Gallery of BC Ceramics News

Thanks to all the members who kept the gallery in full stock
last December. Iam happy to report that we had an excel-
lent month. Many of you came out for the opening night
on December 5th when the island was alive with the sound
of horses hooves pulling a trolley along Cartwright Street.

February marks the first exhibition of the year. The first
Thursdays of every month are opening nights, when you
can come to meet the artists and many other Potters Guild
Members.

In March we are having an additional special collection in
the gallery. The international, national and local presenters
from the Canadian Clay Symposium will be showcasing
their work prior to the Symposium on March 20th. Plan to
attend the opening reception on Thursday March 18th, and
a lecture at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design will fol-
low.

We had a volunteer student from BCIT, [rina Gaspranova,
who helped out in the office during November and Decem-

ber. She designed the handy ‘bookmark’ with a list of the
exhibitions for the upcoming year. Put it on your fridge, in
your day timer, or in the studio to remind you to join us on
the first day of the exhibitions! If you're not from the Lower
Mainland, perhaps you can plan a trip to the city to coin-
cide with an exhibition you are interested in.

The March 31st jury deadline for selling your work at the
Gallery of BC Ceramics is approaching. Members who are
on the list please inform me if you are unable to jury in, so
that we can allow someone else a spot. The jury is cur-
rently full, but we do keep waitlists. Anyone not included
in March will have the opportunity to jury his or her work
in October.

We are closed Mondays in February. We are open 10-6
Tuesday through Sunday. I hope you can brighten up your
February by viewing Gary Merkel's fabulous teapots!

Tamara Ruge, Gallery Manager

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MADE OF CLAY

Performance Works April 30-May 2/2004

We still have spaces available and many tasks ahead of us. I can't express enough the importance of sending
good quality images and a brief bio or artist statement.

One area that all guild members and especially presenters can help, is by collecting information for us. We
currently have mailing lists for some of the B+B’s in Vancouver, retail stores and learning centers. We are
planning on starting lists for interior decorators and designers, all the free events calendars and hotel commis-
sionaires. If you have any information regarding any of these lists please email me with as many details as

The committee could also use a few more helping hands. We are thinking of 2 positions. One person to keep
track of and organize the lists above is needed. This person's duties would also include the assembly of the
packages we send out. The other position is for someone to help locate sponsors and. partners for the event.
These two positions would be ongoing from show to show and would be part of the MoC committee. Contact

With the sheer number of events competing for people's attention, we can use all the help we can get. Our goal
is to have this show grow into a destination event that people don’t want to miss. We seem to be hovering just
on the edge of breaking through so if we give it a really big push, we may just start something huge.

All the best to you all this coming year. - Jim Stamper, Made of Clay Organizer, Madeofclay@bcpotters.com

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