President’s Message

How quickly January comes round again! It’s that time of the year
when we take stock of what we have achieved over the past year and
look ahead to new and exciting works 1n the next one. I hope everyone
had a joyful holiday and I wish everyone a creative and productive
2008!

The New Year, once again, brings change for the Guild. Our
newsletter editor, Amber, has found she has too many demands on
her time and has to give up our publication. Thank you, Amber for
bringing your fresh style and energy to the newsletter — I wish you luck
in your endeavours and I hope you will find some time for your own
clay creations.

Iam so looking forward to our new BC 1n a Box exhibit! This 1s our
opportunity to showcase the Guild’s many outstanding artists and to
build a shared awareness within our own community of potters and
the wider B.C. public. Mark your calendars for the opening on March
27 at the Blackberry Gallery in Port Moody. Check out our website for
dates as the juried exhibit tours the province to: Quesnel, Invermere,
Kelowna, Kamloops, Prince George, Fort St. John and Dawson Creek

Jinny Whitehead

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peak of their creative skills. Photographs are available of the
exhibit pieces and ane-catalogue will be available by February 7 at
www.cabe.net.

The exhibit is open during regular Vancouver Museum hours:
Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thursdays 10:00 a.m.
- 9:00 p.m., Closed Mondays. Tickets are available at the Vancouver
Museum, 1100 Chestnut Street 1n Vanier Park. General admission is
$11, students and seniors $9, youth $7, and children’s admission 1s free.
For more information visit www.vanmuseum.bce.ca or www.cabc.net.

To view a complete list of BC artisans included in the exhibit—
including many members of the Potters Guild of BC—visit: http://

Gallery Update

Happy New Year!

Gallery artists, this is a great time to review
your 2007 sales and plan for your success
in 2008. Keep the gallery stocked year
round so your display 1s always full and
fresh. Make sure we have extra ceramics
weeks ahead of our busiest selling months:
July, August and December, especially
with ceramics that are your top sellers.
Make sure your codes are accurate before
you deliver your stock. Staff time is better
spent on sales and displays, not re-coding
inventory.

I’m pleased to report the gallery has
come in on budget for 2007 despite our
numerous challenges over the past year
such as the drastic rent increase and strong
Canadian dollar. I continue to be excited
and inspired working at the Gallery of
BC Ceramics—a gallery for potters, by
potters.@

Brenda Beaudoin

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