“ Not registered for On the Edge? Dontt delay. * Online Advanced Conference registration expires March 7 at midnight EST. After that your next opportunity to register will be in Seattle where conference fees will increase. * View a day by day listing of all the exciting programming and identify the lectures, demonstrations, and events you want to attend. There is also a printer-friendly version of this page. ¢ If you are considering coming early and/or staying later than the dates of the Conference (March 28 - 31), be sure to check out the 2 pages of Pre-Post Conference Events. Workshops, Exhibitions, Food/Wine tasting, come see them all: there are so many to choose from! NCECA's image rich pdf exhibitions guide has been updated three times since it was first posted, most recently on February e 17, 2012. Some 190 exhibitions and events are now included. Take another look! BCPG Members RIDE SHARE PROGRAM for NCECA, Seattle We have organized a ride share on our website to help facilitate transportation to Seattle. If you need a ride or have extra space in your car, please check on our Ride Share link. It is easy to use and set up for the entire province. GO TO: http://rahji.com/bcpotters If you would like to poke around and see what's available for rides or people looking for rides, do that right from the map on the front page—there's no signing in. If you are entering your name, etc. then it is because you want to be added to the map (either as a rider or driver). Once people have started adding themselves to the map, a new person who's coming to it for the first time will already see those riders and drivers on the map. The ride share will begin to make more sense as more people sign up, so if you are just starting to look, put your name on the map and give it a few days or a week to see if things develop. The FAQ/Help link at the top should answer most of your questions. B.C. Information Booth in the Resource Hall/Trade Show Be sure to stop by the B.C. information table in the Resource Hall/ Trade Show at the convention centre. The Potters Guild of BC, Fired Up! and the Canadian Clay Symposium will be represented. Our booth will display digital images of member work, links to BC-in-a- Box and FiredUp! at the Fraker/Scott Gallery, brochures, books and other information about ceramic practice in our province. Please come by to say hello and pick up your free “I AM A BC POTTER’ sticker to wear during the conference. ¢ If you would like to volunteer to help at our table for a two-hour shift please contact Nora Vaillant (auroranoral @gmail.com). * Do you have one or two images of your work to share with NCECA attendees? See Page 9 to find out how! * The Resource hall will be open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. SEATTLE 2012 nceca > ieee es BC-in-a-Box/FiredUp! joint Exhibition ‘The Potters Guild of BC invites all members to attend the reception for BC-in-a Box and FiredUp! at the Fraker/Scott Gallery in Pioneer Square on Thursday, March 29, 5 to 9 p.m. The exhibition, entitled British Columbia Presents: The Edge of Here/The Salish Sea will be on display from March 1 to 31. We hope to see you there! Fraker/Scott Gallery 121 Prefontaine Place S. ‘The Tashiro Kaplan Building, Pioneer Square Seattle, Washington 98104 www.frakerscottgallery.com Contact phone: (206) 883-4633 Hours and dates of exhibition: March 1 to 31; Tues. to Sat. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reception: March 29, 5 to 9 p.m. NCECA & the Maureen Wright Scholarship Are you going to NCECA but finding yourself a little short of funds? Have you considered applying for the Maureen Wright Scholarship through the North-West Ceramics Foundation? There is still a little bit of time to apply prior to the big event. The Maureen Wright Scholarship was set up in memory of Maureen Wright, a B.C. pottery teacher who died of cancer in 1997. Funds are dispersed to applicants who wish to attend workshops. The scholarship is funded through sales of mugs donated by PGBC members to MUG WALLS set up at major events. For more information on eligibility and how to apply for funds, please see the North-West Ceramics Foundation the Wright www.nwef.ca/maureen_wright.html i) website under Maureen Scholarship at: GUILD ee of BRITISH COLUMBIA a Potters Guild of BC Newsletter - March 2012 8