The Potters' Guild of British Columbia Page #2
Newsletter,

July, 1975.

B. C. CERAMICS '76: Your Executive is already planning for our next Juried

Show. It is hoped that it will be during the time Habitat '76 is here in May.
There will be people here from all over the world so just think of all the exposure
your pots would get! We will want to make a good impression so please save that
masterpiece,

Stan Clarke is our Provincial representative to the New Canadian Guild of
Potters which is being organized, and attended their first meeting some time ago.
Nancy Star got a brief report from him before our meeting in June. They felt
that there is need for a National Guild for professional potters, The former
Canadian Guild of Potters, which had its headquarters in Toronto for many years,
will now become the Ontario Guild of Potters. Possibly Stan will be able to give
us @ more complete report at a later date. We are greatly indebted to him for
representing B, C. Many thanks Stan.

There are several summer schools of Art offering classes in many Arts and
Crafts.

The Shawnigan Summer School of the Arts: July 28th to August 28th.

Wayne Ngan, well known to us all, will be the pottery instructor. This year classes
will be held at St. Michael's University School in Victoria. For information

call 681-6812.

Okanagan Summer School of the Arts: July 7th to 26th.
Informations P.O. Box 141, Penticton, B. C. Telephone 493-0390,
University of B, C. Festival of Arts: June 30th to August 8th.

Classes at Handcraft House, 110 West Esplanade, North Vancouver,

For information call 228-2181, local 254,

Of interest to potters are sculpture classes by Roy C. Lewis and Raku by Bill
Macdonald,

SUMMER EXHIBITIONS: Sculpture Society of B. C, Group Exhibit in wood, plastic,
stone, and metal. At the Mido Gallery, 936 Main Street, Vancouver.

July 22nd to August 9th.

Canada's Western Potters and Ceramists: plus prints by Arnold Shires at the
Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Gilpin, Burnaby. August 6th to 31st,

Vancouver International Stone Sculpture Symposium: during July and August at the
Van Dusen Botanical Gardens, 37th and Oak Street, Vancouver, Twelve sculptors
selected from all over the world, giving us an opportunity to see the creation
of sculptures of monumental proportions. . August 24th to 3st. >

Work relating to this will be shown at the Vancouver Art Gallery. <

Don't forget the 2nd Annual Midsummer Craft Fair at the Vancouver East Cultural
Centre “July 3lst to August 4th.

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In case you wondered why the Constitution was not included in the Western
Potter = we have a pretty good excuse, it got left behind at the printers!! If
all goes well you will get it with this mailing, I hope. Read it carefully.
There may be some amendments made and we will need your opinions,

Didn't you love the Greenbarn Pottery advertisement in the last Western Potter?
I had such a good laugh over it that I hopethe rest of you enjoyed it as much.

Real people, those Clarke‘'s!! AND did you notice that insert saying the Plains-
man Clay will pick up half the cost of a workshop? Has anyone written for details

~- it sounds. almost too good to be true?

Our new Executive was elected at the Annual Meeting in May. Nancy Star is
our new Chairman, Many thanks to Gordon Thorlaksson for piloting us through a very
difficult year.

We all promise to work hard and make this a memorable year for the Guild.

Have a wonderful summer.
See you at the picnic July 12th.

Georgina Hughes,