Mc Hugh, Christopher

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This retrospective exhibition celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Seto International Ceramics and Glass Art Exchange Program. 68 artists have participated in this programme since its inception in 2000. In this exhibition, the artwork of 13 of these artists was selected and displayed at the Seto Ceramic and Glass Art Center from 26 September-1 November 2020. This included 4 of the pieces made during my participation in the programme in 2015.Greeting statement included in leaflet: Almost five years have passed since I first visited Seto as a ceramic artist in residence. I remain fascinated by the city’s rich ceramic culture, past and present, and I have since visited a further five times.Then, the freedom to travel and experience new places and cultures seemed like an unassailable human right. Seto’s residency programme is a reminder of the importance of grassroots global collaboration and understanding in this unprecedented time of international crisis. I will never forget the unparalleledcamaraderie, kindness and hospitality I experienced during my time in Seto. The Covid-19 pandemic has offered us a chance to reflect on the past and plan for an alternative future. I am delighted to be represented in this timely retrospective exhibition.I wish to thank the Seto City Cultural Promotion Foundation, the Shinseiki Kougeikan, and the people of Seto for the life-changing opportunities provided by this experience

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瀬戸国際セラミック＆ガラスアート交流プログラムの概要Outline of the Seto lnternational Ceramic and Glass Art Exchange Program　瀬戸国際セラミック＆ガラスアート交流プログラムでは、2000年から国内外の優れた陶芸家とガラス作家を招聘する “アーティスト・イン・レジデンス”（芸術家の滞在制作）プログラムを行っています。　瀬戸では古くから陶芸が行われてきましたが、現在でもたくさんの陶芸家が市内で活動しています。陶芸の歴史が今も息づくこの町は、全体が生きた博物館のようであり、日々の生活の中で陶芸に触れることが出来ます。また、瀬戸ではガラスの原材料となる珪砂が採掘され、近隣にはガラスの教育機関があるため、ガラスも親しみ深い素材となっています。このような瀬戸の町に世界で活躍する作家が加わることで、市民や瀬戸市および周辺地域で活動する作家との交流が深まり、陶芸・ガラス芸術の新たな展開が生まれること、 そして芸術的感性と国際感覚豊かな地域づくりを目指しています。　招聘作家は瀬戸市内に居住しながら瀬戸市新世紀工芸館で制作を行います。滞在中は交流イベントとして、スライドレクチャー、ワークショップ、公開制作など各種イベントが開催されます。                                    The Seto lnternational Ceramic and Glass Art Exchange Program has invited outstanding ceramic and glass artists from home and abroad through the artist-in-residence program from 2000.        Seto has been home to ceramics since olden times, and there are still many cerami-cists who work in the city today. Blessed with a long history of ceramics, Seto is like a living museum where people are exposed to ceramics in everyday life. Seto is also a producing region of silica sand, which is a raw material of glass. The adjacent educa-tional institution for glass helps to make glass a familiar material to the local citizens. We hoped that world-known artists would deepen the cultural ties with citizens and local artists in Seto and the neighboring towns’. And then further develop the ceramic and glass arts in this region.  We have aimed to promote the city planning with aesthetic sense and an international outlook.         Living in Seto city, the artists create their artworks at the Seto Ceramics and Glass Art Center (Shinseikikougeikan.) Various events are held, such as slide lectures, workshops, and open studios as exchange programs during their stay.

Artworks SetoMonogatari 1-4:Displayed in Retrospective Exhibition, Seto International Ceramics and Glass Art Exchange Program , Seto , Japan

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Artworks SetoMonogatari 1-4:Displayed in Retrospective Exhibition, Seto International Ceramics and Glass Art Exchange Program , Seto , Japan

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