Announcement of 61 First Round Selected Works for the '2024 Gyeonggi Ceramic Biennale International Competition'

The Korea Ceramic Foundation has selected a total of 61 works from 21 countries through the first round of online judging for the '2024 Gyeonggi Ceramic Biennale International Competition' entries.

The first round of judging was conducted by six domestic and international experts from Korea, the Americas, Europe, and Asia, who participated as confidential judges.

As a result of the judging, a total of 61 works from 21 countries were selected as finalists: 40 works from Asia (7 countries), 10 works from Europe (9 countries), 10 works from the Americas (4 countries), and 1 work from the Middle East (1 country).

2024 Gyeonggi Ceramic Biennale Poster

The final award rankings will be decided through a second round of physical judging of the works in July, with the final results announced in August.

The Korea Ceramic Foundation will exhibit the award-winning works at the Yeoju Gyeonggi Living Ceramic Art Museum during the '2024 Gyeonggi Ceramic Biennale,' which opens in September.

Choi Moon-hwan, CEO of the Korea Ceramic Foundation, stated, "This year’s international competition saw a large number of ceramic art pieces that showcase the young trends and sophisticated aesthetics of contemporary global ceramics. We ask for your great interest in which work will be honored with the grand prize."

The 2024 Gyeonggi Ceramic Biennale will be held for 45 days from September 6 to October 20 under the theme ‘TOGETHER_Montaigne’s Cat,’ centered around Icheon, Yeoju, and Gwangju, and will take place throughout various locations in Gyeonggi Province.

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