| Dates | 5 Sep – 20 Oct 2024 |
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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 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 | 2021: 1 Oct – 28 Nov 2021 |
| Next edition | 2026: 18 Sep – 1 Nov 2026 |
Program
- Theme 'Together_Montaigne's Cat'; main exhibition in Icheon with 26 artists from 14 countries (75 works)
- 12th International Competition in Yeoju, 57 artists selected; grand prize to Matt Bethel, 'Fruit Landscape'
- Kids Biennale in Gwangju; Gyeonggi Craft Festa in Yeoju; academic conference, symposium and international workshop
Notes on the 2024 edition
12th edition, 45 days; the closing report dates the opening to 5 Sep, while 45 days to 20 Oct would mean a public opening on 6 Sep. About 243,000 exhibition visitors, or about 278,000 including 35,000 in outreach programmes; 780 works by about 1,500 artists from 73 countries.
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.