Call for Submissions:
FingerPlay: BC In A Box Returns!

In 2005, the Guild launched its first travelling exhibit, BC In A Box. It was
modeled on the Orton Cone Box show, where everything had to fit into an
Orton Cone Box. What made this exhibit exciting was the fact that it travelled
to eight cities around BC during 2005 and 2006. BC In a Box was a successful
way of encouraging participation from all over BC and reinforcing our sense
of community. In that spirit we are bringing the travelling exhibit back!

The idea of creating a current piece, mdicative of your style, but with a
specific size limitation has a certain playful quality to tt — as many miniatures
do. On that note we have decided on a theme of FingerPlay, where the
artists address their interaction with the sensual, playful, and pliable materral.
Similar to the first BC in a Box exhibit, entry is open to all individual members
dimited to one entry per artist) and required to fit specific dimensions:
maximum 6”x6’x6”.

We have also made some exciting changes. All miniature creations will be
included in the inaugural show at the Port Moody Art Centre’s Blackberry
Gallery in March/April 2008. Prizes will be awarded for excellence and for the
peoples’ choice. From there, 50 pieces will be juried into the travelling exhibit,
with non-juried pieces having the option to sell (with the artist’s permission).

As the exhibit moves through B.C., each participating community has the
option to organize a local show as a complimentary component to BC In A
Box; the show will travel to galleries in Invermere, Kamloops, Kelowna, Prince
George, and Dawson City arriving in Vancouver the end of November. We
will also be creating a catalogue with a brief description about the work, the
artist and how clay found you.

Keep a watch out for the entry form with further details coming
soon. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Niki Berry at

nikiberry@shaw.ca.

Application Details:

Entry Deadline:
Feb 1, 2008. Late Entries will not be accepted.

Member Benefits:

All entries will appear at the Blackberry Gallery in Port
Moody. However, only PGBC members in good standing will
be juried into the travelling portion of the exhibit.

If you wish your work to be included in the traveling exhibition
you may become a member of the PGBC by enclosing, with
your entry, a completed membership form downloadable
from the Guild website: www.bcpotters.com accompanied by
a cheque for the fee indicated on the website.

Current Work:

Work must have been created no earlier than January, 2007.

What, Where and When:
Participant’s Responsibilities
What We Need From You by Feb. 1, 2008:

1) Title & Description of Piece, Retail Value
2) Materials / Techniques / Process
3) Design / Construction Notes
4) How Did Clay Find You
(Please keep this portion to 50 words
Maximum)
5) Digital Image of work
(color, 300dpi, finished size 3”, jpeg format)
If you cannot send a digital image, please
contact Niki Berry for instructions.
6) Please make sure you comment on the
following two points in your entry:
a) If selected, I agree to my piece travelling to
various galleries until 2009
b) If my works 1s not juried into the travelling
portion of the exhibit I agree/disagree to
offer the work for sale at the Blackberry
Gallery while in Port Moody.
7) Work juried into the travelling exhibition
will not be sold during the touring period.
On completion of the travelling schedule, the
opportunity may arise for work to be sold.
8) Payment - Entry Fee $25
Cheque Payable to Potters Guild of BC must
accompany your entry form or it will not be
accepted into the exhibit.

What We Need From You on March 1,
between 11:00 and 4:00 p.m.:

Work (no larger than 6’x6”x6’) to be delivered
or shipped to the BC Ceramics Gallery:

FingerPlay c/o Potters Guild of BC,
1359 Cartwright Street, Vancouver BC,
V6H 3R7

Note: If shipping you must include with your
shipment, return postage or prepaid shipping
charges. The PGBC cannot not be responsible for the
return of works to the artist.

What We Need From You on December 8,
2008 between 11:00 - 4:00 p.m.:

Work must be picked up on December 8, 2008
between the hours of 11 and 4 p.m. The Guild
office has very little storage space. If the work
remains in the office beyond December 31, it will
become an inventory item to be offered for sale.

We regret we cannot provide insurance coverage
for breakage. We will make every effort to

prevent that occuring,

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