The 16th Paramita Ceramic Art Grand Prize Exhibition, in which works by the top six artists nominated by museums, galleries, and art critics nationwide as being “ceramic artists representing the times” will be exhibited, is to be held at the Paramita Museum in Mie Prefecture from June 9 to July 31, 2022. A Grand Prize of 1 million yen will be awarded to the artist who receives the most...

From March 26 to March 30, 2022, a solo exhibition by Hiroyumi Suzuki, a ceramic artist from Iga, Mie Prefecture, was held at the Gallery Hiirono in Eifuku, Tokyo. Gallery Hiirono is a long-established gallery that has been showcasing and selling ceramics made by contemporary artisans for more than 20 years. Since 2011, Hiroyumi has held a solo exhibition there every year. This year’s exhibi...

The 118th Arita Ceramic Fair (organized by the Arita Chamber of Commerce and Industry) will be held in Arita, Saga Prefecture, for the first time in three years. For the past two years, the event had been canceled at the local venue due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The resumption of this major event, which had welcomed many tourists in previous years, has been greeted with joy by people invo...

“Sustainability and development” are becoming major keywords for traditional crafts these days. It is noteworthy that, in addition to the high level of technical skills passed down from generation to generation, some artisans have begun to take on the challenge of developing a variety of new styles that will be carried on by the next generation, such as seeking styles that fit modern lifesty...

Discover, Acquire, Enjoy – The Appreciation of Sake Ware has been published on 1st April 2022. It is a special issue of the quarterly journal Honoho Geijutsu or The Art of Fire. The journal was first published in 1982 and mainly introduces contemporary Japanese ceramic art culture. This latest issue presents modern sake ware made by various ceramic artists along with a few interesting articl...

Since its opening in 1987, Toguri Museum of Art has been holding exhibitions with its own collections as one of the few museums specializing in ceramics in Japan. In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the opening of the museum, a special exhibition of Nabeshima ware that the founder Toru Toguri passionately collected will be held from 1st April. Nabeshima ware is a type of porcelain which is p...

Since its establishment, Sugahara Glassworks has been committed to handcrafted glass making and has been producing products that fit within the daily lives of users. Sugahara’s products are designed and developed by experienced craftsmen who have devoted themselves to sincerely dealing with the characteristics and unique charms of glass, and are constantly refining their skills at the compan...

From February 5th to 10th, 2022, glass artist Takeyoshi Mitsui’s exhibition “Forms that Blend Together” was held at gallery mus in Daikanyama, Tokyo. The exhibition featured a total of 139 works from his popular series such as “Silence” and “Bottle People” as well as his new tea bowls.

The Japanese craft event “CRAFT POINT KYOTO” has begun on 19th February 2022. In addition to the main venue at Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design, the event spots are scattered throughout the Kyoto areas, such as shops, galleries, and halls, where some exhibitions of works by young craftsmen, pop-up store for contemporary crafts, food markets, and talk shows will be held. From the professionals to ...

From December 14 to 18, 2021, the event “ARITA×SOGETSU Research Exhibition” was held at Sogetsu Kaikan in Akasaka, Tokyo, organized by the Ceramic Research Center of Saga University. The exhibition featured a total of 13 installations of ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, created by artists of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana. The flower vessels were developed by ARITA PLUS ...

A solo exhibition by Hokkaido glass artist Yuki Nishiyama was held at SAVOIR VIVRE in Roppongi, Tokyo from November 27 to December 5, 2021. The gallery has held an exhibition of Yuki’s work every year since 2016, and this year was her sixth one. The theme of her new works was “Fuyu no Shirase”, or Winter’s Tidings. The exhibition featured a total of 55 works delicately depicting ...

From November 12 to 27, 2021, HULS Gallery Tokyo in Akasaka held an exhibition of works by Shinji Terauchi, the fourth generation head of Arita ware kiln, Riso Porcelain. This was the third exhibition of Shinji’s works held at the gallery. Although Shinji as the head of the kiln is usually involved in the production process, this exhibition focused on unique new works created on the potter’s...