NCECA SHARED JOURNEYS:
Chinese/American Ceramic Art & Education

NCECA/Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute International Symposium
Where: Jingdezhen, Peoples Republic of China
Dates: October 22 – November 2, 2008

Chinese Pottery

Link to large map of China. This map will show the where Jiangxi Province is in relation to other provinces and well known Chinese cities and areas.

Jingdezhen Preview - A page with links to images and movies of things to see, food, and pottery making in Jingdezhen, and a Google Earth Places file.

Shanghai Preview - Slideshow of things to see in Shanghai, and more.
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Preliminary Schedules are subject to change
(Updated 8.29.08)
Click here for Day to Day Preliminary Schedule
Click here for Symposium Preliminary Schedule
Click here for “Things to do in Shanghai”

An exciting international collaborative symposium will take place in Jingdezhen, China, the world’s porcelain capitol, in October of 2008. SHARED JOURNEYS: Chinese/American Ceramic Art and Education will bring together an intimate group of ceramic artists and historians, from both the U.S. and China. The symposium will feature a dynamic mix of lectures and panel presentations, demonstrations, excursions to local historic Chinese clay centers, as well as gallery exhibitions. NCECA is pleased to announce this new initiative in the area of international programming for the upcoming year.

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SHARED JOURNEYS will be limited to 60 participants from the U.S. and a similar number from China, with special prices for students and NCECA members.

A stimulating offering of events includes:

Presenters include:
Beth Cavener-Stichter
Zhou Guozhen
Peter Beasecker
Lu Pinchang
Val Cushing
Linda Arbuckle
Wang Fen
Elaine O. Henry
Li Chao
Gerry Williams
Yi Xing potters
and many others…

Symposium Sponsors: NCECA, West Virginia University, the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, and the Jingdezhen PWS Experimental Studios.

West Virgina University