~ POTTERS an COLUMBIA a ClayLines Celebrating Success in our community EMPTY BOWL DINNER, Port Moody Mar. 8, 6:30 p.m. A celebration of International Women's Day benefitting the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Hosted by Coquitlam Gogos, with bowls donated by the TriCity Potters. Entertainment, silent auction, presentation, tote bags, jewelry from Kenya. Held at Heritage Woods Secondary School, 1300 David Avenue, Port Moody. Tickets are $35 in advance only from: Wendy, kimelamy@shaw.ca, 604.939.5216 Hannah, hannahdiamond@shaw.ca, 604.469.6795 12th Annual ArtWalk, TriCities Area Apr. 16 & 17 ArtsConnect, a non-profit organization serving Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra, is pleased to host our 12th Annual Art Walk. This free self-guided tour runs Sat., Apr. 16 and Sun., Apr. 17; Noon to 5 p.m. and is open to everyone. Why Attend Artwalk? Why not! This self-guided tour is a great way to explore the creative talent of local artists. It also gives you a chance to talk to them in an informal and sometimes unusual setting. And don't forget to keep an eye out for that special piece of art for yourself or someone on your gift list. Remember, Mother’s Day and Father's Day are just around the corner. Pick up a map. The map will tell you where you'll find all the various artists and the mediums they work in. www.artsconnect.ca/ artsconnect/images/pdf/ac.artwalk2010map.pdf Be prepared to take your time. This event happens only once a year! With all those venues it’s a challenge to visit them all in two days—even for the most ardent art-lover—so find what piques your interest and plan your route around those studios. This event is especially fun when shared with a friend - so consider having one person navigating while the other drives. Both emerging and established artists will have their work on display and welcome your questions—or you can just look and enjoy. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS, Fraser Valley Deadline: Apr. 29 @ 5 p.m. The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford, in collaboration with Regional Arts Councils, is calling on all visual artists in the Fraser Valley, from Hope to Surrey to Bellingham, to submit art works to the Ist Fraser Valley Regional Biennale (FV Biennale), June 16 to Sept. 4, The FV Biennale celebrates and explores local and regional visual art-making and represents a wide range of visual art that reveals the unique creative production that is local to the Fraser Valley. Media Categories: painting, printing, textile art, multi-media, drawing, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture, photography, photo-based. For info, contact Scott Marsden, Curator, The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford, smarsden@thereach.ca Submissions for the April 2011 PGBC newsletter Please get your articles and ads in to Melany by March 20 at the latest for the April 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@bcpotters.com. CALL FOR ENTRY: Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2011 Deadline: June 8 The organizing committee of the Cheongju International Craft Biennale (CIBC) 2011, is hoping to once again make a connection with craft artists from British Columbia as they did in 2009. This Biennale will take place from Sept. 21 through Oct. 30, 2011. The CIBC hopes to encourage the view of craft as a necessity, as a means of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to the environment. To read more please visit: www.cheongjubiennale.or.kr/home/skins/8/4_1_en.html Deadline for international entries is June 8, 2011. Grand Prize 1 $30,000 | Includes the purchase of the Artwork: Trophy, Citation Gold prize 4 $10,000 | Includes the purchase of the Artwork: Trophy, Citation Silver Prize 5 $5,000 | Includes the purchase of the Artwork: Trophy, Citation Bronze Prize 5 $3,000 | Includes the purchase of the Artwork: Trophy, Citation CALL FOR APPLICANTS: 2011 Maureen Wright Scholarship Did you know that funds are available to BC ceramists to attend short-term educational activities in ceramics? The Maureen Wright Scholarship was set up by the North-West Ceramics Foundation and the Wright family to honour Maureen Wright, a self-taught potter who died in 1997. Funds for this scholarship are generated through donations by PGBC members to mug walls set up at major ceramic events. Now is the time to be thinking about those interesting workshops or residencies you have always wanted to attend, or perhaps NCECA, which will be in Seattle in 2012. Last year the NWCF was able to assist three B.C. potters to attend events that furthered their ceramic education. Bursaries are $200, and applicants cannot be currently enrolled in a full-time ceramics programme. Further details and the application form can be found on the NWCF website at www.nwef.ca/maureen_wright.html. Let's make 2011 a great year for the scholarship! Potters Guild of BC Newsletter - March 2011 10