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President’s Message

This years AGM will be held at the Gallery of BC Ceramics on
Monday, May 30. I know that many people will be unable to attend
this meeting, but I do hope you will help us by providing any board
member or attending member with your proxy vote (see AGM
forms and information attached to this newsletter). There are no
special resolutions this year, but we will be electing new members to
the Board of Directors. Carole Henshall will be stepping down, but
luckily for us she will still maintain the membership database. Both
Nora Vaillant and Denise Jeffrey have already been actively filling
empty seats on the board, and will be formally elected at the AGM.
I do also hope that we can entice at least one more volunteer to join
our vibrant team. We welcome comments and suggestions from all

members. If you can't come in yourself, you can write to any board
member to speak on your behalf.

Dont forget the Project Empty Bowl fundraiser at the beginning
of July. Your donation, large or small, can make a difference. Bowls
can be dropped off at the gallery any time or directly to the Loving
Spoonful office on Richards Street. Mark the box “Empty Bowl”
and include some business cards. Also, remember that we will be
celebrating the bowl with a special exhibition in the gallery for the
month of July.

All we need now is some more sun. @

—Jinny Whitehead

Ga | le ry N @wWS By Sharon Cohen

All kinds of improvements are happening in
the gallery this month: a brand new front door
and a brand new wall in the exhibition area.
The old wall was so full of holes, it was like
Swiss cheese. It could have been in the Spottery
show as an entry!

Speaking of Spottery—what fun! SUCH a
wonderful exhibition, and so many delightful
pieces. It’s been a source of great pleasure for
staff, customers and the artists participating.
‘The diversity has been really impressive, just
as we had hoped and expected. Some pieces
are fun and cheeky (like Bridget Fairbanks’
spotty elk mugs), some are more practical
and functional (like Danny Kostyshin’s large
platter) and some are abstract and decorative
(like Keith Rice-Jones’ triptych mural), but all
are really beautiful, and an excellent showcase
for the skills of our members.

If you didn’t get a chance to participate in
Spottery (and even if you did), there’s another
group show coming up soon. Please apply
by June 15 to Celebrate the Bowl, which we'll
proudly be hosting in July. Application details
canbe found on www.bcpotters.com/Gallery/
forms/CelebrateTheBowlApplication.pdf

Still on the subject of exhibitions, we're
looking forward to hosting First Serve next
month, featuring the work of Kelly Austin,
Darcy Greiner, Emma Watson, Andrew Wong
and Bethany Scott. This show will be the
antithesis of Spottery, very chic and sleek and
contemporary, it will make for an interesting
(and wonderful) contrast.

A Spot of Tea by Dan Severance.

April saw the first of this year’s retail juries,
and we're pleased and proud to add Linda
Doherty and Maria Palotas to the gallery. A
very big welcome to Maria and Linda. We
look forward to being able to represent these
two highly skilled and talented artists.

Last but not least, a word of congratulations
to Sarah Cannon, guild member and former
gallery assistant, who recently gave birth to
Alexandra. Mother and baby doing well, as
the saying goes. We hope that Sarah will bring
Alexandra to meet us soon!

Potters Guild of BC Newsletter - May 2011

Reminder:
June 13 Gallery Jury

As part of the new mandate for the
Gallery of BC Ceramics, jury sessions
will now be increased from one to three
per year. Our last jury on April 11 was
very successful, and we look forward
to more submissions for the next jury
scheduled June 13. The final jury for this
year will be on Sept. 12. Juries in 2012
are set tentatively for March 5, June 4 and
Sept. 10. These dates will be confirmed
in January of next year. We hope this will
increase flexibility and opportunities for
guild members to participate in and jury
their work into the gallery.

Remember, the next jury is June 13,
2011. We look forward to seeing new
work!