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| | UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS in Kápolna | | | |
| | OLTÁR - György Fusz
23.02.2023 - 10.03.2023
Exhibition opening: Thursday, 23rd of February 2023 at 17.00Opening by András B. Szilágyi art historian. Welcome speech by Mária Geszler Kossuth Prize-winning ceramicist, member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts. "György Fusz - although the romantic flavours of his sculptures are undeniable - makes it clear that porcelain and pyrogranite are as much a material condemned to be moved out of formlessness as anything that can be made to convey ideas.”
- Tamás Aknai WINTER RESIDENT ARTISTS
An exhibition of the works created during the Winter Residency by Marianne Gerlach (DK), Claude Jones (NZ), Grace Nickel (CN), Viola Relle (DE), Ricus Sebes (NL), Kelsey Weber (USA) Exhibition opening: Thursday, 23rd of February 2023 at 16.00 Welcome by Erika Sütó, ceramic artist and manager of the International Ceramic Studio. | |
| | Ukraine Artist Residency Fund
YURIY MUSATOV
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| | Thanks to the generous donations made by artists for the studio to sponsor an artist from Ukraine to work in peace and security in our centre. We welcomed Yuriy Musatov to the studio where he made a seres of work reflecting on his experiences of the current situation in his country. The completed works were exhibited in our Kápolna Gallery before transferring to exhibit in Budapest. Yuriy Musatov is a ceramist from the younger generation who has already established himself as a professional representative of contemporary Ukrainian artistic ceramics. He is reconsidering the traditional ways of working with ceramics in Ukraine. | | | |
| | Liubov Nepop, Ukraine Ambassador to Hungary opened of Yuriy Musatov's individual exhibition at Kápolna.
We wish to sincerely thank those artists who gave generously for this to happen, especially Sue Maufe and Yulia Repina. See images of the exhibition here | |
| | ARTIST IN RESIDENCE - OPEN CALL | | | |
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| | We are now taking applications for 2023. On average there are six to eight artists in residence at the ICS at any one time. There are plenty of opportunities to interact with the other artists but enough space to be quiet and reflective. Each resident has private bedrooms and an individual or shared studio. We have 5 residency periods available during 2023 each of 4 weeks duration. It is possible to extend the length of stay.
RESIDENCY 1 : 1 - 31 March, 2023 - FULL
RESIDENCY 2 : 17 April - 12 May, 2023
RESIDENCY 3 : 26 June - 21 July, 2023
RESIDENCY 4 : 4 - 29 September, 2023
RESIDENCY 5 : 9 October - 3 November, 2023
If you would like more information please see our Residency page on the website. There are also places on our 2024 Winter Residency available. The Winter Residency has spaces for 6 artists working for a period of six weeks from mid January to the end of February. These residencies offered each year at a reduced cost for artists wanting to work at a quieter time. Applications are now open for 2024. Please see the info on the Residency page on the website. | |
| | MASTERCOURSES 2023
Residential Mastercourses in a range of ceramic techniques and processes for beginners, experienced and professional ceramists. Come and join us on these intensive courses with acknowledged masters in their fields. If you want to join then please see the website and register.
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| | WOODFIRING with Ábel Lakatos Our residential courses give the opportunity to learn in a mutually supportive environment with experienced, internationally recognised teachers, working with a full range of clays and kilns - from raku, high temperature gas and electric to woodfiring kilns for ash and saltglaze.
