The Potters Guild of B.C.
NEWSLETTER

is published 10 times a year as an
information link for the Meroiser-
ahip. Submissions are welcome, ane
should be in the Guild office by the
last Friday of the month. Material
may be edited for publication.

Managing Editor: Jan Kidnie
Malling: Gillian McMillan
Advertising Rates: (as of Janu-
ary,1993, & including G.S.T.)
$120.00 full page; $50.00 half page:
$35.00 quarter page: $25.00 half
column. Classified ads: Free to Guild
members: othervise, $8.00 mini-
mum, up too lines; $2.00 per ool-
umn line thereafter. All ada to he
prepaid, Deadline is the last Friday
el the rmrienith.

Membership in the Potters’ Guild
of British Columbla See applica-
tien form page 6 in this tesue.

Board of Directors, 1993: Tam
Irving, President; Nathan Malla, Vice-
President; June MacDonald, Secre-
tary; Anita Wong, Treasurer; with
Sarah Coote, Linda Doherty, Kersti
Krug. Carol Mayer, Keith Rice-Jones.
and Fon Vallis.

Staff: Jan Kidnic, Guild Office Ad-
ministrator, Coralie Triance, Man-
ager, Loa Price, Assistant, and Kaori
Coates, Gallery of B.C. Ceramics.

BOARD UPDATE

The Board met on September |éth, with
Sarah Coote absent. In view of the Jume
resignation of Board members Elsa Schamis
and Fredi Rahn, several individuals have
been invited by the Board te fill the vacancies
on an interim basis, One of these, Pat Taddy
attended the meeting as well. He has recently
returned to Vancouver after a year working
and studying in Halifax, and is setting up a
studio to continue his ceramic work here.
The second is Joe Nagel, Curator of the
UBC Geological Museum, who brings with
him considerable expenence not only in
dealing with the basic materials potters are
familiar with, but also in marketing. [f they
are both willing, Joe and Pat will be among
those Guild members placed on the
nominating committees list for official
election to the Board atthe Guild's AGM in
January. Jan Kidnie also attended as office
administrator.

The news of the NorthWest Ceramic
Foundation's approval as a charitable, not-
for-profit organization by both federal ani
provincial government bodies was
announced by Guild President Tam Irving.
While the Potters’ Guild is a not-for-profit
society under the provincial Societies Act, it
was mot able to obtain charitable starus fiw
fund-raising purposes. The mandate of the
new organization is therefore considerably
broader than that of the Guild, but dees not
take over any of the present functions of the
Potters’ Guild, Kersti Krug presented a
discussion paper on not-for-profit
organizations for Board attention; more to
come on this subject in future issues of the
Newsletter,

Page 2

The July and August financial statements
for the Guild (including the Gallery of B.C.
Ceramics) were presented and reviewed al
the meeting. While Gallery sales revenue
improved in August over last year, the
Gallery and Finance committees feel that it
is not possible to re-establish original
COMMission rates at this time, as total sales
for the first eight months of this year are
lower than sales to the same period in 1992.

The Gallery Committee presented plans for
the coming season, including the coffee
service feature (see Gallery Report), The
Board reviewed Selections Committee
siracture and composition.

There was discussion of the planned "94
Spring Sale, particularly concerning the
proposed 20 % cowry syn It is recognized
that a $250 booth charge and a 20 %
commission may make it impossible for
people to participate. A budget and further
analysis of fer scheduling forthe sale will be
prepared for the September 30th meeting.
(At time of writing, 20 booths have been
reserved by individuals or groups, as well as
approx. 10 people forthe consignment area.)
Iris hoped that billeting will be possible for
out-of-towners. Most Guild sales in the past
have been immensely successful. They
have been mast successful in increasing
both the public's interest in clay, as well as
the participants’ sense of belonging to a
bread community of petters and ceramic
artists. | know we can make it go, and have
a wonderful time together doing it

Even if you are at this point only vaguely
interested in the sale, it is hoped you will
be at the September Mth meeting at 1359
Cartwright, or at least contact Cathi
Jefferson at 929.9175, because tt is your
interest and eventual committment to the
sale that will make it happen!

Jan Kidnie

(A final decison should be made prior te the
publication of the November newsletter.
Your deposit cheques will be returned then
tothose of you who have already committed

” if the decision is made not to held the sale.)

October, 1993