Potters Guild of BC 7 Made of Clay for Christmas November 28 - 30) invites you to Important Notice: Due to a scheduling the first annual Octoberfest | conflict the Christmas show will be held celebration , November 28-30 and not December 5-7. My apologies for any inconvenience that Friday October 10 7:00PM = this change may couse. Granville Island Brewery « There are still spaces available at the time 1441 Cartwright Street » of writing; I encourage you send in an Granville Island, Wancouver Cost $35 includes a unique application as soon as possible, We also keep a waiting list and have had need to use it in the past; send in your applications handmade stein and first beer. , even if you think the show will be too full, Cash bar for additional beers. I will do my best to give you as much Far information and tickers, . notice as possible if space comes available. contact 604.669.3606 ar « We have hired Shawn Hall of Apogee , Public Relations to help with our media Calling for Beer Steins i We are asking members to make 16 o. fapprox.) stems, which the Guild will » campaign. The committees and I feel that this is one of the best ways to get our event noticed by the general public, The more afticles and media attention that we have, sell on the usual Gallery split ($28 per " the more established we become. This sicin plus taxes}. Deliver to the Gallery = ohacaidl rate higher attendance and by October 1. Any questions contact » Keith Rice-Jones (04.522.8003, - revenues. Shawn will also be seeking sponsorship from publications to help with * the advertising budget. Roundhouse Community Centre Our second biggest marketing tool is the presenters. If we all invite as many people as possible to the show, then we tap into the power that group shows offer. Remember in advance of this show (and for all your shows) keep an accurate mailing list. With the use of email so frequent now, the mailing list doesn't even need to be an expensive endeavour, We will be forwarding email invitations near the dates of the show so it would be a good idea to collect address information now. We are improving on the promotion of this particular holiday show and if the numbers keep increasing as they have in past years, this year will be betver than ever. Our aim is to make Made of Clay a destination for the buyer to come and meet the professional artisans who make fine works, Visit the Guild website for more information and contact me anytime. Jim Stamper MOC organizer Purple Orange HP CS Custom Art Stamp Design for clay and paper eo ome LOA — I ) / ~~ \ a f — ; \ (804 )862-4148 fax (604)662-4104 a Were. PUTpinorangearts,.com 4206-1288 Vio Conova St. Van, BO Wao 3Ag Table of Contents Katrina Chaytor feature l Guild Octoberfest, Granville [sland Brewery, Qctober 10 2 Made of Clay, Date Change and Mare 2 Membership Directory 3 President’s Report 3 European Exhibition and Marketing for West Coast Ceramics Gillian McMillan Oritiites exhibiion Nicole Riedmueller Aementh the Surface exhibition Call for Gallery Exhibition Proposals Canadian Clay Symposium 2004 Techno Tip: Discontinued Materials A Night with Maori Ceramics Sepoember 22 Special Feature, Holiday Studio Sales, Subariasions Katrina Chaytor Workshop October 25-26 ClayLines Guild Contacts and Leformation Classified oo ~~ Om Wh Wh Re Lal —S 4a bh —_ he Newsletter Submission Deadline is the &th of the previous month. Send to the Guild, address on page 12, or to the editor Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter September 2003