2nd World Ceramic Biennale, 2003 Korea

This Biennale is hosted by the World Ceramic Exposition Foundation (WOCEF) and is sponsored by the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) and the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). The 1st World Ceramic Biennale Korea was hosted in 2001. The winner was Lawson Oyekan.

The purpose of the 2nd World Ceramic Biennale is to educate the public about the trends of contemporary ceramic arts, to foster the development of ceramic culture in the 21st century, and to present the vision of the future of ceramic arts.

Apart from the International Competition, it will consist of a Special Exhibition, an International Ceramic Symposium and an International Ceramics Workshop.

Categories include Ceramics for Use and Ceramics as Expression. There are many prizes to be won. the Grand Prize is US$23,000. The Conditions of Entry has more details. Applications end Feb. 7, 2003. By the way - good news for international participants: there is no entry fee.

The Entry Form and a Description of Work Form are available as Acrobat PDF files.

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