PROJECT EMPTY BOWL 2002 This is our third biennial Project Empty Bowl to take place March 21, 2002 at the Canadian Craft Museum in Vancouver, BC. Itis a fundraiser for A Loving Spoon- ful, an organization dedicated to providing nourishing meals for housebound persons living with AIDS. The event is part of a long tradition of potters miising oeoney for hunger relief. Participants at these events pay for a ticket which entities them to a handcrafted ce- ramic bow! which is then filled with soups, curries, rice dishes of whatever other im- aginalive foods are to be served at that particular event. The origin of this event is with Lisa Blackburn and Jotin Hartem in Oxford, Michigan. The original name of the event is The Empty Bowls Project. Our owo Project Empty Bowl was dinescily inspired by the tradition founded in Michi- gan and is only one of many, many Empty Bowl ewents all ower North America. Our first Project Empty Bowl in 1998 maised $20,000.00 through a sikent avction and a live auction of large ceramic, glass and wooden bowls donated te the event by artists from all over Canaala. The second event in 200%) raised $30,000.00. We hope lo exceed this anvount al the next event in 2002. All proceeds go directly for hunger relief, To donate soup bowls Cet a head start on your donation bowls! To contribute food-safe soup bowls (fer 2 cups of soup) contact Rachelle at AMM 874.8518. Information for those who wish to attend the event The event will take place March 21, 2002 at the Canadian Craft Museum, Tickets will be available early in 2002, Stay tuned for further details! To ask permission to use the copyright Empty Bowls concept and name Contact: John Hartom Rachelle Chinnery Rantarnhee Wh! MADE OF CLAY @ CHRISTMAS Applications are now being accepted for presentation space at he annual Made of Clay @ Christmas sale. Interested individuals can contact Jim at or 604.450.4602 or pick up an application from the Gallery of BC Ceramics. See enclosed application in this newsletter, View www bepotters.com and follow the links. Choice of spaces is on a first core first serve basis so it is impartant lo choose more than one option, Cheques must accompany applications and be dated as per the application in order to register. We will need plenty of volunteers to help guarantes this event's success, | will be putting logether a ‘volunteers needed’ list for set up, tear down and other duties, but for now the advertising and promotion committee could use extra hands. Please let me know if you can donate any time or if you prefer any task in particular, Thank you. Jim Stamper Chair or 604.450.4602 CANADIAN CLAY SYMPOSIUM Plans are well underway for the second biennial Canadian Clay Symposium at the Shadbolt Center, March 23, 2002. Our theme is Diversity in Clay. Hard to believe it will be two years since the first successful event. We are planning demonstrations, shows, displays, slides, films, interesting lopics, as well as the keynote address sponsored once again by the Northwest Ceramic Foundation, You are probably wondering who will be presenting al the symposium, I'm really excited to be able to tell you the presenters are: Alison Feargneve * Sally Michener * Susan LePoidevin Laura Wee Lay Lag + Pamela Nagley Stevenson Clary [lian (author of The Potters Workbook) Ron Roy (glaze guru extraordinaire) Peter King * Peter Islay « Paul Mahieu There certainly is something for absolutely everyone who is interested in clay, We are having articles on individual presenters in this newsletter. Alison Feargrieve was in June und Susan LePoidevin is in this issue. Stay tuned or you can keep track on the web aw bopotbers com. We'll announce topics in future newsletters. Also we will be sure to let you know who will be winning a free pass to the symposium for having an idea that becomes part of the agenda. There are plans formulating for exhibitions. The Canadian Craft Museum will be hosting the Empty Bowl auction fundraiser on Thursday, March 21 — a truly worthwhile cause to support and fun evening to boot. The Potters Guild of BC will feature apresenters’ show as wall the Shadbolt Centre, And yes, back by popular demand, we will be having the Ceramic Roadshow. We're really looking forward to the gems that each of you will contribute for the day. As a new feature there will be a mug fundraiser. We will all enjoy, Early bird registration starts October 15 through the Shadbolt Centre for the Ams, 6440 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, WC, VS) 29, 604 291 6R94. The cost is $75 plus GST for $40.25, add lunch and wtal is $91.02. So stayed tuned for more information and be sure to register carly this year, Corhi Jefferson Tedtaee Mstlel wf Theale et AP ™