Stunning Edge- 2016 亞洲當代陶藝交流展    
Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia

國立臺灣工藝研究發展中心

2016年8月20日~2016年11月20

臺北當代工藝設計分館(臺北市南海路41號)

2016年11月26日~2017年1月15日
地方工藝館及工藝設計館（南投縣草屯鎮中正路573號）

Aug. 20. 2016- Nov. 20. 2016
Taipei Branch, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute
(No. 41, Nanhai Rd., 10066 Taipei, Taiwan)

Nov. 26. 2016- Jan. 15. 2017
Craft Hub & Craft Design Hall, National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute
(573, Jhongjheng Rd., Caotun Township, Nantou County)

由台灣、日本、韓國、中國的大學院校陶藝相關系所之師生為核心，共同發起的「亞洲當代陶藝交流展」，在持續不斷、行之多年後，儼然已成為亞洲陶藝界的年度盛事。今年，本中心有幸擔任本展在臺灣的主辦單位，並將甫整修完成的台北市定古蹟（原科學教育館）臺北當代工藝設計分館做為本次首展的地點，其後將巡迴至本中心的草屯本部續展，俾使這樣一個具有指標性的年度國際盛會，發揮最大的影響效益。

本次交流展共計55所國內外知名大學參與，作品件數逾380件，其中台灣約有120件，是本展歷來參展人數最踴躍的一次，豐富的作品內容與數量也讓本次展出成為本中心臺北分館開館以來，規模最大的展覽，交流展的活動內容包含展覽、論壇和講評會，呈現深度與廣度。此外，本次還特別突破了亞洲的範疇，邀請位於南半球的澳洲雪梨大學藝術學院之師生共同展出，可說是為本展帶來了不同的氣象與新的刺激。

作為引領臺灣工藝發展的最高公部門，我們期望本次展出能讓臺灣的新世代陶藝創作者、授業者與莘莘學子們獲益良多，深盼本次的活動不僅能創造出更多實質的交流與對話契機，亦能促使亞洲當代陶藝的發展邁向一個更新的境界。

The Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia, one of the annual grand occasion for the industry, is fostered to being by the university faculty and students of the ceramics and pottery arts department across Taiwan, Japan, Korea and China. The National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute (NTCRI) had the honor to host this year’s event in Taiwan. The touring exhibition’s first stop takes place at the NTCRI Taipei Branch, once housed the National Taiwan Science Education Center and was restored to open lately in 2015 to its present-day grandeur. The exhibition then tours to next stop at the NTCRI venue in Caotun Township, Nantou County, to generate the upmost spectrum of impacts.  

The exchange encompasses participation from 55 well-known universities both in Taiwan and abroad with over 380 works registered to take part in the exchange. Among the works registered, nearly a third, about 120 items are from Taiwan. The number of participants broke record and makes the exhibition the largest exhibition the NTCRI Taipei Branch has ever hosted since its current venue opened in late 2015. 

The Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia 2016 encompasses exhibitions, forum and seminars. In addition, the exchange is not limited to the scope of “Asia.” The hosting committee invited faculty and student of the Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) to the Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia 2016. The Down Under participation definitely brought new perspective to the event.

As a leading force behind the crafts movement, the NTCRI, the top-ranking public sector in the spectrum, expect the exhibition to be fruitful for the new generations of potters, faculties and students. The government sector wishes the event not only create substantial opportunity for exchange and dialogue, but also promote the development of the contemporary Asian ceramics and potteries to a better realm.