The Potters Guild of B.C. NEWSLETTER

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Pottera Guild 1992 Board of Directors: Rosemary Amon, Sarah Coote. Linda Doherty, Tam Irving, Kerst! Krug. Carol Mayer, June MacDonald, Nathan Rafla, Friederike Rahn, Elsa Schamis, Ron Vallis, Anita Wong.

| Staff: Jan Kidnie, Guild Office |] Administrator, Coralie Triance, Manager, and Lea Price, Assistant, Gallery of B.C.Ceramics, |

BOARD OF DIRECTOR CHANGES

4a both Terry Saimote and Debra Sloan stepped down earlier this spring from the Board of Directors, Linda Doherty and Anita Weng who both steed for election at the AGM In January have agreed to fill these vacancles. Linda Is prepared to serve on the Marketing Committee, and Anita on Workshop and Library comumittess. Welcome aboard!

Linda may be contacted at 888-2254, and Anita at 254-432 .

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EXHIBITIONS COMMITTEE

Revently, the B.C, Potters’ Guild has co-sponsored two exhibitions: Choosing Clay at [hoe Canadian Crafts Museum and British Columbla Contemporary Ceramics 18686-1891 al the UBC Museum of Anthropology. Choosing Clay js currently travelling in B.C. and is proving to be very popular. B.C. Contemporary Ceramics was mounted to coincide with an international ceramics conference “The Turning Point". held at the University of Briish Columbia in Novernber 1991, Both of these exhibitions have succeected in exposing and promoting the work of British Columbia polters.

The Exhibitions Committee of the Guild is keen to continue moving towards creating more such opportunities. [t would be relatively simple, for example, to organize small thematic shows at various venues. Indeed, we have already proposed two more exhibits for the UBC Museum of Anthropology: Saltware, featuring salt glazed wares will be open from Jume to the end of July 1962. Included are works by Mick Henry. Tam Irving. Cathi Jefferson. Lynne Johnson. Sam Kwan, Vincent Massey, Wayne Ngan, Jef Oestreich, John Reeve, Lan Robson, lan Steele. and Ron Vallis. Another exhibll featuring overglaze painted earthenware is being planned for August, We are aleo working wilh the Canadian Crafl Museum on exhibition ideas.

However, we are a smal] committee, and il is of some concern that we adequately reflect the sentiment of the membership and not work within a vacuum. We have discussed the posalbility and plausabllity of offering small shows to art galleries, other museums and perhaps corporate ectifices. Our plans cannot be grandiose because we have noe budget for exhibits and rely on the receiving hosts to cover any cogls,

In erder te book ahead and plan effectively, we need your input! We need to know whether you would like your work to be exhibited, whether we have any slides of your work, whether there are places in your region that may be possible venues for exhibits, whether you can suggest themes for exhibits, and/or whether you think we should spend our energy in this area.

We are keen to promote you and your work in as many ways os are feasible. Please contact us with your recommendations, and give us the tools to work on your behall,

Exhibition Committee: Carol E. Mayer (Chair), Tam Irving, Wathan Rafla, Elsa Schamis, and Ron Vallis.

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

The Don Hutchinson monograph, the first in the Corpus Vasorum Pacifica series, has been published, and we are proceeding with plans to produce a second Issue, featuring Saliy Michener, ceramic sculptor and teacher at the Emily Carr College of Art and Design for almoat 20 years. We have applied to Canada Council for funding asalstance. and are investigating other potential sources.

Many thanks to Coralie for her assistance in the preparation of the Canada Councll appileation.

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Elsa Schamis, Chair

June, 1992