NOTES_ J

CRAFTSMEN 'S ASSOCIATION OF B.C. - The Portfolio Registry te open
and waiting to receive your alidea and promotional material.
Remember the deadline date of APRIL 15TH if you wish to be in-
eluded in the Portfolio Registry inaugural event. This will
take place on the evening of April 29th, and interior designers,
architects, retatl shop owners, media people, gallery managers,
will be invited to a reception and alide show. The portfolio
registry information and forms are available in person or by
phone from the offices of CABC. Latla will also have forme at
our April meeting.

BRONFMAN AWARD - Adrienne van Riemakijk, Chairman of the Award
Committee, announces that the jury for 1982 will be: Allan
Crimmine, Preatdent CCC; Lucien Desmarais, Preaident of La
Biennale de la Nouvelle Tapisserte quebecotse and nominee of
the Bronfman Foundation; Robin Hopper, Bronfman winner in 1977;
Jame Mahut, Director of the Koffler Gallery, Toronto; and Dr.
Monerteff Williamson, Director of the Confederation Art Centre
and Museum, Charlottetown. Jurying will take place in Toronto
on Friday, June 25th,

CANADA COUNCIL AID TO ARTISTS - The new Canada Council Atd to
Artiste brochure ie now avatlable from the Canada Council,
£00 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047, Ottawa HIP 5V8. Attentive
readers will be pleasantly astonished to see that at last the
Vieual Arta “ineludes...the term crafte (ceramics, fibre art
ete./"-offietally. Deadlines for arte granta A and #8 are

Ist April and 1ith Oetober 1982; for short-term, project coat
and travel grants they are 15th April, 15th June, 15th August,
léth October, 1982 and let February, 1983.

NEW CRAFT STORE - with a growing clientele ie looking for more
work by local artisans. Please telephone or write to Bonnie
Beckman at BECKWOMAN'S Store Front Art Studio - Gift Shop,
1319 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, B.C. VSL 3X5. 2854-8056.

THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICE OF TOURISM has requested if the
posetbility extate anywhere in B.C. for visitinggroups of tour-

tsetse (15-30) to get an introductory course in "typteal" Canadian
handerafte, t.e. knitting, pottery, woodearving, ete. Prefer 2-3 day
courses. If you can comply with thia request please contact

P.M. Kolter, Canadian Goverment of Tourteam, 236 Queen St., Ottawa,
Ont. KIA OH6.