| Dates | 27 Sep – 24 Nov 2019 |
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| Weather | September average 26/15 °C (79/59 °F), 153 mm of rain October average 20/7 °C (69/45 °F), 51 mm of rain November average 12/0 °C (54/32 °F), 45 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Icheon station. |
| Venue | Icheon Cerapia (Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art), plus Gonjiam Ceramic Park in Gwangju and Yeoju Dojasesang경기도 이천시 경충대로2697번길 263 (관고동) |
| Admission | Paid. On site, the integrated pass for all three venues is ₩11,000 (₩7,000 discounted); single-venue tickets are ₩6,000 for Icheon and ₩4,000 for Gwangju or Yeoju. Children 6 and under and people 65 and over enter free. |
| Next edition | 2021: 1 Oct – 28 Nov 2021 |
Program
- Main exhibition at the Icheon World Ceramic Center: about 200 works by 42 artists from 18 countries
- International competition10,716 works entered by 1,599 artists from 82 countries
Notes on the 2019 edition
10th edition, then titled the Korean International Ceramic Biennale (KICB 2019).
About the festival
The Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale (경기도자비엔날레) is Korea's international ceramic art biennale, held in three museums in Icheon, Gwangju and Yeoju, ceramics towns south-east of Seoul. The 13th edition, 'Earth Makes', runs 18 September–1 November 2026, 10:00–18:00 every day (last entry 17:00), with the main exhibition at Icheon Cerapia. An on-site pass for all three venues costs ₩11,000 (₩6,000 for Icheon alone); the next edition is expected in autumn 2028.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.