1)

News for the 50th

from Keith Rice-Jones

BC in a Box (Stands for Best Collection) Karen
Opas [volunteers@ alovingspoonful.org (604 874
7116)] is organizing this travelling show based on
the Orton Cone Box Show idea. (There's info
about the Orton International Show on page 7)
Orton are willing to give us a little sponsorship.

We will provide a wooden box 54%"cube. This will
be secure packing and at the Galleries will be the
display plinth for your piece. Your piece, including
the provided packing material must fit into the
box. These individual boxes will pack into a larger
one to ship to Galleries around the Province. Cost
to cover the boxes, packing and shipments will be
approx. $15.00. Get thinking about your piece.
Small is beautiful!

We also need possible Galleries in your area and a
contact person asap so we can work out schedul-
ing. So far the plan is to kick things off at the
Blackberry Gallery, Port Moody in May.

2)

BC Art Teachers Association ~ The BC Art
Teachers Quarterly journal will devote a whole
issue to clay ~ At their annual conference (Burnaby
in 2005) they will celebrate our 50th with teachers
workshop sessions related to classroom practice
and projects, artists in residence and Raku-U.
This is a call for possible journal articles, workshop
projects, demonstrations and volunteers for the
Raku-U with either bisqued pots or help at the
conference.

Please contact Keith Rice-Jones at 604-522-8803 or
keith@ wildricestudio.com

Several lower mainland galleries have committed
already to ceramics shows in May. Get into gal-
leries in your area and use our 50th to encourage
them to have a ceramic show. We plan to correlate
all ceramic activities in a tourist brochure. We are
also working on ideas for declaring May as Potters
Month so start plans for pottery awareness activi-
ties in your area.

AS

THE MAD POTTER

is having a CLAY DAY on
saturday, May 29

f& | his is your chance to take home

4 different clays ~ FREE!

Not to mention a
HUGE STORE WIDE SALE!

#6 - 3071 No. 5 Road, Richmond, BC ~ Tel: 604.244.3734
Store Hours: Tuesday to Friday 10am to 7pm and Saturday 10am to 50m

Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter

May 2004