oe ClayLines Celebrating Success in our community Call for Proposals Deadline: March 4 Place des Arts in Coquitlam, B.C. has extended the deadline for proposal submissions for its 2012 exhibitions to Fri., Mar. 4, 2011. For emerging artists who are just starting out on their artistic journeys or more experienced, unrepresented artists looking for a new exhibition space, Place des Arts offers an exceptional opportunity. Place des Arts welcomes submissions in all 2D and 3D media and techniques, including fibre and ceramic art, sculpture, painting, photography, prints and drawing. For full details and to download an exhibition proposal package, visit www.placedesarts.ca (Galleries section) or call Visual Arts Coordinator Katrina Driver at 604.664.1636, Call for Donations (and attendance!) Ceramic Auction & Gala, Mar. 5; Donation deadline, Feb. 16 The Ceramic Department at Emily Carr University is hosting a Ceramic Auction Gala on Sat., March 5; 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets $10 at the door. This bi-annual Ceramic Auction Gala features donated ceramic work from artists in the community, alumni and students. It is a great opportunity to engage with ceramic art works from established and emerging Vancouver artists. This is a student-run fundraising event and all proceeds raised help support educational field trips and lectures from visiting artists. Donation Deadline: February 16 to Room 180 in the Ceramics Department. For more information & donation details: Kathleen McGiveron, kathleen@kathleenmcgiveron.com Stephanie French, sfrench@ecuad.ca Phone: 778.227.9816 INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Australia, ongoing Check out Craft Australia’s website here: www.craftaustralia.org.au/calendars/opportunities Hungary, July 2011 Smokeless Kiln workshop with Masakazu Kusakabe. International Cer- amics Studio, Kecskemét, Hungary: www.icshu.org/programme.htm Archie Bray Foundation The Archie Bray Foundation, located in Helena, Mont., will celebrate 60 years of leadership in the international ceramics community in 2011. A distinctive fusion of visiting artists will culminate in a three- day international symposium on June 23-25. The event is designed to highlight the state of the field of ceramic art through discussion, artwork and artistic interaction. More info here: http://60th.archiebray.org Archie Bray 2011 residency opportunity information and application is available online here: www.archiebray.org/residence_program/application.html Arrowsmith Potters Guild: Workshops Registration forms and information for our Tony Clennell and Masters V Clay Symposium Workshops are now available online at www. arrowsmithpottersguild.bc.ca. Tony is presenting a 2-day workshop April 21 & 22 and will be one of the 4 presenters at the Masters V on April 23, 2011. We have a great Masters V group this year including Meira Matheson, Debra Sloan and Martha & Gordon James, CALLS FOR ENTRY: Gallery of BC Ceramics SPOTTERY Exhibition (Deadline: Mar. 15) ‘The gallery will be hosting a non-juried exhibition open to all PGBC members. This themed show runs from April 30 to May 29. We look forward to receiving your submissions. Details are posted here: www.bcpotters.com/Gallery/forms/Spottery_Application_Form.pdf PGBC Members Show: Celebrate the Bowl Celebrate the Bowl is an exhibit that salutes a vessel form that has ex- isted for thousands of years. At the same time, the empty bowl has be- come an image that reminds us of the fight against hunger that exists everywhere in the world today. The PGBC has been a participant in Vancouver's Project Empty Bowl since its inception in 1997. Over the years, potters have donated thousands of bowls to raise funds enabling A Loving Spoonful to deliver free meals and nutritional counselling to men, woman and children fighting HIV/AIDS. I hope we will con- tinue to do so. Celebrate the Bowl takes place in July, at the same time and in support of A Loving Spoonful’s Project Empty Bowl fundraiser. Members are invited to create and submit a feature bowl for this non- juried show—large or small. All works must be for sale and in place of a jury fee we are asking participants to donate 5% of their commission to Project Empty Bowl. The Gallery will match the donation with 5% of its share. Submission guidelines will be available shortly. Update on BC in a Box 3: The Edge of Here ‘There is now a direct link to information on the upcoming juried Guild members’ exchange exhibition opportunity BC in a Box 3: The Edge of Here announced in the previous newsletter. The Edge of Here will travel to two venues in Alberta as part of an exchange with the Alberta Potters Association, whose work will be seen in Comox and Vancouver this Fall. The Edge of Here will have its final showing at the Gallery of BC Ceramics, where the option of having the work for sale will be available. Many details are yet to be determined, but as more information becomes available, we will post it on the website and in the newsletter. Please help us to publicize this opportunity by telling your friends and fellow potters about it. Only paid members of the PGBC are eligible to participate, but we hope to have as wide a representation of the great work done in this province as possible. For more info on the exhibition, including theme, timeline, size and entry information, see www.bepotters.com/Guild/callsforentry_guild.php or consult the Guild website under "Calls for Entry.” We had hoped to have the exhibition accepted as an official concurrent exhibition for NCECA in Seattle in March of 2012. Unfortunately, although our proposal was considered excellent, only 18 out of over 100 proposals were accepted, and ours was not among them. Nonetheless, we are exploring alternate venues for Seattle in 2012, and the guild will have a presence at the conference site. For more information on NCECA, please consult their website at http://nceca.net. GUILD ee of BRITISH COLUMBIA a Potters Guild of BC Newsletter « February 2011 17