| Dates | 1 Oct – 28 Nov 2021 |
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| Weather | 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. |
| Previous edition | 2019: 27 Sep – 24 Nov 2019 |
| Next edition | 2024: 5 Sep – 20 Oct 2024 |
Program
- Theme 'ReStart' (다시_쓰다), held in the three museums and on an online platform
- International competition2,503 works by 1,184 artists from 70 countries, 76 shown
- Netherlands invited exhibition and a special show by Tip Toland, the 2019 grand-prize winner
Notes on the 2021 edition
11th edition, 59 days, held during the COVID-19 pandemic; more than 30,000 visitors. Several exhibitions were extended into early 2022.
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.