Category Archives: Speakers

Alwyn O’Brien | “The Line and the Fold”

The North–West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce Alwyn O’Brien as their featured speaker at a free public lecture Thursday, November 17, 2016, at 7:30 pm. The lecture will be held in Room 245, North Building of Emily Carr University of Art + Design at 1399 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Continue reading →

Sally Michener | “Staying in Touch”

Sally Michener

The North–West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce Sally Michener as their featured speaker at a free public lecture Thursday, October 20, 2016, at 7:30 pm. The lecture will be held in Room 245, North Building of Emily Carr University of Art + Design at 1399 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Continue reading →

Allan Collier | BC Pottery 1920 – 1950

Allan Collier

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce Allan Collier as featured speaker at a free public lecture Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 7:30 pm. The presentation will be held in Room 245 in the North Building of Emily Carr University of Art + Design (1399 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver). All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Continue reading →

Tam Irving | “Meaning: A Journey of Discovery”

Tam Irving

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce Tam Irving, as featured speaker at a free public lecture Thursday, Feb.25, 2016, at 7:30 pm. The presentation will be held in Room 245 in the North Building of Emily Carr University of Art + Design (1399 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver). All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Continue reading →

Nora Vaillant | “On the Road with John Reeve”

Nora Vaillant

The North-West Ceramics Foundation in collaboration with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Culture Days is pleased to announce Nora Vaillant as their next speaker at a free public lecture Friday, September 29, 2017, at 7:00 pm. The lecture will be held in the Studio Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Continue reading →

Helen Walsh | “I Know my Geese are not all Swans”: The Ismay Collection of British Studio Ceramics

Helen Walsh with one of her favorite Ian Godfrey pots

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce Helen Walsh as their next speaker at a free public lecture Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at 7:30 pm. The lecture will be held in Studio 211 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Continue reading →

Jennifer Ling Datchuk | “Blue and White Forever”

Jennifer Ling Datchuk

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce Jennifer Ling Datchuk as their next speaker at a free public lecture Sunday, September 23, 2018, at 2pm. The lecture will be held in Studio 103 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC) and will be followed by a small reception. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Continue reading →

Heather Dahl | “Navigating a Creative Life in Clay”

Heather Dahl. Photo credit: Lani Elias Photography

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce Heather Dahl as their next speaker at a free public lecture Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at 7:30 pm. The lecture will be held in the Rennie Theatre, room B2160, at Emily Carr University, 520 East 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Continue reading →

Trudy Golley | “Embracing Risk/Current Research”

Trudy Golley

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce Trudy Golley as their next speaker at a free public lecture Thursday, November 7, 2019, at 7:30 pm, in Room 103, the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC). All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Continue reading →

Sasha Wardell | “Tempting Translucency”

Sasha Wardell

The North-West Ceramics Foundation is pleased to announce Sasha Wardell as their next speaker at a free public lecture Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 7:30 pm. The lecture will be held in the Rennie Theatre, room B2160, at Emily Carr University, 520 East 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Continue reading →