Canberra Potters'
Society Inc.
MEMBERSHIP
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Skip to: Membership form
Annual subscriptions (including GST) are:
| Single | $55.00 | |
| Family | $85.00 | |
| Concession or full-time student | $40.00 | |
| Seniors (single) | $40.00 | |
| Seniors (family) | $55.00 |
New members, and members whose membership is 2 months or more in arrears, pay a $10 joining fee in addition to the above fees.
Drop-in sessions for members when the main workshop can be used are held on:
| Thursday mornings | 9:30am - 12:30pm | (term times only) |
| Thursday afternoons |
12:30pm - 3:30pm |
(term times only) |
| Sunday afternoons | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | (all year round when shop is open) |
See the Workshop Access Leaflet for information about workshop use and procedures
At these sessions, members may use the facilities at the Pottery Wing for a fee of $4.40 per session (under 16-year old drop-in with parent at $2.20 per session). The Thursday morning session may be prepaid at $33.00 per term.
The members' workshop is available for drop-in use during class and administration hours for a fee of $4.40 per 3-hour session ($2.20 for an under 16-year old drop-in with parent).
For unlimited access conditions, please
contact Chris Harford on 6241 7800. The fees for unlimited (keyholder)
access are:
1
month unlimited access
$
22.00
6
months unlimited access
$110.00
From January 2010 CPS members receive a 10% discount on the price of clay on presentation of their current membership card (up from the previous 5%)
Firing costs for members & CPS students:
Individual pieces - $4.40/kg (bisque + glaze); bisque only - $3.30/kg
Items decorated with transfers - $5.50/kg (bisque + glaze); bisque only - $4.40/kg
*** NEW ***
FROM JANUARY 2010 CPS MEMBERS RECEIVE A 20% DISCOUNT ON THESE PRICES on presentation of their current membership card
Electric kilns - fixed charge per kiln as per the table below plus the cost of electricity used (currently 23 cents per KWH)
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Kiln 1: |
$15 |
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Kiln 2: |
$ 5 |
(kiln 2 is a small top-loading kiln that will fire to earthenware temperatures) |
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Kilns 3, 4 & 5: |
$10 |
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Gas kilns - fixed charge per kiln as per the table below plus the cost of gas used (currently $5.50 per cubic metre)
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Kiln 6: |
$10 |
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Kiln 7: |
$ 5 |
Porta-kiln |
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Kiln 8: |
$15 |
largest kiln |
Raku kiln - fixed charge of $5 plus the cost of gas used based on hourly usage (currently $4.40 per hour)
Sawdust kiln - fixed charge of $5 - supply your own sawdust
Contact the workshop manager (6241 7800) to book a kiln or check availability.
Members' events are held at regular intervals during the year and are publicised in the newsletter and on the notice boards in the Wing. Visitors are always welcome.
An exhibition of members' work is held annually.
Two pottery fairs are held each year in the gallery - view/download the pottery fair handbook. (NB if printing, best printed as a booklet using your printer's 'booklet' function.)
MEDIA RELEASE - 2008 ACT Budget supports Canberra Potters' Society
The Annual General Meeting is generally held in March or April. Click here to read the President's Report from the last AGM.
Read the CPS Constitution.
Click here for a membership application form, which can be printed and
mailed to Canberra Potters' Society Inc., PO Box 7021, Watson, ACT 2602.
All prices include GST and are subject to change
This information last updated 27/01/10