited to enter Fireworks 1990, opening
June 2nd, in Ottawa. Harlan House, Barbara Ensor,
and Michael Sheba are the jurors for the show which
will tour In major Ontario cities thereafter. For more
information, (entry application before Jan. 20, 1990)
contact FUSION, c/o Carolynne Pynn-Trudeau, 23
Gordon St., Ottawa, KIS 4C6. (613) 233-9455.

: Invites all
artists, art organizations and others to participate in
the 50th anniversary presentation of the Works Fes-
tival, June 22-July4, 1990. For a brochure, contact
the Works/Alberta Part Art, Ste. 616, 10196-l00th St.,
Edmonton, Alberta TS OPI.

Pre-Christmas Wanders

Phone requests still come in to the office about
whether the Guild is having their annual sale at
Rebson Square “this year?” My standard response is
that the Guild hasn't given it up for ever, “Keep
tuned!", and encourage them instead to drop by the

Gallery,

Meanwhile, individuals continue to hold their own
pre-Christmas sales and fairs with obvious continued
success. I don't think I shall forget the look on the
faces of Jackie White, Gail Krushinsky, Nora Gibson,
and Mary Miller of the Downstairs Potters, after the
first day of their sale at Mary’s home, They'd been
virtually cleaned out, and were in a state of shock,
wondering how they would face the next day's crowd
with so littl stock! I think they survived!

I got to the opening of Judy Cranmer's show in North
Vancouver's Seymour Art Gallery at the end of Novem-
ber, In an exhibition entitled “Feat of Clay’, Judy's
work this fall has been a major leap of faith for her.
She admits she’s always wished she could also be a
weaver, and she has effectively dealt with this by
making wall pieces, some multt-panelled in triptych ar
more formation, often using inlays of different col-
oured clay to strengthen patterns, and then painstak-
ingly slip-painting the traditional colours and pat-
terns of largely North American native weavers on
these panels. The effect is unique. personal, and very
striking.

Don't often go into Bowerings, and in the past when I
did. I was often disappointed that relatively so few of
our local artisans were represented, However, the
other night I happened by the Royal Centre's branch,
and spotted a stunning joint display of Rita Row-
botham’'s and Alan and Jane Grout's functional work:
Rita's porcelain in blue and white, - an almost
sponged-ware quality, and the Grout's extruded
harisome stoneware in solid blue tones. Along with
several others from G.C..~Andrew and Joyce Cam-
midge and L. Walton, finally a much broader local rep-
resentation!

Hope you all have had a good holiday after working
hard all fall, and that your efforts were well rewarded.
Jan Kidnie