Icheon Ceramic Festival Concludes Successfully with 380,000 Visitors

Attracting Visitors with Various Ceramic Exhibitions and Sales
Presenting Diverse Programs on Eco-Friendly Themes

Gyeonggi-do Icheon City announced that the 'Icheon Ceramic Festival,' which opened on the 25th of last month, concluded successfully on the 7th after a 12-day schedule. This year's festival, marking its 38th edition, attracted approximately 380,000 visitors during the event period, the city explained.

At the Icheon Ceramic Festival, which closed on the 7th, residents of Icheon Ceramic Village, Mayor Kim Kyung-hee, and other Icheon city officials expressed their gratitude to the volunteers who worked hard during the event.
[Photo by Icheon City]

This year's event was praised for its high-quality exhibition lineup. Centered around the 'Master Craftsmen Exhibition,' the festival showcased a variety of ceramic works through the 'Overseas Exchange Ceramic Exhibition' and the 'Contemporary Artist Competition,' drawing significant interest from attendees.

In particular, various programs themed around the festival's focus on 'eco-friendliness' were prepared to increase visitor participation. The city held an event where visitors could exchange household plastic items for coupons to purchase ceramics. The city explained that this encouraged the use of eco-friendly ceramic materials while also boosting ceramic sales.

On the final day of the event, the 7th, instead of a closing ceremony, a gratitude event was held for about 100 volunteers, where residents of the Ceramic Art Village personally prepared and presented gifts.

Kim Kyung-hee, Mayor of Icheon City, said, "This festival has become an opportunity for the Icheon Ceramic Festival to develop into a central festival representing ceramic culture in Korea," adding, "We will continue to strive to establish it as a festival that attracts global attention."