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THERE ARE 2 MEMBERSHIP LEVELS AVAILABLE AT
THE BURLINGTON POTTERS’ GUILD:

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP ENTITLES YOU TO:

  1. Attend Speaker Night demonstrations, 7-8 times/year

  2. Borrowing privileges from the Guild’s library

  3. 5% off at Pottery Supply House

  4. The opportunity of participating in Guild Sales

  5. Social gatherings throughout the year (ie. 2 annual potlucks)

  6. Participation in Guild exhibitions

  7. No volunteering requirement except when participating in sales, or if you wish.

FULL STUDIO MEMBERSHIP

Full membership includes the above Associate Membership perks as well as the following:

  1. The use of the pottery studio equipped with:

    • 12 electric wheels
    • large extruder

    • spray booth

    • slab roller

    • pug mill (with approval)

  2. The Potters’ studio is open to full studio members during any hours when the Art Gallery of Burlington is open, whenever there are no AGB classes scheduled. Sundays and Tuesdays are normally reserved for Guild usage.

  3. The use of the Guild’s electric kiln, or 4 of the AGB kilns, a raku kiln and large gas kiln. ALL KILN USE REQUIRES TRAINING, along with other parameters that must be met before firing alone. There are extra fees to fire these kilns that are not included in the full membership fee.

  4. There are frequent Communal Firings of the electric kilns (to cone 6) where all Full Studio Members can prepay for shelf space in a firing, depending on their need.

  5. Electric, gas & raku kilns are available for full studio members to fire (with training and approval) at additional fees.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE: There is a limit of Full Studio Memberships available each year and that limit has been met for 2025. If you apply, you will be placed on a waitlist and will be notified if there is an opening. if you are still interested, you will need to complete an interview before being accepted as a full studio member.

Requirements of a full member:

  • Two hours of volunteer time are required per month.

  • Studio orientation will be mandatory.

GUILD ACTIVITIES

• Eight monthly general meetings (3rd Tue. of every month), with guest ceramic artists who demonstrate their skills, and share their inspiration and techniques
• Two Guild raku firings and potluck dinner (June and December)
• Two Sales opportunities per year: Arts Burlington Spring and Holiday Sales at the AGB
• Kiln training and workshops as well as group firings
• other exhibition opportunities

MEMBERSHIP runs from January to december.

Associate member: $40 annually


Full Studio Member $120 annually


Payment can be made in the following ways:

  1. E-transfer to: bpgtreasurer1@gmail.com, AND submit your membership application as well. This is the preferred method of payment. Please indicate on your etranfer that this is a membership payment in the Message/comment section.

  2. Cheque made out to The Burlington Potters Guild and mailed/delivered to:
    Burlington Potters Guild,
    ℅ Art Gallery of Burlington,
    1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON L7S 1A9
    AND submit your membership application as well.

  3. In person: drop by the studio on a Tuesday and bring your cash/cheque (leave with Michelle) and AND submit your membership application as well.

For more information about the Guild, please email: bpgmembership1@gmail.com

NOTE: A membership to the Art Gallery of Burlington is required to join the BPG. You can join the AGB HERE.