The Potters Guild of B.C.

NEWSLETTER

is published 10 times a year. 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 (Jorgenson),
Editorial Committee; Bob Kingsmill, Laurel
McGregor, Hiro Urakami, Nathan Rafla, Anne
Fleetham.

Malling: Rosemary Amon, Jobst Frohberg, Jackie
White.

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page; $25.00 quarter page: business card $15.00;
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All ads must be prepaid.

The Potters Guild of B.C, mects the fourth Wednes-
day of every month, Membership in the Guild ts
$20.00-individuals, $30.00-groups, January to
January. See application form elsewhere in this issue.

Board of Directora: Sam Kwan, Pres., Daniel
Materna, lst V.P.: Maria Zaron, 2nd V.P.; Anne
Tolmie, Secretary; Terry Ryals, Treas.: Bob Kingsmill,
D'Arcy Margesson, Cherie Markdewicz, Elsa Schamis,
Ron Tribe, Billy Wittman & Kathyrn Youngs.

RICHARD ZAKIN WORESHOP

Registration for this workshop is encouraging, and
ifany of you out there are still undecided about
whether you will take part or not, I recommend you
consider the following, ASAP! Richard will share
his knowledge and give technical information on
Cone 04-03, and on Cones 3, 6, and 9 oxidation
firings. This will include an available computer
program he has developed, and he has suggested
that you bring your computer. Hopefully, we may
be in the position to accommodate that. Phone the
Guild office if you're interested.

Richard will also show slides of historical American
art pottery, and will speak on the revival in func-
tional aesthetics in the U.S.

We're planning potluck lunch on both days. De-
tails upon your registration, We're limited to about

30 participants.

Saturday and Sunday, October 22, 23 10:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m. Burnaby Art Centre, 6450 Gilpin
Avenue, 291-6864.

SECRETARY'S REPORT

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - for election of directors
of the Guild at our Annual General Meeting in
January, 1989.

The Nominations Committee for 1989 is Billy
Wittmann, Chair, (224-2177), Daniel Materna, and
Olga Kopejtko. Anyone wishing to nominate,
volunteer, or ask questions, please contact mem-
bers of the committee.

Our By-laws provide that:

28. (i) "The number of directors shall be twelve
(12).”

29. (1) "The Directors elected at any annual general
meeting shall hold office for three (3) years. At each
annual general meeting directors shall be elected to
replace those retiring. At each annual general
meeting one-third (1/3) of the total number of
directors shall retire from office. A retiring director
is eligible for re-election.”

33. "The board of directors shall choose the officers
from their number immediately following the an-
nual general meeting.”

The directors are responsible for all business and
activities carried on by the Guild. Most of the
programmes over the years have been conducted
through a committee system that involves general
membership volunteers. The main areas of re-
sponsibility are Newsletter, Gallery, Workshops,
Library, Programmes at general meetings, Major
Exhibitions, Awards, Nominations. Directors are
responsible for either chairing these committees, or
providing board liaison,

Duties of officers, in brief:

President - presides at all meetings, and in gencral
keeps an eye on finances and everything going on
in the society.

Vice-Presidents - act as the president when the
president cannot.

Secretary - keep minutes, records, correspondence,
and is responsible for an outline of business con-
ducted at board meetings for the Newsletter.
Treasurer - keeps all financial records. This task is
now much lightened by the employment of a profes-
sional bookkeeper for month-end statements.

Membership registration and collection of fees used
to be the responsibility of a “membership secre-
tary", but over the past year or so a non-board
member, Jobst Frohberg, has kept the membership
records on his computer, and the money side was
largely looked after by our employed office adminis-
trator.

There is a copy of the Constitution and By-laws
available for reading in the Guild lounge, or for
purchase for $1.00 from the Secretary.

Anne Tolmie