The Potters Guild of B.C.
NEWSLETTER

is published 10 limnes a year as an.
information link for the Member-
ship. Submissions are welcome, and
should be in the Guild office by the
last Friday of the month. Material
may be edited for publication,

Managing Editor.Jan Kidnie

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manth,

1984 Membership in the Potters®
Guild of British Columbda is $35.00
for individuals, $50.00 for family
orshudio membership of 2 to 4 peo-
ple. $70.00 for Institution and
Group, and $20.00 for full-time stu-
dents, January to December, in-
cluding G.S.T. .

Board of Directors, 1999: Tam
Irving, Presicent; Nathan Rafla,Vice-
President; June MacDonald, Secre-
tary: Anita Wong, Treasurer; with
Sarah Coote, Linda Doherty, Kersti
Krug. Carol Mayer, Friedcrike Rahn,
Keith Rice-Jones, Blea Schamis and
Ron Vallis

Staff: Jan Kidnie, Guild Office Ad-
ministrator, Coralie Triance, Man-
ager, Lea Pooce, Assistant, and Kaoru
Coates, Gallery of B.C, Ceramics.

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BOARD UPDATE

The Board of Directors met on October
14th at Uhe Gallery of BC Ceramics on
Granville Island, With the September
financial statement not yet available,
there was ne financial report. September
Gallery sales however, were up by almost
$2000 from 1992, which should help
the balance sheet. The December issue
of the newsletter will contain a nine-
month summary of Guild activity.

The Gallery Committee, having recently
met, were full of plans for the coming
season, and it was agreed that there
should be a space in the Gallery for
which application can be made by any
member to sel] their work for a ahort
period, without going through the furying
process. A. motion was also passed to
revert toa policy that only Guild members
may sellon aregular basis in the Gallery.
Letters will be sent to mon-members
informing them of this change in policy,
which isdue to increases in membership
and the pressure for space in the Gallery,

Workshop and exhibition plans for the
coming year were reviewed. The Asila-
Pactfic Society have agreed to sponsor a
feature at the UBC Anthropology
Museum of five potters from this province
who have been influenced by oriental
ceramic traditions. Dales and further
details lo come later,

The Board gave its support to the ‘94
Spring Sale plans as altered at the
September 30th mecting, and it was
agreed that amecting of the participants
should take place as soon as possible.

The Board received a letter ofresignation
from Janet Kidnie, Office Administrator
and Newsletter Editor, effective at the
endof December, 1993, Kersti's position
paper on Boards: their role and function,
Was given some discussion and
considerathon,

Following a request for replacement of
2-9 kiln shelves in Studio 5, a motion te
approve the request was carried.

A Nominating Committee consisting of
Friederike Rahn and Janet Kidnie will
Prepare a report for the membership, in
lime for the December Newsletter. The
Anriical General Meeting will be held in
January or February, 1994, at a date to
be announced.

MEMBERSHIP NOTES

You will notice, | hope, that the latest
membership and mailing list is included
in the mailing of this issue of the
newsletter,

This year has been an encouraging one,
with significant numbers of new
members joining the Guild. Individual
1993 membership stamda at 262, with
19 group memberships,

Welcome to the following new members
since October lst
Nicole Beck
Alison Fearerieve
Jack Forbes

Palti Koenig
Stuart Nicholls
Marlena Perez
Rowan Powell
Louise Tennant
Ruth Walmsley
Karen Yule &
Kelly Harrigan

Thank you too, to those of you who have
renewed your 1994 membership so
prompthy Grou can tell, if there's a “94°
after your name on the list). Fees are
due by the end of 1993.

Cc

PS - Your filling out the membership
questionnaire is appreciated as well; il
will help to have a better idea of what
and who we are.

November, 1993