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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ZH-CN link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='text-justify-trim:punctuation'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>Aug 7, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>For immediate release<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>Potters Guild of BC Holds Province’s Largest Ceramic Exhibition<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US>Richmond, BC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The Potters Guild of BC (PGBC) is creating the largest exhibition of BC-based ceramic works in history! Working in partnership with Lipont Gallery in Richmond, BC, the PGBC is very proud to announce the exhibition <i>The Best of BC Ceramics. </i>Featuring the work of over 40 BC based ceramic artists the exhibition will contain over 300 pieces of ceramic art. <i>The Best of BC Ceramics</i> features the work of living BC based clay artists who are members of the PGBC. The exhibition will run from August 8<sup>th</sup>- September 3<sup>rd</sup> 2019 at Lipont Gallery, with an opening reception on August 8<sup>th</sup> from 6-9 pm. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Established in 1955, the Potters Guild of BC is the province’s largest and oldest association for ceramic artists. The PGBC owned and operated the Gallery of BC Ceramics on Granville Island from 1986-2018. <i>The Best of BC Ceramics </i>is the Guild’s first group exhibition since the closure of the Gallery of BC Ceramics. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Lipont Place Gallery 4211 No.3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia V6X 2C3.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>(604) 285-9975<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.lipontplace.com/">http://www.lipontplace.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Potters Guild of BC <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://bcpotters.com">http://bcpotters.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Toni Zhang McAfee</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><br><span style='background:white'>Vice General Manager, Lipont Place</span><br><span style='background:white'>4211 No. 3 Road Richmond BC V6X2C3</span><br><span style='background:white'>(604) 285-9975 ext 207</span><br><span style='background:white'>www.lipontplace.com</span></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>