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Gallery of B.C Ceramics Celebrates

20 Years Cover
President’s Message 2
Are You Receiving Us? 2
2006 Gallery Exhibitions 3
Gallery Manager's Report 3
Chris Staley Workshop 3
Maureen Wright Scholarships 4
Workshop In Williams Lake 5
Archival Work 6
Crazing Driving You Crazy? 7

On Collecting
Ceramics
Pottery & Archaeology Tour

Call For Entry

and Specifically

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Are You Receiving Us?

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Webmaster

Chris Staley

President’s Message

2005 was certainly a stellar year!
With all the activities that took place
throughout the province, I think we
have managed to raise the profile of
ceramics in British Columbia.
Thank you to everyone who helped
make it happen.

I expect 2006 to be a slightly less
busy year, but I don’t intend to let
ceramics fall off the radar screen! We
have an exciting exhibit calendar in
the Gallery - check your newsletter
and e-mail broadcasts for more info.
B.C. in a Box will be at the Comox
Valley Art Gallery from the begin-
ning of January to the end of
February. Its final stop will be the
Gallery of B.C. Ceramics in April.
The Tajimi exchange exhibit is sched-
uled for our own gallery in October -
November. Now named In the Palm
of a Hand, the exhibit will feature 50
works by B.C. artists and 50 works
by artists from Tajimi, Japan.

After much thought and discussion
with previous participants, we have
decided not to hold Made of Clay
this year. There are now so many
other marketing opportunities open
to us that interest has been diminish-
ing over the last couple of years.

In keeping with our mandate to pro-
mote excellence in our craft, we have
decided to hold a new fundraising
event this year. In February, the

Gallery will host a special invitational
exhibit for which artists have been
asked to donate a piece. You'll see

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work from Penny Birnam, Mary Fox,
Lynne Johnson, Judy Burke, Laurie
Rolland, Junichi Tanaka and many
others. Several of the participating
artists will attend the special Saturday
afternoon opening so that colleagues,
customers and admirers can come in
to meet them. I hope that as many
of you as possible can attend the
event in support of the Gallery and
Guild.

I would like to take this opportunity
to convey a big thank you to our
gallery staff who have been so sup-
portive this year as we have launched
one 50th anniversary project after
another. The gallery staff are our
front line - for all guild members -
and they do a fantastic job - Thank
you, thank you, Sarah Belley,
Samantha MacDonald, Catherine
Ducker and Roxanne Gagnon.

A special thank you also to Brenda
Beaudoin who replaced Tamara while
she was on maternity leave. Brenda
rose to the challenge of setting up
double exhibits and supporting the
many extra guild activities of 2005.
‘Tamara returns and Brenda’s term
ends with the New Year. Thank you
Brenda for your efforts on our behalf
and we wish you all the best in your
future endeavours. Come back and
see us...

Best Wishes for a happy and produc-
tive 2006 to Everyone!

Jinny Whitehead

January 2006