Proposed Wood Firing Conference 2006 Sturt Pottery, Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia Five day conference Monday 17th April - Friday 21st April 2006 (Monday 17th is Easter Monday). Arrive Monday morning Stay five nights, depart Saturday 22nd by 10am Accommodation (including all meals) Share $370 Single ($410) (limited rooms available for singles) Course fee: $460 per student Accommodation is basic but comfortable. Sharing with one, two or three others. All linen provided. Washing and ironing facilities, television, kitchen etc. (Accommodation in adjacent boarding school - same as Sturt uses every year for Sturt Summer School). All meals to be provided - dietary variations available. The course will be held over five days Day one - introduction and packing of kilns Day two - firing according to rosters. Demonstrations and slides Day three - tour of Southern Highands in mini bus plus lunch etc Day four- (as above) Day five - (as above) Demonstrations to be provided on three days by well known Southern Highlands potters: Sandy Lockwood - salt glaze and wood firing Stephen Harrison - wood firing (written several articles about Australian timbers and kiln design) Paul Davis - making, throwing, and Japanese experience All three demonstrations will include slide presentations. All pots are to be sent to, or brought with students to, Sturt Pottery prior to Day one of the course At the conclusion of the firing, students may take pieces with them, or ship items back to Canada. A surcharge of $50 per student will cover bubble wrap and boxes which Sturt will provide. STURT Range Rd., Mittagong, 2575 NSW, Australia, Ph +61 2 4860 2083 www.sturt.nsw.edu.au Cost for flights- $1726 which is worst case scenario.If we can change dates to after April 26th $1490 is the worst case sce- nario. Last year there were seat sales closer to $1000. This is only for the 5 day conference. I would suggest that you plan for a minimum two week trip so you at least have some time in Sydney and or perhaps Canberra. I assume that people will have different needs and connections that will dictate their schedules. This makes organizing the travel difficult so this could be individually organized. If we can arrange things so that we all leave and return together then we may be able to get group rates. The price shown is from Anza Travel. Let me know asap if you are interested in the trip and if you can do better on airfares. Keith Rice-Jones 604 522 8803 keith @wildricestudio.com Clay Courses at the Surrey Art Gallery ADULT continued Pottery - Level 1 Instructor: Murray Sanders YOUTH (13-17yrs) All Fired Up Create artworks using the potter's wheel, and learn about handbuilding, decorating and glazing. Instructor: Murray Sanders 6 Sessions $65 Thur, June 30, 4-6pm #349581 5 Sessions $69.50 ADULT Thur, Jun 30, 7-9:30pm #348905 Mon & Wed, July 4, 7-9:30pm #348907 Tue & Thur, July 5, 9:30am-12noon #348908 Tue & Thur, Aug 2, 9:30am-12noon #348909 Thur, Aug 4, 7-9:30pm #348906 Guild Member Webpages We are developing an auto- mated webpage-creation sys- tem so that members can make their presence known on the web. There will be space for a member picture, several pictures of work, a Pottery - Level 2 Instructor: Aaron Nelson 5 Sessions $69.50 Tue, Jun 28, 3-5:30pm #349578 Tue, Jun 28, 7-9:30pm #349579 Tue, Aug 2, 7-9:30pm #349580 Built By Hand Explore handbuilding methods, and decorating and glazing techniques. Instructor: Cheryl Stapleton 4 Sessions $81 Sun, June 26, 1-4pm #352254 Clay courses for elementary and preschool age children are also offered. Registration: 604-501-5100 or www.prc.surrey.ca surrey BRITISH art galle COLUMBIA g ry 88 Avenue Sans ARTS COUNCIL surreyEtcentre & King George Hwy. Ph: 604-501-5566 www.arts.surrey.ca Conseil des Arts du Canada & Canada Council c> for the Arts Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter bio, an artist’s statement and contact The addresses for the sites will be of the form: www.bcpotters.com/mem- ber/your_name_here. The information. cost will be very reasonable at $15 a year. The initial beta system will be running on June 1, 2005. Get your pic- tures and information ready. Martin Hunt June 2005