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- BMPCC CONVENTION NEWS -
The 2025 BMPCC convention will take place July 11-13, 2025
at the Collingwood Leisure Time Club (100 Minnesota Avenue)
in Collingwood, Ontario.
BMPCC convention sales tables, dinner tickets and souvenirs
(BMPCC members only) can be purchased here.
The 2025 BMPCC convention will take place July 11-13, 2025
at the Collingwood Leisure Time Club (100 Minnesota Avenue)
in Collingwood, Ontario.
BMPCC convention sales tables, dinner tickets and souvenirs
(BMPCC members only) can be purchased here.
The 2025 BMPCC convention souvenir (by potter Chloe Steeper)
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(see more of Chloe's work here)
Welcome!
The Blue Mountain Pottery Collectors Club (BMPCC) is a 100% volunteer run not-for-profit organization established in 2003 with the objective to encourage and assist members in collecting Blue Mountain Pottery (BMP). The club acts as a resource for learning about BMP, its history and its connections to other potteries. The BMPCC actively encourages and promotes friendships amongst fellow collectors as well as anyone interested in pottery. Our current members hail from Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, New Zealand and the United States of America.
Become a member here.
Become a member here.
Recent News
The 2025 BMPCC convention souvenir is currently in production. There will be a limited number available. BMPCC members can pre-purchase one here. A select number of previous years’ convention souvenirs are still available to club members as well. Scroll down for further information.
A new webpage has been created with information from the Native Artists' Collection display that was presented at last summer's BMPCC convention. BMPCC members will find the page here.
A new link has been added to the links page to a very comprehensive list of ceramic and pottery related terms. A huge shout out and a special thank you to Trevor, a Boy Scout working on his pottery merit badge for bringing it to the club's attention. It is greatly appreciated and will serve as an excellent publicly available ceramic and pottery related resource for many years to come.
The 2024 edition of our newsletter, The Red Clay Chronicle is now available. Members can click here to read it as well as previous issues.
A new webpage has been created with information from the Native Artists' Collection display that was presented at last summer's BMPCC convention. BMPCC members will find the page here.
A new link has been added to the links page to a very comprehensive list of ceramic and pottery related terms. A huge shout out and a special thank you to Trevor, a Boy Scout working on his pottery merit badge for bringing it to the club's attention. It is greatly appreciated and will serve as an excellent publicly available ceramic and pottery related resource for many years to come.
The 2024 edition of our newsletter, The Red Clay Chronicle is now available. Members can click here to read it as well as previous issues.
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Member KS is looking for BMP cats! Further information and additional listings can be found on the Members Only - Buy & Sell page.
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Did You Know?
Blue Mountain Pottery listings on the Member's Only - Buy & Sell page are free for all BMPCC members. Listing types: for sale, wanted, or trade. Click here for further information.
Special Collections (Updated)
The Payne collection has been added to the Special Collections page.
(While you are there check out the the Currah collection which features a great collection of D. Stanzione pieces.)
Blue Clay - The Documentary
A Canadian icon that began in The Blue Mountains, Ontario,
on the shores of Georgian Bay...
on the shores of Georgian Bay...
As part of the programming at 2022's convention in Thornbury, ON, those in attendance were presented with the unique opportunity to watch an advanced screening of the Blue Mountain Pottery documentary, Blue Clay. This feature length Telly award winning film examines the legends of Blue Mountain Pottery, how it saved the Blue Mountain Ski Resort, and how through its own remarkable journey still lives on today. It features in-depth interviews with close relatives of the founders of Blue Mountain Pottery, past employees, current owners and even our own Conrad Biernacki and Bruce Dyer. The film created by the Craigleith Heritage Depot and Mountain Goat Film Company has been posted to the Blue Mountains Public Library YouTube channel. You can watch the trailer here and the entire film here.
Word of the Week:Earthenware: is an opaque, vitreous type of pottery fired below 2190°F which in its unglazed state absorbs liquids. Fired earthenware lacks the stone-like structure of higher temperature fired ceramics and can be easily scratched. Earthenware is sometimes referred to as terracotta.
See previous Words of the Week here.
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Article of Interest:The Beginning of our Club - by founding father, Bruce Deyer.
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Convention Memories - 2022 Convention
(Archived) 20th Anniversary Celebration - July 22 to 24, 2022
In celebration of the beginnings of Jozo Weider's pottery, the Blue Mountain Pottery Collectors Club held their 20th Annual Convention last summer in partnership with the Craigleith Heritage Museum and the Blue Mountain Tourist Board.
The successful events took place at the Beaver Valley Community Center in Thornbury, Ontario from July 22-24, 2022. On Saturday morning, there was an address by the Mayor of the Town of Blue Mountains followed by an official ribbon cutting ceremony to open the event. The sales floor was then opened to the public. There were sculpting demonstrations by David Bennett (the last potter at BMP) and visitors were also given the opportunity to meet retired Royal Ontario Museum expert, Mr Conrad Biernacki as he shared information about his upcoming book on the history of Blue Mountain Pottery. Visitors were also able to attend the film premiere of Blue Clay, a documentary about the history of Blue Mountain Pottery.
The successful events took place at the Beaver Valley Community Center in Thornbury, Ontario from July 22-24, 2022. On Saturday morning, there was an address by the Mayor of the Town of Blue Mountains followed by an official ribbon cutting ceremony to open the event. The sales floor was then opened to the public. There were sculpting demonstrations by David Bennett (the last potter at BMP) and visitors were also given the opportunity to meet retired Royal Ontario Museum expert, Mr Conrad Biernacki as he shared information about his upcoming book on the history of Blue Mountain Pottery. Visitors were also able to attend the film premiere of Blue Clay, a documentary about the history of Blue Mountain Pottery.
Convention Souvenirs
This plate (2022) was designed by fellow member and retired Master Potter, David G. Bennett to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Blue Mountain Pottery Collectors Club. The scene depicts the Craigleith railway station, where many believe that Jozo Weider first started his pottery making hobby which in turn led to the establishment of the Blue Mountain Pottery factory in Collingwood, Ontario. The plates are numbered and the plate comes with a certificate of authenticity printed on our letterhead bond. Available to members only. For further information click here.
2022 Souvenir
A limited number of souvenirs from other years (including 2024) are also still available. For further information click here.