Korea Ceramic Foundation Announces Residency Artist Recruitment for Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum Creative Workshop

Exhibition and Education Space on the 1st Floor of Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum Creative Workshop

The Korea Ceramic Foundation is accepting applications for the "2024 Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum Creative Workshop Resident Artists" until the 13th of this month.

The Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum Creative Workshop is a creative space focused on ceramics, crafts, and fine arts, located within the museum grounds. It supports the creative activities of resident artists, promotes exchange with domestic and international artists, and operates cultural and arts education programs for residents of Gyeonggi Province. The residency space consists of a first-floor "education and exhibition area" and a second-floor "individual studio."

Applicants must be young artists aged 39 or under as of the application deadline, working in ceramics and crafts (including metalwork, woodworking, etc.) or fine arts (painting, sculpture, etc.), capable of artistic creation and related cultural and arts education activities. A total of five artists will be selected. Applications can also be submitted as a team of two members.

Artists who own a personal studio or are currently participating in other residency programs will be excluded from the selection process.

Selected resident artists will receive a personal workspace and free access to equipment necessary for creative activities, such as electric wheels, pug mills, and slab rollers, as well as kiln firing services provided by the Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum Creative Workshop. In particular, instructors will be paid when operating cultural and arts education programs.

Applicants wishing to apply should submit their application form, self-introduction, and creative activity plan via email to 140@kocef.org.

Choi Moon-hwan, CEO of the Korea Ceramic Foundation, stated, "What young artists need most is support for spaces where they can create and opportunities for diverse activities. We hope that the Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum Creative Workshop will serve as a foundation for emerging artists to grow."

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