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FORUM & WORKSHOPS
- FORUM & WORKSHOPS
- Workshop Programs
- FORUM & WORKSHOPS
- Workshop Programs
The Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale 2026 International Ceramic Workshop is a participatory program that brings together Biennale artists and ceramic practitioners from Korea and abroad to share creative processes, technical expertise, and research outcomes while engaging directly with audiences.
Through a range of programs—including open studios, artist talks, performances, and hands-on workshops—the program fosters exchange among artists, researchers, and professionals, while offering visitors opportunities to experience ceramic materials, making processes, and artistic practices up close.
By creating spaces where artists, emerging practitioners, and the public from diverse cultural backgrounds can learn, discuss, and collaborate, the workshop aims to broaden understanding of ceramic art and strengthen international networks of exchange and cooperation.
- Period: During the Biennale, 18 September – 1 November 2026
- Venue: Creative Studio, Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Museum grounds and other sites in Icheon, Seoul
- Scale: Approximately 600 participants
- Programs: Open Studios (Creative Workshops), Performances, Artist Talks, and more
※ Program details are subject to change.
| Category | Program | Period | Venue (Icheon) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Program | Performances | Sep. 17–20, 2026 | Galleries 2, Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art; Museum Grounds | A special opening program featuring performances and talks by participating two artists, offering insight into their artistic practices and creative processes. |
| Artist Docent | Sep. 18, 2026 | Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art | A guided tour led by participating artists, offering first-hand insight into their works, concepts, and production processes. | |
| Gallery Talks | Sep. 19–20 | Exhibition Galleries | Informal conversations between participating artists and visitors, focusing on artworks, research, and creative processes developed through the exhibition, International Competition, and workshop programs. | |
| Creative Exchange | Open Studio: Meet the Artists I | Sep. 19–27, 2026 | Creative Studio; Museum Grounds | A process-oriented open studio where artists share their creative and research practices, fostering cultural and technical exchange. The program includes talks, demonstrations, and participatory educational activities for professionals and visitors. |
| Open Studio: Meet the Artists II | Oct. 3–11, 2026 | |||
| Conversation Series | Five days during Sep.–Oct. 2026 | Auditorium, Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art | A series of dialogue-based talks bringing together exhibiting artists (up to four teams), an International Competition award recipient, and invited experts to discuss themes including materials, environment, and culture. | |
| Dear Future Award Workshop | Sep. 20, 2026 | Museum Grounds | An exchange-oriented workshop for emerging artists participating in Chapter 3 of the main exhibition, Dear Future, featuring artist selection, mentoring sessions, and curator feedback. | |
| Collaborative Residency | Pre-Biennale Residency for Exhibition Artists | Aug. 12–Sep. 11, 2026 | Creative Studio; Korea Ceramic High School | A residency program in which exhibiting artists collaborate with local communities and an invited artist from India to produce works for the exhibition, providing opportunities for collective creation and shared production processes. |
| Special Program | Gallery Talks | Oct. 2026 | Exhibition Galleries | Informal conversations between participating artists and visitors, focusing on artworks, research, and creative processes developed through the exhibition, International Competition, and workshop programs. |
| Tea Demonstration & Participatory Program | TBC | 2F Lounge, Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art | An interactive program combining ceramic culture and traditional tea practices through artist demonstrations and visitor participation. | |
| Wind, Light, Earth: Stories of Clay and Space | Oct. 2026 | A special conversation featuring two artists from Chapter 2, Wind, Light, Earth, and invited experts, exploring the aesthetics of Korean traditional architecture, Buncheong ware, and the relationship between space and landscape. |
Performance by Neil Brownsword (UK) for the special exhibition Factory at a previous Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale
Performance by Christine Coste and Fred Soupa, (France) at a previous Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale International Ceramic Workshop
Performance by Whalley Range All Stars (UK) at a previous Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale