Now We Are Fifty - A Portrait of the Potters Guild of British Columbia

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If you don’t see yourself here, you are under exposed!

This is a fine opportunity to expose your work to potters and other interested. people. The 50th anniversary committee is put- ting together a source book of the Potters Guild of British Columbia members. We are taking a snapshot of the guild, making a family album. This book will become part of the major exhibition from our 50th anniversary celebrations Making History, August 8-11, 2005, Burnaby Art Gallery. It will travel with that exhibition throughout the province, beyond, and then become a permanent part of our archives. A CD is being proposed for sale at the Gallery and with the show, to help off-set production costs.

You can be part of this book just by submitting a portrait of yourself, an image of recent work, and some information about you and your studio. Please note that this is separate from the

submission of work for the juried show.

But, you must be a member of the Guild.

Each artist will be given two facing pages (see above) in the "Now, We Are Fifty Album.” The left hand page will contain the artist's portrait, a brief biography and contact information (if desired). The opposite page will be an example of current work.

Members of the Potters Guild are being asked to submit

@® Name and contact information (address, phone number, email address),

@ Studio name, address, email address and phone number, photo credits (all optional items)

@ a brief (125 - 175 words ) artist's statement /biography,

@ a4 by 5 inch portrait, and

@ an 8 by 10 inch photograph or slide of a single piece of cur- rent work.

Submissions can be sent electronically to Al Sather at

ve7ear@rac.ca,, (jpeg files and a simple text files, please). If this

is not possible, then they can be sent by surface mail, and I will

do the scanning. All submissions should arrive by March 31, to

ensure inclusion in the book.

Mail submissions to:

Al Sather

Dogberry Clay Studio

11395 - 205 Street

Maple Ridge, V2X 183, BC

Phone 604-460-8947 Everyone can and will be included in the book, which will become part of our archives. And. the best, this will done at no cost to you.

Al Sather

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February 2005

Potters Guild of British Columbia Newsletter