POTTERS GUILD of BRITISH COLUMBIA CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS of EXCELLENCE 1955-2005 50th Anniversary Events Calendar 2005 Updates available @ www.bcpotters.com February 2005 January 31 * "BC in a Box", entry deadline February Paul Davis, Sturt Pottery, NSW, Australia 5-6 » Workshop, Arrowsmith Potters Guild, Parksville 7-9 » Wood Firing, Arrowsmith Potters Guild, Parksville 11 * Lecture/Slides, 7-8:30 pm, ECIAD, Vancouver 11 * Reception, 8:30-10 pm, Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver 12-13 » Workshop, Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby 16-23 » Wood Firing with Paul Davis, Shadbolt Centre, Bumaby 22 « Lecture/Slides, Jacqui Clayton & Paul Davis, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey 26-27 « Workshop, Forster's Convention Centre, Kamloops BC Art Teacher's Association 25-26 * Conference, Moscrop Secondary School, Burnaby Clay workshops * Raku-u ° Artist in Residence, Debra Sloan March 3 * Opening, "Gallery Managers' 50 Favourites", Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver 4-April 4 « "Celebrating Ceramics, PGBC 50th Anniversary”, Craft Assn. of BC, Vancouver 26 + 50/10 Masters' Series Workshop, Parksville Community Centre, Parksville 26 « PGBC 50th Anniversary Dinner, Parksville April 7-June 28 * "50 Bowls", Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver May « BC Potters Month 2-29 © "Fire Women", Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver 3-15 * "Masked Flame", Silk Purse Arts Centre, West Vancouver 5-29 * "BC in a Box", Blackberry Gallery, Port Moody 10-29 + "Fired", Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver 13-June 12 + "Island Fire", CityScape Community Art Space, North Vancouver 18-July 3 « "Fraser Valley Potters Guild Show", Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam 31-June 12 * "Torch Light", Silk Purse Arts Centre, West Vancouver June TBA * "Made of Clay", Performance Works, Granville Island, Vancouver July 1-October 3 + "50 Teapots", Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver August The Guild's 50th Anniversary Show 9-September 11 + "TransFormation - The Potters Guild of BC at 50" Bumaby Art Gallery, Burnaby 19-23 » Kelowna Clay Festival, Kelowna September TBA ¢ Studio Tours, Saltspring Island TBA "Artistry in Clay", Sunshine Coast Potters, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Gibsons October 6-December 31 * "50 Vases", Gallery of BC Ceramics, Vancouver November December The following communities will play host to "BC In A Box": Port Moody, South Vancouver Island, Kelowna, Saltspring Island, Williams Lake, Quesnel, and Comox Valley. Dates: TBA info as of December 2004, subject to change Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter 7