Chur ¢cighth show a
Performance Works
on Granville Island
and the tenth includ.
Ing our two Christ-
mas events at the
Roundhouse was May 4 to 6, With pan
attendance al 980 and free admission for
patrons of You Too Can Raku, we me
our financral plan, Attendance did decline
from the 2000 level of 1310. The majority
of exhibitors and the public, judging from
their comments, apprectited the spacious
layout. Without curtained booths the hall
ceased to look like a trade show as in
previous years and instead presented the
aura of an inviting gallery.

We abandoned the bulk mailout to se-
lected postal codes with which we had
experimented, it Was an Gutrapeously ex-
pensive approach thal was mot cost justi-
fied. We repeated, as in the past three
years, placing 200 posters inkey Westside
areas and downtown using a prolessional
apency, advertising in two isswes of the
Georgia Sirught and distnbuting S40)
minouncement cards of which 2000 were
featured in public display racks, Im ale
ion our usdal shotgun fax through the
Vancouver Alliance of the Ams was cis
tributed to all media, and for the first time,
in the month preceding our event we fea-
tured pre-movie one minute MOC com-
mercials in six theatness, Vanous partici-
pants submitted articles to local media,
The promotions committee chd a com-
mendable job and [ express my sincere
thanks,

The post show questionnaire revealed wide
variances in sales; some participants re-
ported sales that exceeded expectations
and others reported that they did pot earn
their rental fees. This disparity does pce
appear to relate to location within the hall
Some of the islands in the centre of the
roc showed outstanding sales; some pe

rimeter sites recorded disappointing re-
sulis. (1 recommend that if next year's
show is held at the same locaton that we
provide additional overhead lighting at an
estimated coat of $500.) There was a sug-
gestion that the show should be juried. [de
net support it. The excrement of this show
is the diversity of clay artexhibited and the
opportunity it provides Cruild members,

MADE OF CLAY

A special thanks on behalf of the Guild is
due to those very committed volunteers
under the leadership of Ronna Ander who
spent two days tn the flames (so to speak)
bringing pleasure to the crowds with You
Too Can Raku. This generates major rev-
enue for the Guild and introduces the
public oo the joys of ceramics, Alsn, those
members who generously donated
bisqueware deserve recognition. Many
her members showed therr items: com-
mitment to cur cause by donating many
door prizes, others cleaned up or performed
castuer duties; the Fraser Valley Potters
Guild provided hours of demonstrations.
Greenharn Potters Supply donated clay
and gift ceriificates which have been held
inreserve for future ewents. [hope Dhaven't
overlooked anyone bul in any case, thanks
one aed all.

Please mark November 30, December |
and 2.on your calendar, the dates of Made
of Clay at Christmas at the Roundhouse.
[ hope to see you at this exciting event
There will be a new chairperson, perhaps
many new and exciting ideas.

Ron Feacht
Show Chair

Spring 2001 Exbibitars
Heather Chapman Les Crimp
Ron Feicht Ronda Green
Fraser Volley Potters Guild
Sharon Crove Darrel Hancock
Kim Baxter Hancock Rona Hatherall
Gordon Hutchens Denys James
Lewis Kennett Maggi Kneer
Loursa Lerbman Sandy Lum
Neil McBriar Shirley Morrisette

Bruce and Laune Nyeste
Lynsey Paterson
Studia 3
Brendan Tang
Billy Whittman

Pane Smith
Alison Tang
Mana Tomspich
Mana Aaron

Clochwite from top eiein Sharon
Grove, Brendan Tang, Neil
MecBriar, Magee Kuneer: fap fe:
Darrel Hancock