President’s Message

I hear through the claylines that the Northern Clayfest was a super
successful event. Well done! I wish I could have gone myself, but family
commitments took me in a southward direction instead.

As we head into our busiest time of the year, mark your calendars with
two October events: The Pottery Market and Raku U at the Lougheed
Town Centre, Oct. 7 and 8; and the Tajimi exchange exhibit opening
and slide presentation Oct. 21 (see separate article for details).

Don’t forget to sign up for the new spring showcase event; the
deadline of November may seem early, but we need to know if it 1s
worth putting more work into organizing 1t. 2007 is the Year of Craft
and this event will be included in the promotional calendar, but we
need a good name—anyone can put forward suggestions, even 1f you
are not participating. So get those creative juices running!

You will have read last month that our landlord, Canada Mortgage
and Housing Corporation (CMHC), 1s raising the rent. It is quite a
substantial increase and 1t means we have to be even more tmaginative
in making the gallery a viable operation. But it 1s do-able with the
resources we have—our wonderful staff, volunteers, artists and
supporters. It will mean some minor changes, such as cancelling the
members’ December show, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be other
opportunities for general membership participation. The opportunities
will come in a different format—look out next month for more news
on one such event.

I just want everyone to remember that we are subject to the rise
and fall in the local economy, the tourist industry, and societal trends;
retail 1s a volatile business and we have to twist and turn to face those
challenges. I think we’ve done a pretty good job over the past twenty
years and we will continue to do so over the next.

Jinny Whitehead

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