As the winter break approaches, the Korea Ceramic Foundation (Chairman Seo Jeong-gurl) is recruiting participants for the Winter Break Special Ceramics Education Program it will be running at the Clay Play Hand-on Class located in the Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum from this month to March.

This special program, is designed as an indoor program event to escape the cold winter cold, is, catered structured fortoward students on winter break, their parents, people with disabilities, stay-at-home parents and anyone else who is interested in finding inner peace and rest through ceramic art. The program can host up to 220 people and is free of charge.

The program offers: “I Am a Clay Artist,”
▲ an experiential storytelling ceramics experiential activity for elementary school students, called “I Am a Clay Artist,;” “My Family’s Table,”
▲ a dinnerware-making family experience;, “Healing through Clay,” “My Family’s Table,”
▲ a clay class for provincial residents with disabilities;, “Stay-at-home Parent Pottery Classes,” “Healing through Clay,”
▲ pottery classesstaged by levels for stay-at-home parents, “Stay-at-home Parent Pottery Class,” and more.

Of particular note, the pottery classes are composed of different levels, from beginner to intermediate, so that participants can learn about pottery in more details
There are two registration periods for this program. While the first application period ended last month, the Korea Ceramic Foundation is now accepting applications for the second period.

As of now, only Gwangju residents are eligible to apply. Depending on the situationcircumstances, registration may be expanded to people residents ofin other regions, too.

To participate, those interested parties must first leave a comment through via the KakaoTalk Plus Friend chat (ID: 경기도자박물관). Individuals will then be selected, after which they may apply in person to finalize their registration to the program. For more information and schedule details, please refer to the Korea Ceramic Foundation website at www.kocef.org.

During this time, the “Jidang, Park Bu-won Special Exhibition,”, an exhibition featuring works of the Gwangju Royal Ceramics Master, will be takeing place at the Gwangju Gonjiam Ceramic Park. In addition, other unique exhibitions will be held at the Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum, including “Our History through Ceramics,” an exhibition that presents Korean history as it is understood through the transformations of in its ceramics over time, —from Goryeo Celadon, to Buncheong Ceramics and Joseon white porcelain—, and “Ceramic Culture Hall,” an exhibition that will tell provide visitors more about with a greater understanding of ceramics.

Korea Ceramic Foundation’s Chairman, Mr. Seo Jeong-gurl, sharedsaid, “This winter, we hope that this special program will warm everyone’s hearts and give families an opportunity to heal and rest through ceramics.”