(Cenbered on Clay
the shaw
Nawember St 21
M-F fOAM-5SPM
Closed 1:30-2PM
al Victoria Community
Arts Conneil
fassex Place, Suite 4
1H! Douglas Street,
Victoria
Opening
November 9, 7-)0 PM

Centered on Clay
the event
at Nehanges Arties
Studios
470 William Sureet,
VWacboria
Open to the public two
weekends,
November 17-18
& 22 24, 1-4PM

November/December 2001]

Volume 37 Nurmber 10

WILLIAM STREET CLAY STUDIO
Centered on Clay at Xchanges

Weare a group of clay artists from the William Street
Clay Studio in our first downtown show. Called
Centered On Clay, 15 actually part one of two
shows. The second is more of an event that tokes
Place across town in the clay studio, There we focus
on the making process, rather like asmall Cirgue Du
Soleil of pottery demonstrations, Most are imerac
tive, We are inviting the public to wedge clay with
their feet. contribute bias toaclay poetry mural, and
watch a raku firing and the making of a very very
large pot. Gur bocal television station CHO will cover
beth the show and the event.

The success of the William Street Clay Siundio is due
to many factors. The firstis the location of the studio.
We are part of an artists’ cooperative Xchanges
Achanges at 33 years is one of Canada’s oldest
artists” cooperative and receives grants from the city
of Victoria for is activities and comtabutiens to the
local arts community, There are over 50 working
members at Xchanges. It ts home to 3 group studins:
Crosserain darkroom, Ground Aer Printmakers and
William Street Clay Studio, and includes individual
sculptors, painters, and mixed media artisis, We
have ort classes, workshops, and shows in the gal-
lery. Over 1.000 people yearly see or participate in
the arts because of Xchanges,

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This dynamic environment is both motivating and
inspiring. This shows in our work, lan Robertson
makes tall amphoras with painted bases, These
elegant forms are held glofi with finished tee

Toby Howell The Green Howl 200]
video and clay. bow: 55.9 cm diameter used as projec-
lon screens éxlicbaled in AC Festival of the Arts 2001

branches. Madeline Emery combines glass and
clay. Faro Sollivan, a poct combines words with
her clay creations and functional pottery. Toby
Howell has combined video and clay as a ten
minute film of a bow! being made on the potter's
wheel, The video ts then projected into the finished
bowl. The film is green be-
cause the glaze is green,

cee William Street Olay Studio
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