NAME CHANGE RESPONSES

STUDIO 5 SPACE:

GRANVILLE ISLAND
The Potters Guild of British

The following are the comments you sent in:
Pro Change:

Thank you, those of you who took the time to respond to the namie change issue.

Columbia is offering the use on
a subsidized basis, of ar
equipped studio for a one-year
term, beginning January Ist,
1991, for a qualified applicant.

The individual space in ques-
ion is one of five in a large
group studio. The cost, includ-
ing utilities, is $160.00 per
marth.

Interested applicants please
send al jeast 6 slides of current
work, anda résumé to the Guild
at 1359 Cartwright St.,
Vancouver, B.C. W6H OR? by
October Jlst, 1990.

“Sketching has been abandoned by drawing because of Its ‘tenlaliveness’; the
discipline is now drawing. Potter to me implies dodderiness. The Potter mare
should definitely be abandoned. | suggest: The Clay Guiki’

*] sugéest ‘Ceramic Artists & Craftspeople's Association of B.C.” The above
name hopefully will satisfy beth ‘artists’ and ‘functional ware’ potters.
Personally, 1 de net like the name Guild”

*] suggest ‘Ceramic Arts of 8.C.' Hurrah Jim! (Thornsbury)

Anti Change:

“It's a good and honourable name with history going back for centuries."

*Lam proud to be a member of a ‘Guild’, even if! do not really deserve such
an honour—nor do |] consider myself to be a potter. But if lt was good enough
for Josiah Wedgwood, it is certainly good enough for me.”

*[ believe that tn order to be Laken seriously’, we must encourage the public
to use and enjoy pots. Simply changing the name of our potter's organization
to something trendy will only change the nature of the organization. We are
a potters group for potters, but we do not exclude the more avant garde. |
believe this would not be the case if the position were reversed. Potters

Tenclose my cheque/money order in the amount of $

(Fees: Individual: $20/year. Group: $30/year}
(New Members: September—January: Individual: $10, Group: $15)

| (functional) seem to be a retiring group and we need an organization to
represent them,”
{ ) Membership Application Mail to:
{ ) Membership Renewal The Potters Guild of B.C.
{ ) Change of Address 1359 Cartwright St
Vancouver, B.C. VGH &R7
Name:
Address:
City & Province:
Postal Code: Tel:

Please register me for the

TAEKAMORI WORKSHOP October 6 & 7, 1990 ECCAD /PGBC

Lenclose a cheque or money order for
$25 Guild member _ $40 Non-Guild member __ $20 Full time student

Name

Address

Phone :

September, 1990

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