The Journey of Ceramics: 2023 Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale

As one of the world’s highest rewarded juried ceramics exhibitions and competitions – the 2023 CJICB has a total of 1803 submitted ceramic artworks from 48 countries around the world, covering vessels, sculptures, paintings, installations and ceramic video works, with 17 domestic and international jury members conducted several rounds of evaluation of these globe entries. A total of 260 works were selected, covering 27 countries. The final 251 works were chosen to exhibit at the Art Museum of Jingdezhen Ceramic University starting from December 15, 2023, through June 15, 2024. Under the complete supervision of the Jingdezhen Notary Office, after nearly ten rounds of on-site jury by 18 internally well-known judges, 46 winning pieces/sets were voted to share total amount of USD 400,000 cash (pre-tax), including 1 Gold Award with USD 42,000 granted (also called Jinglan Award), 5 Silver Awards with each granted USD 15,000 (also called Gaoling Awards), 10 Bronze Awards (Tao’s Art Awards) each given USD 9,000, and 30 Taoxichuan Emerging Artists’ Awards of USD 3000 bonus each. These excellent works represent the latest trend and level of the development of ceramic art in the world today. It interprets the artists’ pioneering, exploratory, experimental, and revolutionary understanding of contemporary ceramic art and shows the unique connotations of their respective regions, countries, and nationalities.

CJICB was co-hosted by Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen City, and Jiangxi Provincial Department of Cultural & Tourism. Sponsored by the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC).

Photos courtesy of the 2023 CJICB Organizing Committee

Article by Li Chao, Jingdezhen Ceramic University

Communication author: Xie Xuan, Jingdezhen Ceramic University