Corner Chair

The Board mec ar Gillian McMillan's house
in Port Moody on November 2 for an
extracrdinary meeting oo discuss ideas and
formulate a plan for a large space for guild
and gallery activities. We have forwarded a
leteer, che cexe of which is printed in Jane's
column, to Ken Tunicliffe of Granville
Island, outlining a proposal of what we
would do with larger premises on Granville
Island should space become available no us.
This proposal is only applicable tc Granville
Island due to the subsidized space available
to arts and crafts groups kere. Should this
happen, ic will open up exciting new
pessibiliges for che ceramic community in

BC.

[ hope all of you are having a successful
season and enjoy a Happy Christmas. fee

Ron Vallis.

Travels to Japan & New

Celia and Keith Rice-Jones enjoyed six pot
packed weeks in New Zealand and six more
in Japan. They returned with 800 slides,
treasured artifacts, great stories and new
friends mee chrough the Internacional
Potters’ Bed & Breakfast Nerwork. They
were pleased to see how much pottery is
part of daily life in Japan, and New Zealand
offered a wonderful range of techniques amd
some fairly eccentric poteers.

On Wednesday, January 28th at 7:30 pm,
Keith will share their adventure with us in
the Audicorium ac Ernily Carr Institute of
Art & Design.

The evening is a potter's social (bring your
mug fer coffee), a popular event in the
olden days when we gathered once a month
at Van Dusen Gardens to visit ome another,
pick beains and enjoy an informative
program with a guest speaker. Ideas and
suggestions for furure garherings are most
welcome. Olympics of the Mud! How do
they do that! See you chere, fellow
armchair travellers. Donations at the door
to offset expenses.

Ronda Green

Minutes Precis for Sept. 18

Present: Janec, fohn, Frank, Fay, Laura,
Jane, Ron, Les, Tam, Debra & Gillian.

Minutes of meeting of July 10 adoprecd.
John Cloutier reported on “Oven to Kiln®
fundraiser, donations and sales going well.
Suggestions that next year have address of
event on ticker, explain abour silent
auction and chat wine is included in ticket
price. Ocnober would be a betrer month.
Manager's report: optimistic financial
furure. Looking for mew insurer.

Toran: fundraiser set for Feb. 7, 98,
Gallery will sell tickets for Society.

Made of Clay Book: members whe want
to see qualicy of photos referred eo Linda.
Gallery Business: July broke all records,
but Auguse was slow. Several guild

f members invited to provide work for

APEC. Where magazine will fearure
Gallery ads. Jane explained how rotation,
aesthetics and stock influence allocation
of Gallery space.

NorthWest Ceramics Foundation:
NW'CF will hold Lottery for Pottery in 98.
All profits will be dedicated co publishing
our book. In the future a sub-comminee
will establish guidelines for Guild &
Foundation telarionship,

Exhibitions: Our application for a juried
show at the Community Arts Council
Gallery has been accepted for Mar. 24 -
Apr. 18, 98.

Workshops: Svend Bayer is scheduled
for che spring. Slide shows by guild
mentbers will be organized for get-
togethers.

Newsletter: Solicit a province wide
calendar of evens. Who can we get to
give critiques of shows on a regular basis!
Gallery Committee Report: There were
20 subenissions for LO spaces. A new
brochure has been produced. *

Other Business: Ir isn’t coo early ta
recruit new board members. Invite
interested people to board meetings.

Next Meetings: Get. 23 & Nov. 27,

“See Jane's column

page 3

North West Ceramics
Foundation

Lottery for Pottery

Tickets can now be purchased at the
Gallery of BC Ceramics for $85. They
make excellent (Christmas presents, so
shop early while chey last! The ticker
entitles the holder to bring a guest and, of
course, all donors are invited. There will
be an carly bird draw for a free ticket to
the lottery for these donors who deliver
their pieces to the gullery by January 30,
1998. Very few of us have called in abour
a willingness to participate. Ye really
would appreciate early notice so chat we
can plan well ahead of the event. Please
call Tam Irving at (604) 921-6705. In
order to add impetus to the Lottery and
the Roundhouse Powery Scudio, rwe free
illustrated lectures have been organized:

-"Collectors, collecting and Collections
of Ceramics”, March 24, 7 pm,
Roundhouse multi-purpose room *C’.
Speaker Carol Mayer.

-"Ceramics: A Quarter Century at
Emily Carr", March 25, 7 pm,
Roundhouse multi-purpese room “C’.
Speakers Sally Michener & Tam Irving.

The Maureen Wright Scholarship Fund

The Foundation is very grateful for the
donations from so many who knew and
loved Maureen. Since Maureen was
largely self-taughe, the funds will be
dedicated for grants to attend worksheps,
lecoures and conferences relating co
ceramics. Guidelines for applicants will be
issued shortly. Those who still wish to
denare to the fund should make cheques
Our to:

The Northwest Ceramics Foundation,
The Maureen Wright Scholarship Fund,
(YO the Potters’ Guild of BC, 1359
Carraright Sc., Vancouver, BC, VGH
3R7.

Tam [rving