Icheon City Successfully Concludes "Create My Own Pottery" Pre-Festival Experience Event

[Suwon Ilbo=Um In-yong] Icheon City announced on the 10th that the "Create My Own Pottery" pre-festival experience program, held ahead of the 39th Icheon Ceramic Festival, concluded successfully with enthusiastic interest and participation.

The pre-experience program, which ran from March 15 to April 6 at six pottery studios including Gosan Yo Gallery, Gilsang Yo, Ro Won Yo, Ceramic Land, Yonggwang Doyeo, and Dodam Yo (Hyeonbang-ri, Baeksa-myeon) within Icheon Ceramic Art Village, garnered strong response with early completion of registration slots. A total of 300 participants from across the country experienced Icheon's excellent ceramic culture firsthand during this meaningful event.

Participants had the special experience of hand-crafting their own ceramic pieces using a pottery wheel at the experience studios, and the completed works underwent firing to be received at the festival venue.

In particular, this event was evaluated as providing high visitor satisfaction by going beyond simple experience to offer learning opportunities about the delicacy of traditional ceramic techniques and their artistic value.

Meanwhile, the 39th Icheon Ceramic Festival will take place for 12 days from the 25th to May 6 in and around Icheon Ceramic Art Village and Sagimakgol Pottery Village.

This year's Icheon Ceramic Festival will begin with "Create My Own Pottery" experience and include Icheon Ceramic Shopping Live (April 24-25), opening ceremony (April 25), Classic Park Concert (April 26), sharing market & coexistence market (April 26-27), world culture festival (May 3), ceramic culture market (May 4-6), and local currency prize events (12 days), along with diverse experience programs, exhibitions, performances, and events to provide visitors with special enjoyment.

Major experience programs include ▲pottery wheel experience with ceramic masters ▲large ceramic production performance & wish-writing ▲making my own ceramic cup ▲ceramic darts, ceramic clay stacking, water gun shooting, ceramic puzzles, clay playground ▲open-firing ceramic auction experience and other diverse experiences and attractions for all ages to enjoy.

For more information, visit the official Icheon Ceramic Festival website (https://www.ceramic.or.kr/renewal/).