○ The Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, operated by the Korea Ceramic Foundation, will launch Asia Ceramic Circle 2027, a joint international touring exhibition involving Korea, Taiwan, and Japan

– Touring schedule to begin in Taiwan in January 2027, followed by Korea in April and Japan in July

– Reactivation of the East Asian ceramics cooperation platform 20 years after the Asian Ceramic Delta initiative

The Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, under the Korea Ceramic Foundation (KOCEF), is moving forward with Asia Ceramic Circle 2027, a joint international touring exhibition project organized by Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.

The exhibition is scheduled to be held sequentially at the Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taiwan from January 15 to March 21, 2027, the Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Korea from April 9 to June 13, 2027, and the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu in Japan from July 2 to September 5, 2027, with each leg lasting 65 days.

This project is a long-term international cooperation initiative based on a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in September 2025 among the Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Yingge Ceramics Museum, and the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu. Following the conclusion of the exhibition agreement, the groundwork for the touring exhibition has been established through venue assessments and curatorial planning.

Asia Ceramic Circle 2027 holds significance as it builds upon the Asian Ceramic Delta (2006–2007), a pioneering joint project between the three countries. The original project, which began at the Icheon World Ceramic Center, now the Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, and toured to Yingge Ceramics Museum and the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, is regarded as a landmark cooperative model featuring representative artists from each country. It remains a symbolic case of seeking coexistence and balance in East Asian contemporary ceramic art.

Leveraging this established network, Asia Ceramic Circle serves as a next-generation East Asian ceramics cooperation platform reactivated after 20 years. While the previous “delta” concept symbolized intersection and balance among the three nations, the “circle” concept represents circulation, connection, and expansion. This reflects a strategic direction to evolve beyond one-time exchanges toward a sustainable cooperative system with ongoing circulation.

The project is a jointly curated international exhibition featuring a total of 30 artists, with 10 selected from each country. The final exhibition title and participating artists are expected to be confirmed between February and March 2026 through joint consultations among the three institutions.

Notably, this exhibition introduces a distinctive selection process in which each institution selects artists from other participating countries rather than its own. Specifically, Korean artists will be selected by the Taiwanese and Japanese institutions, Taiwanese artists by the Korean and Japanese institutions, and Japanese artists by the Korean and Taiwanese institutions. By moving beyond inward-looking perspectives and incorporating external viewpoints, the project is expected to present new discourses and standards for contemporary East Asian ceramic art.

Ryu In-kwon, CEO of KOCEF, stated, “This touring exhibition will serve as an opportunity to present a new ceramic discourse that connects with contemporary visual culture, reflecting the socio-cultural changes of the past 20 years.” He added, “Through this initiative, we will strengthen the foundation for cooperation between Asian ceramic institutions and establish a long-term exchange system that expands into academia, research, and residency programs.”