The Potters Guild of B.C.
NEWSLETTER

is published 10 times a year as a
service to the Membership. Sub-
missions are welcome, and should
be in the Guild office by the last
Friday of the month. Material may
be edited for publication.

Managing Editor: Jan Kidnie.

Editorlal Committes: Gob
Kingsmill, Nathan Rafla.

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The Fotters Gulld of B.C.
membership is $26.75-indIvi-

duals, $42.60-groups, January to
December [including GST). See
application form elsewhere in this
issue.

Potters Gulld 1901 Board of
Directors: Tam Irving, President;
DrArcy Margeason, Vice President;
June MacDonald, Secretary:
Dena Nabata, Treasurer;

Rosemary Amon, Bob Kingsmill,
Elwin Lowe, Nathan Rafla,
Fred! Rahn, Terry Saimoto,
Elsa Schamis, Debra Sloan.

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

CALL FOR TEACHERS!

INSTRUCTORS

We often get calls for potential instruc-
tors at community centres throughout
the province. [f you would lke your
name to be on a list [which would make
our job easier), please drop a note to the
Guild office, giving a brief outline of your
training, experience, and preference aa
to location and type of classes. JK

THE PRESIDENTS ANNUAL REPORT feenid from page 7)

The 1901 Year in Review

Exhibitions “Choosing Clay” opened
very successfully at the former
Cartwright Gallery, now the Canadian
Craft Museum, on January 10th. We are
grateful to the Koerner Foundation for
the asadstance which It provided for this
exhibition. An elegant fold-out colour
catalogue was produced and distrib-
uted.

The exhibition is currently on tour with
the following itmerary:

June 1991 Art Gallery of South-
western Manitoba

July 1991 Weet Kootenay
Exhibition Centre

October 1991 Prince George Art
Gallery

January 1992 Triangle Gallery.
Calgary

March 1992 Thunder Bay Art
Gallery

June 1992 Kelowna Art Gallery

The Guild has proposed another col-
laboration with the Canadian Craft
Museum and a tentative date has been
eet for 1903, The curatorial perspective
is still under consideration and its for-
mulatton will be one of the tasks for the
new Board.

Gallery A computer was installed and
Coralie has spent long hours mastering
the intricacies of the new system, Sales
and inventory are now monitored by the
new equipment and those of you with
work consigned to the Gallery will have
noticed the efficient format of lhe monthly
statements. The computer is now also
being used for membership file and
newaletier purposes. Despite the poor
economy, sales have only dropped mar-
ginally In comparison to 1990. Costs
have increased however, largely due to
capital expenditure and salary increases
approved in 199].

Newsletter Once again Jan has pro-
duced ten excellent editions of the
Newsletter. The December Issue included
part one of a technical article which
presages a “technl-cormer” which she
hopes to sustain. Articles for this sec-
Won as well as any other literary cantri-
butions are welcomed. In the early
planning stage ls the establishment of
regional representatives for the Newa-
better eo that It will reflect more of the
concerns of those of you outside the
Lower Mainlared.

Awards We continue to build up our
scholarship fund which now stands at
approximately $4000.00 after a further
$1000 addition In 1991. The long range
objective ja to build up funds so that
scholarship commitments can be met
by disbursing interest rather than de-
pleting capital. We have consolidated
our scholarships into two major awards.
The 1991 recipients of a $500 cash prize
were for the David Lambert Award: Pat
Taddy, from Emily Carr College. and for
the Olea Davis Award: Steven Hook,
from Kwantlen College. All students
making application for the awards re-
ceive a one year membership in the
Guild.

Studio & Tenure of Studio 5 has been
adjusted so that it coincides with the
academic rather than the calendar year.
In future the Studio will be awarded for
8 pertod running from May Ist to April
20th of the folowing year. The impetus
for this change was to create better and

more Umely opportunities for students.
graduating from art schools and col-

leges across the country, The present
incumbent, Sarah Coote, continues to
ust Lhe space unlil the changeover in
May. Studio 5 is awarded at a subsidized
rent to individuals at early stages in
Ubeir career through an annual cross-
Canada competition.

Workshops Five workshops were or-
ganized this year, aa follows.

Feb. 16-17 PAUL MATHIEU tn collabe-
ration with ECCAD

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January, 1992