Probably by the time this reaches your mailbox, the Annual General Meeting will once again have passed, che new board will have been voved in, and ideas for the coming pear’s aclwities ace germinating, Sudly, as | write this, all this is still yer to come! A busy ewo weeks lies alwad... The Annual Review of the financial statements for che year ending December SL, (997 will be mace available at che AGM. You will alreudy have received a form for proxy voting and a list of nominees in the mail, Unfortunarely, we are unable to send out the reviewed financial statements ahead of time this year, but will have them ready for pickup from che office a day or so in advance of the AGM, [Ff you are unable co attend the AGM and would like the complete set of financial statements, please call che Guild office (you are welcome co drop by to pick up a copy, of we can mail it ta you). Clay 98 - Our Finest Work will be dismantled on the 18th of April, after its 3 week run at the Community Arts Council Gallery on Davie Street in Vancouver. Many thanks to all chose members who came to the opening reception, bearing plates of yummy appetizers, and to chose who volunteered their are at the Community Arts Council on the Saturday afternoons throughout the exhibit! One last reminder chat the Potters’ Guild of BC 5th Annual Made Of Clay Sale Event will cake place in the Performance Works Building on Granville Island Friday, May Ist to Sunday, May 3rd. Please drop by, meet other members of the Guild, and rake a look see at what they've been up to cecently! Hope to see you chere. Two workshops are currencly planned for the summer months, and there is the possibilicy thar one or two more may be added. The first two, both co-sponsored with Shadbolt Cencre for the Arts in Burnaby, are Pac Horsley (June 27) and Randy Brodnax (July 20-24). Patrick Horaley cakes familiar forms and makes them dance. His worl is strongly influenced by primitive and contemporary architeecure, His one day demonstration features throwing, forming and altering functional forms, slip decorating, a slide pres|encation an clay and ghae information. For more information, please call the Shadbolt Centre ar 604- 291-6864 or the Guild office. One benefit of membership in che Porters’ Guild of British Columbia és the eligibiliey lor various types of insurance coverage with what used oo be knows as Mucual of Omaha. Recently, MofO was purchased by Royal Bank of Canada, and will therefore he a member of the Royal Bank Financial Group. Their new name will be Westbury Canadian Lite [Insurance Company. [na recent letter notifying the _ Quild uf this change, they have assured thar nothing from our members’ Le Notice of che Potters’ Guild of BC's Annual General Meeting | 7:00pm in the Quarterdeck Room of the Granville Island Hotel 1253 Johnston Street {nexe co Performance Works) Made of Clay Pottery Sale Event is open until 6pm on Friday, May Lst so there's time co see the sale and have dinner before attending the AGM!! perspective will change except their name - any current policy holders will already . have received notice of this. [f any other members, especially our new members who may not be aware of chis program, require more information, please call Jane at the Guild office. Ga The first semi-annual jury of che year will take place later this month (Apvil). New artists juried into the Gallery will be introduced in the June issue of che newslerrer, News March sales in the Gallery fell below our projeceed sales by 16% and were also short of March ‘97's sales by 29%. Year to The April fearure artist-of-the-month has heen Gertruda Parson, who brought in co the Gallery several landscape platters, along with some vases and bowls. In May, Charnian Johnson will be the feature artist-of-the-month. A reminder to our new members chat chis is an opportunity for nen-juried members co have a small display in che Gallery for a month; it is reserved on a first-come first-serve basis. lf you are interested in booking a month in 1999, please call Jane at the Gallery. Another reminder for the approaching deadline of July 3 lst for submissions for exhibit proposals. For a submission package, please call the Gallery. date sales are 10% less than our carget. Jane Matthews February and March have both been difficult months as far as sales go - let's nm ra hope the good weather continues for From the Oven and the Kiln April and May and that we can um chis | 2d annual fundraising dinner trend around. As I write this, we are at to raise money for che the half-way point in April and happily Potters’ Guild of BC the sales are higher than wha is projected | Scholarship and Education Funds for this time of the month. ss veil be taking place April's short exhibic of Kathryn Youngs’ ai : I The Porsers’ Guild will again be asking for recent work A Childhood Perspective on Function has been very well received. Her pieces truly have grown! Thank you very much Kathryn for bringing your exceptional work into the Gallery for this exhibit. Opening on April 25th is Alison Feargrieve's exhibit Aphrodite's Mirror - pots with personality; recent indulgences. Alison's work is sure so set off some gigeles amongse the viewers as they become aware of the various relacionships implied berween teapot, cream & sugar! on Friday, September 25, 1998 plares to be donated by our members towards this great cause! [mn conjunction with the BC Chef's Associacion, an incredible dinner and silent auction is planned at the Delea Pacific Hotel in Richmend (south end of Oak Street Bridge}. Ticket holders are treated to a wonderful, multt-course meal: the final course is presepred on a donated plate which che person is then able to take home! More detailed information will follow in next monch's newslerrer.