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Potters Guild 1996 Exhibition

The Potters’ Guild of B,C. is organizing a juried exhibition which will open dunng Made In Clay this coming SUTUMer.

As the title suggests, this exhibition will challenge your imagination. Can you create a piece, functional or fanciful, that interacts with the wall in some way? Perhaps a piece that is emerging from the wall.....clinging to the wall.....beading for the wall....jgmoring the wall.,,.ar, as the litle suggests, perhaps totally off the wall! Interested? Read on.......

the piece must not have been previously exhibited;

it should be a recent work

it should demonstrate some of all of the following: skill, individuality, experimentation and artistic vision Potter to be resident in B.C.

One entry per person

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Simple! The jurving will be a one-stage process: selection will se made from submutted pieces. External juror to be announced soaz.

We will puolish the eniry form in the If you are real keen and

Think about this during the holidays wien all the craft fairs are over January newsletter and look forward to your participation in this tri-annual event, want more details before January, just call me, Carol Mayer, at 604-734-434.

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GALLERY NEWS

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Well, one more month has gone by and now its Created a wonderfully bright anc

time to start counting ihe number of shopping days (not weeks!) left before Christmas! Aagh!

AS November draws to a close, sales in the Gallery havent been guile what had been expected, falling short of the monthly target by about $2000 or 16%. The good news is that we are ahead of last years total sales to cate by 21%, The Gallery is doing everything possible to make December a strong month for all of us - thera has been a tremendous response from members far Everything but the Pudding and the Gallery will be suitably festooned with holiday decorations! The opening on December 71h is intended as an informal get together for ali members - | hope those who are able to de come down te the Sallery to share some holiday cheer!

Suzy Birstein’s Pirates £ Gypsy Queens

aimoscnere in the Gailery curing November. The opportunity to have a show seemed to really encourage Suzy to go beyond her usual aristic boundanes and try some new and different things with her work, Her enthusiasm cenainly rubbed off on all of us - it was great to be part of the excitement! November's feature artist, Farida Mawji, Drought 2 wide range of raku inte the Gallery. *arida will aiso have work in the Xmas Show.

A reminder that the Gallery iS having its annual Blues 52 Gone 10% discount sale on all work. If you should net want your work to be included, please call Jane at 969-5645 befora December 40th (the Gallery absorbs the 1095 difference}.

Hope you all have the merriest of holidays! Jane Matthews