27/06
(Sat)

PRE-REGISTRATION (from 9am to midnight) at each participant’s Congress hotel: Collection of accreditation and documentation. Attendees are strongly advised to collect their accreditation on this day if they are already in Jingdezhen.

LOCAL TOURS (free entrance to the sites but self-supported on transportation and meals)
Sanbao Lyu Pinchang Art Museum, Hutian Kiln Museum, Ceramic Art Avenue, Changnanli Grand Bowl, Sculpture Porcelain Factory, Taoxichuan 

28/06
(Sun)

WELCOME COFFEE & REGISTRATION
Collection of accreditation and documentation (if not already collected on Saturday)
at Taoxichuan Grand Theatre

GENERAL ASSEMBLY I
at Taoxichuan Grand Theatre

– IAC members only –

Coffee Break

OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 52nd IAC CONGRESS 
at Taoxichuan Grand Theatre

WELCOME SPEECHES
 – Jingdezhen Hosts (Jingdezhen Municipality and Jingdezhen Ceramic University), 
 – Wayne Higby, Honored Citizen of Jingdezhen,
 – Oriol Calvo Vergés, IAC President

GROUP PHOTO

Lunch at each participants’ hotel

EXHIBITION OPENINGS 
at Taoxichuan Art Museum

• IAC International Members’ Exhibition
• IAC International Residencies’ Exhibition
• IAC New Members’ Exhibition

AFTERNOON CIRCUITS

1. Ancient Kiln Museum, Jingdezhen China Porcelain Museum, Changnali Art-Toy Town
2. Imperial Kiln Museum, Mingfang Ceramic Park

2025 IAC NEW MEMBERS & IAC MEMBERS OF DISTINCTION AWARD CEREMONY
at the Taoxichuan Grand Theatre

29/06
(Mon)

LECTURES & DISCUSSION: “Historical Perspectives”
Introduced and moderated by Lyu Pinchang (China)

Keynote “Shadows and Shards”
Wayne Higby (United States)

“Jingdezhen Model: A New Development Model that Uses Art as an Endogenous Driving Force to Leverage Heritage Resources”
Fang Lili (China)

“Tradition & Jingdezhen”
Takeshi Yasuda (Japan)

“A Study of Yuan Dynasty Official Kilns and Yuan Blue and White Porcelain Based on Archaeological Data and Related Literature”
Jiang Jianxin (China)

“Kogei Meets Contemporary Art: The History of Japanese Ceramics from Postmodernism to Today”
Tetsuya Tanaka (Japan)

– Q&A / Discussion –

IAC MEMBER SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS

by Kay Aplin (United Kingdom), Tomás Carpio (Ecuador), Andile Dyalvane (South Africa), Cecil Kemperink (Netherlands), Zhaojing Wang (China)

Lunch at each participants’ hotel

EXHIBITION OPENINGS
at Jingdezhen Ceramic University (JCU), Xianghu campus

• Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale 2026
• National Exhibition

ACTIVITIES

1. Roundtables (IAC members only)
at the JCU International Academic Report Hall

2. “Ceramic Road”- International Ceramic Education Alliance Symposium – JCU General Conference Hall

3. Afternoon circuits (Non-members only)

Dinner (Buffet) at JCU Canteen

Transfer at 19:30 to Taoxichuan Grand Theatre

IAC/UNESCO EVENING
at Taoxichuan Grand Theatre

Opening words by the President of the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee, Svetlomira Stoyanova, UNESCO Ceramic Chair and President of Jingdezhen University Mr Zhenyu Xiong, and the IAC Representative to UNESCO Patty Wouters

PRESENTATIONS:

• “Memories of the World” by Guangzhen Zhou, Phyllis Kudder-Sullivan & Patty Wouters
• “The History and Current State of Tibetan Pottery” by Lu Bin and Xu Ying
• “Lumu Golden Brick” by Tan Hongyu (China)

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30/06
(Tue)

WELCOME COFFEE
at Taoxichuan Grand Theatre

09:00 – 12:00

LECTURES & DISCUSSION: “Global Dialogue and Local Practice”
Introduced and moderated by Wang Luxiang (China)