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| | INTENSIVE MOULD MAKING on the PLASTER WHEEL with Gabriella Kuzsel 21 - 26 March, 2023
CREATIVE THROWING AND SURFACE DECORATION with Tünde Ruzicska 30 March - 3 April, 2023
WOODFIRING with Ábel Lakatos 13 - 17 April, 2023
MOULDS FOR FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS with Dobány Sándor 25 - 29 April, 2023
SLEDGING PLASTER with Ed Bentley 21 - 27 June, 2023
LITHOPHANE with Ilona Romule 29 June - 12 July, 2023
MODELS, MOULDS AND SLIP CASTING with Ilona Romule 14 - 20 July, 2023
PORCELAIN FLOWERS with Noemi Iglesias 1 - 5 August, 2023
INTENSIVE MOULDMAKING with Gabriella Kuzsel
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| | PORCELAIN JEWELS with Luca Tripaldi 5 - 13 September, 2023
CARVED STONEWARE with David Binns 11 - 15 September, 2023
PORCELAIN JEWELS with Luca Tripaldi 19 - 23 September, 2023
CREATIVE MOULDMAKING with Simon Zsolt József 26 - 30 September, 2023
SAGGAR AND ALTERNATIVE FIRNGS with Patty Wouters 11 - 16 October, 2023
PAINTED CLAY with Julia Feld More courses for 2023 and 2024 on our COURSES page on the website.
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| | CREATIVE MOULDMAKING with Simon Zsolt József For more details on each program please click on the program link. Some details
are still to be confirmed and will be available shortly. Places available are limited so it advisable to apply early. Book from our COURSES page on the website
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| | ONLINE COURSESTutors will be online with you - demonstrating, guiding and answering youruestions while you work from the safety of your own studio. These masterclasses are live in real time with the tutors, bringing their teaching directly into your own workshop. | | | |
| | ONLINE COURSE - ILLUSTRATION ON CLAY with Wendy Kershaw Unlike many courses that are pre-recorded and you cannot interact with the tutors our courses are totally immersive and you interact with the tutors all the time.
Using video technology partcipants will be sent an invitation link to join the class. You will need a broadband connection and a laptop or iPad. In advance you can download materials and tools lists needed to complete the course you choose. If you would like more information please see our ONLINE COURSES page on the website or contact Steve: icshu@me.com. | |
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| | 2022 EXHIBITIONS AT KÁPOLNA GALERIA
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| | SZÜLŐFÖLD - BIRTHPLACE
LAKATOS ÁBEL13.10.2022 - 28.10.2022 Ábel Lakatos's solo exhibition entitled Birthplace allowed visitors to view his sculptures made of clay fired at different temperatures, which are his favourite and hold pleasant memories. Lakatos collected the materials from various locations at home and abroad, and the process of creating with them was preceded by a phase of technical experimentation. The artist works with nature and never forgets his roots. See exhibition here | | | |
| | INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS SYMPOSIUM EXHIBITION
26.08.2022 - 20.09.2022
Deirdre McLoughlin (IRL), Anne-Brit Soma Reienes (NO), Henna Nuutinen (FIN), Ilona Romule (LV) and Hungarian artists Ruzicska Tünde, Kontor Enikő, Pázmándi Antal, Kungl György, Sinkovits Zsuzsa, Revák Katalin. See the works here | | | |
| | TRAUMA AND FLOWERS OF HEALING
KINGA EVELYN VÁRBIROThe exhibition "Trauma and Flowers of Healing" by ceramic artist Kinga Evelin Várbiró opened in the Kápolna Gallery. Erika Sütő, director of the International Ceramics Studio welcomed the guests, then Zsófia Karsai DLA, Noémi Ferenczy Award-winning ceramicist opened the exhibition See the exhibition here | | | |
| | COLLECTED NEW WORKS FROM 2021
07.07.2022 - 22.07.2022
New works in the Contemporary Ceramics Collection from 2021.
Exhibition opening 7 July, 2022 at 17.00.
Exhibition opened by Márton Strohner, ceramic artist and manager of the International Ceramics Studio. See the works here
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| | STUDY ABROAD FOR UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE GROUPS | | | |
| | The International Ceramics Studio is open to all possibilities for universities, art schools and independent organisations to bring groups of students, teachers and practising artists to work in our centre.
We are pleased to organise for you and facilitate educational programs for many student groups, including travel, workshop visits, invited lecturers and demonstrators and interesting field trips. Many universities bring groups of students and tutors to complete a student project, using the facilities we offer.
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| | Students find it an invaluable experience to work in an atmosphere of total involvement, not only furthering their knowledge and experience in ceramic arts but also building long lasting personal impressions and friendships. If you are interested in making a reservation please email icshu@me.com for further information. | |
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