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Historical Timeline

 

  • Early 1970s - A few Ottawa potters met at home to exchange ideas.

 

  • 1974 - Their ideas grew into the Ottawa Guild of Potters with 42 members.

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About Us

Mission Statement

 

Our mission:

The Ottawa Guild of Potters is a non profit organization to further the knowledge of ceramics and support the work of area potters. 

Our mandate is to:

  • · Encourage the growth & development of pottery and maintain a high standard of artistic expression & craftsmanship
  • · Act as a medium for the exchange of ideas & technical information
  • · Organize & promote pottery exhibitions, demonstrations & workshops
  • · Promote awareness & appreciation of the ceramic arts to the general public
  • · Educate the public & its membership about the artistry, technology & history of the clay arts.
 

2010 - 2011 Executive


  • President - Vinod Chettur
  • Vice President - Prudence Au
  • Past President – Sue-Ann Blakely
  • Treasurer – Linda Taylor
  • Secretary – Jen Drysdale
  • Membership – Joyce Wood
  • Chair, Promotion and Communications - Ileana Tierney
  • Chair, Sale Committee – Debbie McLeod
  • Chair, Workshops and Presentations Committee – Rona Bloomfield
  • Chair, Standards and Education Committee – Debbie Gilmer
  • Chair of the Exhibition Committee - Ellen Sloan

  

 

2011 - 2012 Committee Members


  • Sales Committee Members - To be determined
  • Promotions and Communications Members - To be determined
  • Sales Standards and Education Committee Members - Debra Ducharme (co-chair on leave), Susan Boswell, Anne Creskey, Hugh Hamilton, Marie Hennessey, Jane Snider, Teresa Wingar and Debbie Gilmer 

 

2011 - 2012 Guild Support Team


  • Librarians - Sarah Hand, Wade Vienneau
  • Telephone and Website Inquires - Mary Zintel
  • Bursary Co-ordinator - Allison Usher
  • Newsletter distribution by mail - Caroline Fitzpatrick
  • Guild Members Book - Cathy Payne
  • Gallery, Map, Twitter - Supriya Chettur
  • Facebook - Prudence Au

 

Highlights

 

  • Our Fall and Spring Sales bring as many as 70 craftspeople together. Additionally, the Spring Sale also includes a juried exhibition of original ceramics.
  • Although we do not have Guild-run studio or boutique, members teach many of the courses and work in studios across the city and in the Ottawa Valley region.
  • Monthly meetings bring the group together to use the extensive craft-focused library, discuss business and attend presentations on topics of current interest.
  • Guild-organized workshops focus on a multiplicity of building, glazing and firing techniques to support developing potters.
  • The Ottawa Guild of Potters also supports local charities in its sales as well as the incredibly successful Great Bowls of Fire, held in the Spring to support the Ottawa Food Bank.

 

Guild Address

 

c/o Jen Drysdale, Secretary

Ottawa Guild of Potters

P.O. Box 4053, St. "E"

Ottawa, Ont

K1S 5B1

 

Guild Information Line

 

613--230-2446

 

Newsletter

 

To submit information for the newsletter, by the Sunday following the monthly Guild meeting, contact us at newsletter(at)ottawaguildofpotters(dot)ca

 

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