Guild News

The Annual General Meeting has been set
for 7 pm on Friday, May Ist. The location
is yet to be determined. The Guild is
currently providing Robert Kell (the
chartered accountant again engaged by us
to conduct our year-end review) with all
the documenracion he requires to prepare
his statements, Guild members will receive
a condensed version of the year-end
financial statements, as prepared by Mr.
Kell, and the Annual Report prior to the
AGM. Once the financial statements are
complere, any member wishing co have che
fully expanded version may pick one up
from the Guild office at any ame. On the
subject of the AGM ,six members of the
board of directors will be stepping down in
May of this year. A nominations
committee will be struck at the February
26th board meeting and they may be
contacting you! Please give consideration
to joining the board and bringing to ic your
own enchusiasm and experience. Thank
you,

Adter the extension announced in last
month's newsletter, quite a few more
submissions came in for Clery 98'SOur Finest
Work, an exhibition of Guild members’
work to be held at the Community Arts
Council of Vancouver Gallery ac 837 Davie
St. from March 24 - April 18. The
slidesphotos are being juried as ] write chis
and juried artists may even have been
notified by the time this newsletter arrives.
The invitation for the exhiber should be
ready by early March -all participating
artists will be sent some. The opening
reception has been scheduled for Friday,
March 27, 7- 10pm. "Clay Week"
continues as this is the week of two lectures
and Lottery for Powtery at the Roundhouse
Community Centre on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday nighrs
respectively (see page 3 for more detail)!

Made of Clay, the Sth Annual Pottery Sale
event held at the Performance Works

building on Granville Island from May 1-3 |

still has a few booths available. Cost is
$450/booth (10' x 10") for a maximum of
two people and includes pipe and drapes.
Participants are responsible for their own
sales and wrapping, although there will be a
central visa/mastercard/debit machine
attended to by Gallery staff. There will be a
charge of 3% per cranaaction to use this

For those already regiscered, February
came and went without the info packages
being sent our. Don’t worry, they will be
on che way shortly!

The Greg Payce workshop is underway
this weekend (Feb. 21-22). Twenty
people were registered two days prior oo
the workshop, with a few last minute
registrations expected. As this workshop
wes co-sponsored with Emily Carr
Insticure of Art & Design, ECLAD
students were able to attend the
workshop free of charge. Many thanks to
Paul Mathew and ECLAD for organizing
this weekend workshop -the Potters’
Guild looks forward to many more of
these co-sponsored events.

Notice of the Potter's Guild of
British Columbia's Annual
General Meeting

to be held an Friday, May 1,

1996 at 7 pm (location t.b.a.)

Gallery News

Judy Weeden's exhibit About Jouwmeys,
January 31 - February 26, had a very
successful opening at the Gallery on the
31st, contributing significantly to a
positive start to the year’s monthly sales
totals, As always, Judy's detailed
decoration was well appreciated by the
public. To encourage greaver ineeraction
beeween the artist and the public the
Gallery now holds all openings on
Saturday afternoons. The March exhiba
celebrating spring, a non-juried Guild
members show of flower vases and
planters, has created much interest
among the Guild membership. Anyone
who still wants co participate should call
Jane ar 604 / 669 - 5645. On Saturday,
April 4th, the opening for Kathryn
Young's recenc work will be held from 2 -

page &

Thank you for your responses to the call
tor Feature Artist of the Month spaces
(a monthly display in the Gallery which is
epen on a first-come, first-served basis to
any member who has noe been juried into
the Gallery, giving a chance for all
members to display their work for sale).
February featured Elaine Hughes-Games
of the Okanagan. Her wine country
inssered decoration of grape vines on a
truly white majolica created a nice, fresh
display. In March the Gallery looks
forward to the work of Mare Lemieux of
Vancouver, and coming up in April we
will have che work of Gertruda Parson

on display.

The April 15 deadline for Gallery
jurying 6 approaching, so here is a
condensed version of the Jury Submission
Guidelines available at the Gallery or by
calling 604 / 669 - 5645,

Jury Submission Guidelines:
Deadlines - Apnl 15 & October 15

Submission to include: 1) six pieces of
work representative of the range of work
to be sold in che Gallery (keep in mind
thar the jury looks far consistency of aryle
and technique rather than a sample of all
your different types of work. Presence a
focused submission indicative of the work
you intend to supply to the Gallery on an
ongoing basis). 2) typed artist statement
and resume or c.v. 3) a non-refundable
jury fee of $25 + $1.75 GST = $26.75.

The jury will endeavour to meet within Z
weeks of the deadline. A written critique
will not be provided, bur che Gallery
Manager can provide you with verbal
feedback on behalf of the jury. The jury
will look at documents supporting an
individual's submission, but jurors and
jurees identities remain confidencial.

$0. Jane Matthews
Made of Clay ‘98 Entry Form
Name:
Address:
Phone/Fax:

Enclose cheque for $450 made out to Potters’ Guild of British Columbia (only 2 people
per booth), indicate number of postcard needed for publiciry and whether
machine to cover its rental and staff time. volunteering for set-up, clean-up or other (asneeded)