COLUMBIA ClayLines Celebrating Success in our community 2010 Niche Awards Congratulations to B.C. ceramic artists in the 2010 Niche Awards. The Niche Awards program celebrates excellence and innovation in American and Canadian fine craft. Artists are recognized in professional and student divisions. Check out the website to see Lilach Lotan’s winning submission for lighting: Lotus B.C. finalists in the professional ceramics category were: Heather Dahl for: 3 Poppy Oval Bottle Vase Rachel Chinnery for: Bottle and Cups Lilach Lotan for: Metamorphosis www.nicheawards.com/ceramics.php ARTIST RESIDENCY: InsideZone, Romania Deadline: March 15, 2010 Duration: April 12 to 18 (or longer upon request) Disciplines: Drawing, Painting, Film, Literature, Multi-Media, Music, Photography, Sculpture Target Group: International, National - Artists under the age of 35 ‘The residency is organized once a year with artists from all over the world by a Romanian non-profit art organization. The InsideZone 2010 artist residency will be organized by Literary and Artistic Group ZIDUL DE HARTIE (www.ziduldehartie.wordpress.com). The town of Borsec and the surrounding area are well known for their spas and best mineral waters of Europe. The residency is in a beautiful house in the central area of the upper town. The town is located at the base of Carpathians. Application address: 0047 492 89 522; 2007dp@gmail.com www.transylvanianweek.texmar.ro CALL FOR ENTRY, Vancouver Deadline: March 5, 2010 Exhibition at Diane Farris Gallery: Twitter/Art+Social Media Diane Farris Gallery recognizes the strong role played by social media in the production and/or promotion of artwork, particularly the ways in which social media is affecting the practice of artists who use it to share feedback on their artwork, to promote their art and to organize shows. The gallery looks forward to hearing from artists who work independently from the commercial gallery system and who use social media for the inspiration, production or presentation of their artwork, including websites, blogging, instant messenger, rss feeds, social bookmarking, Facebook, Blogger, Flickr, MySpace, deviantART, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Skype and podcasts. Submissions may include such traditional art forms as painting, drawing, photography, printmaking and three-dimensional art as well as computer-based art, video and performance formats. Details available on www.dianefarrisgallery.com/blog Submissions for the April 2010 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. Thank you for your help! CANADIAN CLAY SYMPOSIUM, Burnaby Last chance to register for the event of the year! Demonstrations, presentations, panel discussion, exhibits and more with 11 top local, national and international ceramic artists. Check out details the website at www.canadianclaysymposium.ca for on this year's event. This is an opportunity you won't want to miss (or you won't know what everyone else is raving about for the rest of the year!). Just $124.95 (including tax and lunch). Don't forget to bring a mug, cup or tea-bowl for the Mug Wall fundraiser for the North-West Ceramics Foundation. ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM Deadline: April 1, 2010 ‘The City of Burnaby’s Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is an award- winning, multi-purpose community arts facility located in Burnaby's picturesque Deer Lake Park. The newly formalized Artist-in-Residence Program provides opportunities for professional artists with a minimum of five years experience from all artistic mediums to work on both individual creative projects and to contribute to the development of their artistic discipline in the community. Artist-in-Residence participants receive contributions on behalf of the Shadbolt Centre through in-kind support in the form of studio, rehearsal and performance space. For more information please contact Cory Philley, Facility and Event Services Coordinator at cory.philley@burnaby.ca. No phone calls please. To apply please visit: www.shadboltcentre.com EXHIBITION, Vancouver Flow: Porcelain and Photography by Tanis Saxby Mar. 3 to April 25, 2010 Opening reception: Mar. 6, 4 to 6 p.m. at the Numen Gallery 120-1058 Mainland St., Vancouver www.numengallery.com Unclassifieds FOR SALE: Little Puddle Slip casting table $950; 4 bags of b-mix cone 6 casting slip $100; Complete set of Ceramics Review (English) ceramic magazines; from 1980 to 2005. Offers. Maggi Kneer maggikneer@telus.net, 604-739-3206. Potters Guild of BC Newsletter - March 2010 14