~ POTTERS an COLUMBIA a ClayLines Celebrating Success in our community EXHIBITION, Kamloops f April 30 to May 25 Thompson Valley Potters Guild invites you to Divine Chaos Exhibit. Open House: May 3, 6 to 8 p.m, Old Courthouse. Exhibit to run from April 30 to May 25. For more info checkout www. tvpg.ca or Facebook “Divine Chaos” 26th Annual Denman Island Pottery Tour May 18 and 19 Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Featuring 8 studios and the Denman Island Arts Center, Maps available at the Ferry booth and on Island. www.denmanpottery2013.blogspot.ca EXHIBITION, Coquitlam May 4 to June 1 Clay 2013: Functional Vessels & Sculptural Artifacts Clay Master Class: May 5, 12 to 3 p.m. Opening Reception: May 5, 4 to 6 p.m. Pottery is an ancient and enduring art form and functional craft. Members of the Fraser Valley Potters Guild (FVPG) are connected with this ancient practice yet approach pottery with a unique and contemporary angle. FVPG’s annual juried exhibition will showcase a variety of firing and finishing styles which includes burnished pit-fired earthenware, raku, electric, gas and wood-fired stoneware and electric- fired crystalline porcelains. Evergreen Cultural Centre 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7Y3 Gallery open Monday - Saturday, 12-5pm Free Public Tours every Saturday at 2pm 604-927-6550 www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca Unclassifieds SALE: Fredi Rahn's Spring Studio Clear-out! It's time to clean out the studio to make way for new projects. Amazing deals on seconds and samples. Come by and find a treasure. Sunday May 5, 11 am- 6 pm, 2704 Yale St, Vancouver (back lane). Submissions for the June 2013 PGBC newsletter Please get your articles and ads in to Melany by May 20 at the latest for the June 1 newsletter. There will be no letter July 1. The next edition will be July 25 (deadline July 15). If you submit your material after that date, it may have to wait till next month's newsletter. Submissions can be sent to editor@bcpotters.com. ARTISANS WANTED, Vancouver Deadline: May 15 ‘The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is looking for artisans who create high quality handcrafted goods to participate in our 2013 Artisan Market at Jericho Beach on July 19-21. We have filled our quota of jewelry vendors, but we are still accepting applications from artists who produce pottery, baskets, stained glass, woodworking, handmade paper products, paintings, etc.. The Vancouver Folk Music Festival has an attendance of 40,000 patrons over the weekend. It is a great opportunity to showcase and sell your craft to a diverse audience! Our application form can be found on our website at http:// thefestival.bc.ca/get-involved/applications/art-market/. Note: The final application deadline has been extended to May 15. CALL FOR ENTRY, Pacific Northwest Deadline: May 20 ‘The Jansen Art Center Ceramic Program would like to invite Pacific Northwest regional ceramic artists to submit work for our first ever juried cup show. This exhibition has been organized to showcase the exceptional work of ceramic artists in the Pacific Northwest and we hope this will become an annual exhibition for the continuation of ceramic education. Details on how to apply can be found at http:// jansenartcenter.org/exhibits/call-to-artists.aspx Best Regards, Jesse Rasmussen Ceramics Program Director, Jansen Art Center FREE CURATORS’ TALK, Vancouver May 25, 4 p.m. The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to present a free curators’ talk by Nora Vaillant and Shelly Rosenblum on Saturday, May 25, at 4 p.m., to accompany the exhibition High Fire Culture: Locating Leach/Hamada in West Coast Studio Pottery. The exhibition, which was discussed by Jana Tyner in the April newsletter, will include over one hundred pots, as well as a collection of educational and archival material including historical photographs, videos, reference books, and a Leach kick-wheel. The exhibition will take place at the Satellite Gallery, 560 Seymour Street, 2nd Floor, Vancouver, BC, from May 24 to July 16, 2013. The Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, May 23, from 6 to 9 pm. The Curators’ Talk will take place on Saturday, May 25, at 4pm. For more information, please see the website of the North-West Ceramics Foundation at www.nwcf.ca. We would love to see you there! Potters Guild of BC Newsletter - May 2043 13