COLUMBIA ClayLines Celebrating Success in our community Vincent Massey: Award By Stephanie Graves Following up on a short news item in our February newsletter, here is an exceptional story and one of interest to fellow potters, as well as Canadian history bufts: Ceramic artist Vincent Massey of Whistler, B.C., will be awarded the Governor General’s Medal of Bravery this year. On March 5, 2005, Massey (a trained search and rescue technician), helicopter pilot Steven Flynn, and mountain rescuer Paul Skelton teamed up to rescue a stranded ice sailor who had broken through the ice on Green Lake, in Whistler. As he drove past the scene, Flynn soon realized that responding emergency personnel needed assist- ance and that a helicopter rescue was needed. He rushed to a nearby heliport where he met with Massey and Skelton. All three boarded a helicopter and, within minutes, they flew to the scene. While Flynn performed a precision hover, allowing the craft to get close to the ice, Massey and Skelton reached for the hypothermic victim and pulled CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Community Arts Council of Kamloops needs Artists for Art in the Park, held annually on July 1 at him safely into the helicopter. All three are being awarded the Governor General’s award for bravery. This award is Canada’s most honoured recognition for outstanding courage, and is given to members of the public who have risked injury or death in an attempt to rescue another person. A Canadian history note: Massey was named for his great uncle, Charles Vincent Massey, the first Canadian to serve as governor gen- eral (1952-59.) Governor General Massey was a passionate supporter of the arts in Canada and instrumental in the creation of the Canada Council. Vincent's wife Cheryl, daughter Michelaand very proud father, Geoff Massey, will attend the 2008 award ceremonies at Rideau Hall. For more information on this award see: http://www.gg.ca/media/doc. asp?lang=e&DocID=5258 Congratulations, Vincent, from your pottery family. Riverside Park in Kamloops, B.C. Up to 30,000 people attend annual- ly. Early Bird deadline Mar. 15, final deadline Apr. 1. www.cackamloops.ca 250.372.7323 ‘This year the Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design auction is being held on Friday, March 7, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the brand new Intersections Digital Media Studio. The auction will feature artwork from local artists, alumni and current students. It will be a great evening of good food, good music and of course exciting bidding wars. Why should you donate work? Youll be supporting the ECI Ceramic department. All proceeds will go towards educational fieldtrips and lectures from visiting artists. Plus you'll get free admission to the auction. To donate contact us by email: ceramicauction@gmail.com by Monday, March 3, 2008 Potters Guild of BC Newsletter - March 2008 500 Ceramic Sculptures: Call for Entries Lark Books seeks images to publish in a juried celebration of international ceramic sculpture to be released May 2009. Open to contemporary ceramic sculptural practice, from representational and figurative, to abstract, non-narrative work. Submit high-quality transparencies, _ slides, or digital images with entry forms; no entry fee. Entries must be postmarked by Mar. 14. Guidelines and entry forms can be found at: http://www.larkbooks.com/ submissions/ArtistEntryForm- Sculpture.asp Cassie Moore, Assistant Editor Lark Books phone: 828-253-0467 x730 fax: 828-253-7952 cassie@larkbooks.com Blackberry Gallery There is still time to check out these pottery-related shows until March 23 at the Blackberry Gallery in the Port Moody Arts Centre: Inthe 3D Gallery: “A stream of Consciousness”, by Jacqueline Sheridan. A clay “blog” inspired The Forest |, by nature: coral, by Jacqueline Sheridan. barnacles, fungus and flowers; her influences are from the forest and the sea. Sheridan is the Artist in Residence at the Port Moody Arts Centre. In the Display Case: “Here’s my Spout!” by Patricia Haley-Tsui. Made from molds, these one-of-a-kind teapots are functional and collectable. Haley-Tsui was born and brought up on Cape Breton Island, and now lives in Burnaby. 2425 St. John’s Street, Port Moody B.C. Tel: 604-931-2008 http:/Avww.pomoartscentre.ca/pages/ gallerycurrent.html