Annual General Meeting

The Potters’ Guild of British Columbia's Annual General Meeting is to be held Friday, May 2nd ar 7:00pm

Emily Carr Institute of Arc & Design 1399 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC Reom 269

Guild News

Waiting until Lottery for Poctery was over before writing this column {once again pushing the deadline!), | am very pleased to be able to tell you thae it was a great success! Eighey-three tickers were sold, which meant that 20 pieces were left over at the end - un|l some ticket holders purchased additional pieces tor the price of another ticket! Every ticket holder seemed to go home happy with the piece chey chose, whether they were drawn fist o Last! The remaining pieces will be used to raise funds for the beck in another format - we are currently thinking abour a silent auction at Made In Clay. The final breakdown is still to come, but preliminary estimates put the net revenue from this event at approximately $6500! Many thanks to all of you whe donared the pots to make it happen in the first place, and to those who were able to make it te the event (Josee Duffhues and Lois Romanow came over from Ladysmith char afternoon co be there!). The board and other volunteers (Margaree Hsu, Merle Donner, James Hutchinson) worked extremely hard to pur this event together, and of course Carol Mayer's and Tam Irving's emceeing only added to che festivities! Thank you all for your dedication and support!

Included in the mailing of this newsleter is the Potrers' Guild Annual Report which includes an abbreviated version of che financial starements. What you have received has been prepared by the Posters’ Guild (in consultation with our accountant); a complete set of the reviewed financial scaremencs is available upon request, and will be available ac che Annual General Meeting.

As promised in last month's newsletter, this year's AGM will include a special

presentation of lifetime memberships. Be sure oo be a pare of this ceremony, and co join in the refreshments to be served atter the business part of the meeting is completed.

Gallery News

February sales in the Gallery were down marginally from lose year's monthly coca, although the hyure is still greater chan our profected sales amount. March's sales to date (with 6 days left) are abour 5% less than tase March, but che final figure for the first quarter will be ac lease 3%

greater than last year’s which represents a good strong start te 1997.

March's exhibit FIRE % SMOWE, Tagae Wiese Fistd Poftesy, bras been one of our more successful shows, largely duc to the collaboration it required with che Tozan Cultural Seciecy, The Gallery is donating 10% of sales to the Tozan Society. The one unfortunate aspect of che exhibic is that only half of the forry-twa pieces are for sale. so chis will not amount to a very significant donation this time. Ic is hoped that in 1998, the Gallery will be able to plan for another exhibit of Tocan pieces, an exhibic chat Society members will be made aware of well in advance of next summer's firing schedule. Many thanks to Ernest Watkins of Cobble Hill, BC who curated this show from across Georgia Straight - che show is a very powerful tepresentation of Tozan wood fired

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pottery! The Gallery looks forward ro More cooperative ventures with the Toran Seciety in che fucure!

Being set up next week in the Gallery is Virtuality, new work by Susannah Carnie, the Guild's current Studio 3 resident. The pieces in Susannah’s exhibit explore “the narrowing rapport that exists berween technology and the body. With the body absent, the sense of human vulnerabiliry is tddressed,” Virtwality will continue until April 27th. This exhibic will be followed by Linda Doherty's Free as a Bird which is scheduled to open on Thursday, May Ist.

The Gallery's feature artist for March has been Lois Romanow, whose combination of thrown and moulded functional pieces has been very well received by the public. Yukike Kuraca will the April's feacure artist of the month.

Also, in May, the Gallery will be presenting a small exhibit of John Leach's work in combination with his lecture and workshop scheduled for May 23, 24 & 25. The Gallery will be hosting a reception for John Leach on Thursday evening, May Zind. The pieces will go on display in early May, 40 come tn early.._!

Jane Matthews

You're Invited...

to the opening reception of Susannah Carnie’s exhibit, Virtuality in che Gallery lof BC Ceramics on Thursday, April 3rd from 6-Spam.

Submissions

Gallery of BC Ceramics - Upcoming Deadlines for

April 15 - Desedline for the next Jury session. [f you would like co receive che complete set of guidelines, please call and we'll pop it in che mail for you

June23 - Submission of work for the July exhibit in che Gallery. All members of the Potters’ Guild are encouraged oo bring work in for this show. Uneirled, but theme of a

summer tea party, Work will leave the gallery as it sells (high tourist time) so we will need to have backup stock. Call Jane if you have any questions.

July 31 + Deadline for Exhibit Proposals for 1998, Application forms and guidelines are available in the Gallery or we can mail one to you.