AGA report con! from pg f

Coralie Triance repainted some of the Gallery walls
and set up an excellent display on antique tables for
the latter presentation. Despite these efforts gross
sales for 1993 were marginally lower than 1992 -
0.6% lower. The Marketing Committee is currently
considering further initiatives to boost sales.

In October the Board voted to revert to the old
policy that only members of the Guild may sell in
the gallery. A decision was also made to set up a
space in the Gallery where members may, by
application on a first come first serve basis, sell their
work for a short period without going through the
jurying, process.

The following new artists were accepted by the
Selections Committee: Ronda Green, Jay
MacLennan, Lynne Johnson, and Judy Weeden. The
work of the following artists was featured: Suzy
Birstein, Ailsa Brown, Members of the Greater
Vancouver Weavers and Spinners Guild, and Graeme
Allemeersch,

NEWSLETTER

Recognising the importance of the Newsletter,
Office Administrator/Editor Jan Kidnie published ten
excellent editions. Only nine were printed in 1992 as
a temporary cost cutting measure.

AWARDS
Once again the Guild was not able to award
scholarships in view of the tight budget,

STUDIO 3

Jay MacLennan was grated the Studio 5 space for
May "93 to April “94. Notices have pone out for the
94/95 competition. The monthly rate for the studio
will be increased from $160.00 plus GST to $200.00
plus GST,

WORKSHOPS

The following workshops were organised in
collaboration with the Emily Car College of Art and
Design, Kwanten College and the Burnaby Art
Centre:

John Chalke, April 3 - ECCAD

Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott, April [7 - BCCAD

Walter Ostrom, Aug. 7/8 - BAC

Walter Ostrom, Aug. 31 - Kwantlen College

Jacquie Rice, Sept 18 - ECCAD

Jim Robinson, Oct 16 - ECCAD

THE NORTHWEST CERAMIC FOUNDATION

The Guild finally succeeded in creating the new
foundation which is now registered in Victoria as a
non-profit Society and has received charitable status
from Revenue Canada,

SPRING SALE

Plans are well in hand for the spring sale "Made
in Clay" April 29 - May |. under the capable
guidance of Cathi Jefferson. The Board agreed to
accept the wishes of the participants to reduce the
commission to 10%) for cost overruns and the return
the commission if the sale stays within budget. The
original concept of the sale had included a fund
raising component for the guild (1993 Annual
General Meeting minutes - item 4b) as was the case
during the years of the sales at Hycroft and at
Robson Square.

LIBRARY
Thank you to Fredi Raho for organising a complete
catalogue of our library books indexed under subject.

Lastly, thanks go to the outgoing members of the
Board: Sarah Coote, Fredi Rahn and Elsa Schamis,
and also to Joe Nagel and Pat Taddy for stepping in
and filling Board vacancies during the last while.
Thank vou also to these who have let their names
stand for election this year. We look forward to a
new and exciting year of activities and growth in
1994.

February 1954.

Poters' Guild of BC. Mewslewer 3