Sale Info

BPG Sale Information

Are you interested in joining one of The Brantford Potters' Guild sales?

Continue reading to answer most of your questions about the process and requirements!

General Information

The BPG sales run twice a year (spring and fall) and are a way for the Guild to invite the public in to help grow and encourage a local appreciation for the fine craft of pottery. The sale offers our members a venue for showing and selling their best work.

The sale is open to all Active and Studio Members in good standing with the guild.

Shifts

All potters who enter the sale are required to work two shifts unless you have more than one table; in which you may be asked to help by doing an additional shift. A variety of shift positions are available such as cashier, wrapper, decorator, supervisor, etc.

New Members

Before entering your first sale we encourage you to work a shift or two at a sale. This will help give you a better understanding of what to expect when you are selling your art. New participants are also encouraged to have a strong grouping of pottery to show before venturing into the sale.

Tables

There is no table fee to enter the sale and 2 options are available:

Full Table - 8ft table space.

Half Table - 4ft table space.

Extra table space may be drawn should any remain.

Pricing

Pricing of pottery should be fair, and not undermine the amount of work, experience, materials, and time it takes to create objects out of clay. While pricing is up to each potter, the Standards Team and/or Sales Team may address your pricing if it seems out of line with other similar work. If you are unsure about how to price your work, check out the pricing guide below or get in touch with the sales team, they are happy to help.

Pricing Guide

Standards

All pots at the sale must meet Guild standards. Click the link below to view.

View Standards

Marketing

When applying for the sale we encourage all potters to submit photos of their work. This allows us to share images of current work on social media to help create interest and excitement about the upcoming sale. If you submit photos, please ensure they are of good quality and have a non-distracting background. Poor-quality photos will not be shared.

We create postcards for advertising and will notify all members when they are ready to pick up and distribute to friends, family, colleagues, neighbours, stores, etc.

Empty Bowls

Empty bowls are sold at our fall sale with 100% of the sales being donated to the Brantford Food Bank. Potters not participating in the sale are also encouraged to donate bowls.

Bowls should be made with approximately 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 pounds of clay and be an appropriate size to hold at least 16 ounces of soup. If you have any questions about empty bowls, get in touch through the guild email.