Since it's foundation 25 years ago, the International Ceramics Studio has organised many successful international symposia as part of our regular programme. These symposia and meetings at the International Ceramics Studio were at times thematic and at first initiating a dialogue with the 'Get to know each other' programmes which were made necessary by the historical and political isolation of the Iron Curtain.

Looking back we can see how the ICS has faced artistic and political challenges and developed to become what is today an institute of international renown. With it's judicious invitations the ICS has endeavoured to prove there is no borderline between the 'fine arts' and the 'applied arts'. That there is only either 'Art' or 'Nothing'. The artists invited to the 'Heroes of the Age' symposium in 2000 variously work with clay, glass, write books, paint or sculpt. There work and their philosophy is borderless, free. They seem to give back faith in a world that has been lost. Transylvania and Canada, Japan and Hungary, the USA and Russia all speak a common artistic language. The works created during that symposium suggest a talent and idealism strong enough to bear the new millennium. Recent symposiums have included themes as The Dinner Table, Go Out - Ceramics for the Garden and The Ship. In 2004 we organised and hosted the first International Paperclay Symposium.

Follow the links from this page to see photographs and information from our past programs, symposia, events and artists in residence.


Nina Hole's fire sculpture, 'A House for Everyone' Kecskemét town centre, 2005


firing the Olsen Crossdraft Kiln, Firemagic 2001


opening Maria Geszler's salt glaze course firing


discussing the salt firing


open day raku firing demonstration

 
2007

October
THE ART OF PORCELAIN - GLAZE AND CELADON
A three week program with invited international artists including, Takeshi Yasuda (Japan/UK), Babos Pálma (Hungary)

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE & GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART.
University program with teachers David Binns, Tony Franks, Ken Eastman and David Harper and lectures by Antal Pazmandi (H), Geoffrey Wheeler (USA) and Elzbieta Grosseova (CZ)

September
EMERGING ARTISTS SYMPOSIUM
A three week symposium for young and emerging Hungarian and international artists.

August
THE CERAMIC LANDSCAPE
A three week program with invited international and Hungarian artists to be confirmed.

July
20th CENTURY HUNGARIAN MASTERS -
SANDOR KECSKEMETI
Three weeks of working with one of Hungary's most respected ceramic sculptors.

FIGURES IN CLAY
A three week Meeting Masters program with invited international artists including AKIO TAKAMORI (USA), IMRE SCHRAMMEL (Hungary).

June
PAINTED PORCELAIN
A three week Meeting Master program with internationally respected porcelain painters including ILONA ROMULE (Latvia), DALIA LAUCKAITE-JAKIMAVICIENE (Lithuania) and INESE BRANTS (Latvia)

KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE
Summer School Program with workshops by international artists including ILONA ROMULE (porcelain painting), GABRIELLA KUZSEL (Mouldmaking and slip casting), STEVE MATTISON (handbuilding and raku), JANOS PROBSTNER (Traditional slip-trailing)
click here to see the organised schedule for this program (69kb pdf)

May
DESIGN, - MODELS AND MOLDS
An opportunity to work with SANDOR DOBANY, one of Hungary's leading porcelain artists.

April/May
CLAY, WOOD, SALT & FIRE II
A three week program for woodfired, saltglaze ceramics with invited international guest artists including FERGUS STEWART (Scotland), PETERIS MARTINSONS (Latvia)

March/April
SOUND OF CLAY
The sixth symposium in the series focussing on the making and playing of ceramic musical instruments.
2006

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE 2006

November
CRITICAL STUDIES - contemporary writing for the ceramic arts.
A three day conference dealing with issues for and about the writing and documentation of the ceramic arts with journalists, editors, publishers and ceramists.

October
CUT FROM THE FLAG - REMEMBER '56.
A special symposium commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising featuring invited artists from former Soviet occupied Europe.

September 2006.
NARRATIVE SCULPTURE
A Masterclass program with JAMES TISDALE (USA)

July2006.
HARD SPACES - CLAY & ARCHITECTURE
A three week symposium looking at the integration of ceramics in architecture with invited masters, including ROBERT HARRISON (USA) and GWEN HEENEY (UK).

June 2006
KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE
Summer Study Abroad Program. See the pictures of their 2006 experiences

June 2006.
LARGE SCALE CERAMICS
A Master program to create large works using formers, extruders and slab rollers with internationally respected ceramic masters including JIM ROBISON (UK/USA) author of the book 'Large Scale Ceramics'

May 2006.
CLAY, FIRE, WOOD AND SALT
A three week woodfiring symposium. Invited guest artists include MAKOTO HATORI (Japan).
2005

Artists in Residence 2005

September 2005
LEONARDO PROJECT KNOWHOW
2 week practical and research workshop for students and staff involved in the research workshop.
Find out more about the Leonardo Project

August 2005
THE PRINTED PICTURE

July 2005
PAINTED CLAY and THE SHIP
Images from the July symposium.

June 2005
KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE. A full organised program oF workshops, field trips, museum and gallery visits and specialist lectures.

March / April 2005
NINA HOLE FIRE SCULPTURE
Danish artist,Nina Hole, famous for her monumental fire sculptures commemorated the 1st International Triennial of Silicate Arts.

 
2004

Artists in Residence 2004

September 2004
PAUL SOLDNER

August 2004
PAPERCLAY - FIRING FIBRES
1st INTERNATIONAL PAPERCLAY SYMPOSIUM

June 2004
WOOD FIRING with FREDERICK OLSEN

May 2004
COLOUR AND TEXTURE ON PORCELAIN with PETER MASTERS

April 2004
SOUND OF THE CLAY III
Ceramic musical instrument symposium.
2003

Artists in Residence 2003

August 2003
Creative training with JANOS PROBSTNER

CROSSROADS OF CULTURES II
Open International Ceramics Symposium

July 2003
CROSSROADS OF CULTURES I
Open International Ceramics Symposium

June 2003
FIRE MAGIC III
International wood firing symposium

April 2003
"The SOUND OF CLAY II"
International Ceramic Instrument Symposium.

 
2001
Fire Magic
The 2001 ceramic symposium of kiln building and firing led by kiln master Frederick Olsen (USA)
2000

Heroes of the Age
A symposium in 2000 featuring some of the most respected male ceramic artists.

 

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