Pacific Rim Art Festival: Special Exhibition for the commemoration of Goma Art Center, & Visiting Artist at Gong-Ju University, Korea

I have been invited to participate in the Pacific Rim Art Festival: Special Exhibition for the commemoration of Goma Art Center, Korea. Events include a special exhibition and an opening ceremony, in addition to a visiting artist presentation at Gong-Ju University. The exhibition is a significant event which contributes to create a market and to expand arts nationally as well as displays cultural ability of Gongju, Korea internationally. The event invigorates arts exchange by inviting the international artists and by introducing various contents about arts of Gongju, Korea. The special exhibition for opening commemoration with the theme Adventures of Goma displays about 60 art works of the artists from South Korea, China, Japan and Australia. It will be an opportunity to learn about inheritance of tradition of regional art in Gongju, Korea, modernization of tradition, the application of the future of regional art. This is the exhibition to show diversity from tradition to modern trend of 4 countries by participating of outstanding artists. The special exhibition will give an opportunity to identify an image of this era that we are living in now by examining psychological, cultural and social phenomenon of contemporary in South Korea, China, Japan and Australia in an aesthetical and sometimes paradoxical view through artists. (Goma Art Center Special Exhibition: Programs,Theme: Adventures of the Goma page 3) I will be participating in this international event by exhibiting my work and giving a presentation about the GVSU Ceramics program. And also, as a resident artist, I intend to broaden the Ceramics curriculum based on research gathered during my residency regarding not only traditional but also contemporary Korean ceramic art. I also plan to give a visiting artist presentation of my creative study and studio practice at Gongju University. During the event, I, as the GVSU ceramics program coordinator and as a liaison with the international ceramics community, will engage in the following activities: 1) Pacific Rim Art Festival: Special Exhibition for the commemoration of Goma Art Center; 2) Research student exchange program possibilities between GVSU and International Universities participating the event; 3) Visit prominent contemporary art galleries, private artists studios, and ceramics programs in universities; 4) Explore new pedagogical possibilities for application within the GVSU ceramics program; and 5) Further establish GVSUs relationship within the international ceramics community