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