Keynote “The Development of Contemporary Chinese Ceramic Art: Perspectives from Domestic and International Exhibitions and Studio Residency Program Models”
Bai Ming (China)

“Be Yourself”
Piet Stockmans (Belgium)

Joint presentation on Residency Programmes
Li Chao (China), Rebecca Harvey (United States), Ranti Tjan (The Netherlands)

“Research on the International Ceramic Artist Residency Program in China”
Jun Wang (China)

– Q&A / Discussion –

12:00 – 12:30

IAC MEMBER SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS 

by Karina Garrett (Argentina), Sinying Ho (United States), Nurdian Ichsan (Indonesia), Jason Lim (Singapore), Huang Weihong “PuMu” (China)

12:30 – 14:00

EXHIBITION VISITS
at the Taoxichuan Art Museum

• IAC International Members’ Exhibition
• IAC International Residencies’ Exhibition
• IAC New Members’ Exhibition

AFTERNOON CIRCUITS

1. Ancient Kiln Museum, Jingdezhen China Porcelain Museum, Changnali Art-Toy Town
2. Imperial Kiln Museum, Mingfang Ceramic Park

Dinner (Buffet)
at each participant’s hotel

Free visit to exhibitions including “Clay and Fire Visions” at Taoxichuan CAFA Art  Musueum
in Taoxichuan

01/07
(Wed)

LECTURES & DISCUSSION: “Sustainable Development and Ecological Responsibility”
Introduced and moderated by Benjamin Evans (United States)

Keynote “From History to the Future: Ceramic Heritage Conservation and Cultural Renaissance in Jingdezhen”
Zhang Jie (China)

“The Narrative of Time – Nirvana of Clay”
Xu Cheng (China)

“Carbon Footprint of Handmade Ceramics”
Yuliya Makliuk (Ukraine)

“Recycling Glaze-Fired Ceramic Waste: Doing More and Better with Less”
Shashank Nimkar (India)

“Sustainability and Circular Economy in Ceramics”
Sarban Chowdhury (India)

– Q&A / Discussion –

IAC MEMBER SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS

by Roxana Cervantes (Mexico), Shayonti Salvi (India), Hitomi & Takuro Shibata (United States), Giorgos Vavatsis (Greece)

• Kaolin Clay Mine Site
• Yaoli Raonan Ancient Porcelain-making site
• Tianbao Dragon Kiln

EXHIBITION VISITS
Group Exhibitions of the Satellite Programme:

• ‘Ontologies of Touch’ – Oceania IAC members
• ‘Postcards from the Monsoon Belt’ – Southeast Asia & India IAC members
• ‘Throw Out Bricks to Attract Jade: World Ceramic from Miniatures to UNESCO Cultural Heritages’
• ‘Latin America: Territory and Ceramics’ – Latin America & Caribbean IAC members

02/07
(Thur)

LECTURES & DISCUSSION: “The Future: Craft, Technology, Science”
Introduced and moderated by Misun Rheem (Republic of Korea)

Keynote “Analog Embodiment and Digital Alienation”
Robert Hassan (Australia)

“Long Time No See, Chinese Rituals”
Huang Chunmao (China)

“Tapio Wirkkala and his remarkable collaboration with Rosenthal”
Robert Suk (Germany)

“Artificial Intelligence Empowers Mass Innovation in Ceramics”
Zhang Yuhang (China)

“Ceramics in the Age of AI: Beyond the Echo Chamber”
Jisun Kim, Jonghyun Jun, Minsik Lee (Republic of Korea)

– Q&A / Discussion –

IAC MEMBER SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS

by Atelier Terre Maison Giscard (France), Jane Bamford (Australia), Srinia Chowdhury (India), Bernard Kerr (Australia), Thomas Schmidt (United States)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY II
at Taoxichuan Grand Theatre

– IAC members only –

GENERAL ASSEMBLY II (cont.)
at Taoxichuan Grand Theatre

– IAC members only –

FAREWELL DINNER
at Taoxichuan Square

– Performance with porcelain instruments 
– Pass the baton ceremony for the next IAC Congress host
– Dinner & Party