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Empty Bowls Event

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hands holding a small handmade ceramic bowl
This year’s Empty Bowls event will be held at The Venue on Friday, March 1st, and KPG is again participating, both by making bowls and helping out at the event itself. If you are interested in attending the event, tickets are now on sale at the YWCA and are $40 each. For that price you get a bowl and a buffet lunch, or – if you don’t wish to get a bowl you will get a $25 tax receipt. 
 
Empty Bowls is an event run by the YWCA addressing food insecurity in our own community.  We have been a part of this wonderful event for many years now and are proud of our contribution!
 
A variety of bowls

Christmas Sale Thanks!

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This Christmas sale was a resounding success and we have all of you to thank for it.  To everyone who dropped in from near and far, to check out all the beautiful work our artisans had to offer, we thank you.  There were many spontaneous reunions this year as well as new friends made and treasures found.  Please remember that our gift Gallery is open now, every day until 5pm on the 23rd for any of your holiday shopping needs.   

Shoppers at our Christmas Sale

Dan Hill and friends in front of his display

 

 

 

 

2018 Christmas Sale

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Please join us for our annual Christmas Sale.  Front of post card for sale showing dates and times and a photo of Carol McGarry's potteryOur Guild sale has been running now for almost as long as we have been a Guild, and we are happy to have become part of a Peterborough Christmas tradition.  This year we have over 20 of our member potters in this show!  This will be our second year with this show at our permanent Talwood location and we’re getting the place ready for you to visit this week.  We will have tables in our studio area as well as some dedicated shelves in our gift Gallery for all of our vendors. 

The hours for our show are Friday Nov 30, 2-8pm, Saturday Dec 1, 10-5pm and Sunday Dec 2, 11-5pm.  We hope you can join us. 

Our gift Gallery will be open 7 days a week up until the 24th, should you miss grabbing that special item at our Christmas sale. 

New KPG Website

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Screenshots of new site design on a range of screens sizes

Screenshots of new site design on a range of screens sizesWelcome to our new KPG website which has a new layout and design thanks to Pat at Black Cap Design. Take a look at the many classes offered in throwing and handbuilding for all levels. We offer after school programs for teens and preteens. Check on the handbuilding weekend workshop offered in October.

Registration is made easier online. Also, come visit us to see the studio and buy gifts for all occasions at our gallery store. I look forward to new pottery adventures and guild projects with you and our community.

We will be happy to answer any questions.

Happy potting,
Ann Hobday
KPG Chair

Vimy Ridge Commemoration

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The Vimy Ridge Commemoration took place Sunday April 9th at the Cenotaph in Confederation Park. This was a significant point in the history of Canada. Over 600 local people died in WWI, with a population of under 10,000, that is a significant loss.  As a guild we created a ceramic trillium for each of these people, the sale of which  will support veterans directly and provide funds to repair to the Cenotaph.

The Kawartha Potters Guild was honoured to take part in this event and we were thrilled with the many people that showed up to honour our veterans.  Every one of the trilliums was sold.

Trillium goes to Vimy Ridge

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This is one of the Trilliums that the guild made actually at Vimy, taken by a local nurse who does medical reenactment. She flew over a few days ago to include it in the ceremony.

Presentation done to site manager of Vimy– Johanne Gagne .
Our military historian Ken MacLeod from our tour group , Special Travel International in Vancouver, played the bagpipes .

Heathyr Francis on Chex News

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Heathyr was talking to Chex news about our Family Day classes that she teaches.  Heathyr is also the teacher that teaches all of the workshops like Girls’ Night out, Date Night.  They are a lot of fun, and you end up with a piece of pottery when it is fired and glazed.

CHEX TV does story on Trilliums & KPG

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Steve Guthrie is on one of the teams making Trilliums for the Vimy Ridge project and did this news report that was on air on Tuesday, January 31st, 2017.

Sorry this video resource is no longer available!

Kawartha Potters' Guild