Gary Holt on mon 27 aug 01
> We read about de Ceramic Biennale that is happening in Korea at the
> Ceramics Monthly, and we are intending to go there to visit for the first
> time the asian continent, to learn about Korea and to learn more about
> ceramics.
> We have already visit the event web page and recievied some
> informations about hotels and transportation, but we still feel
> insecure about what we will find there and the best things to do there.
> So I am writing to ask some information about the Biennale to
> anyone thathas already been there or have more information than we do.
> Rogerio Almeida
> rogerio@morar.com.br
I'm replying to Rogerio through the clayart list because I assume there may
be others on clayart who are also planning to attend the World Ceramic
Biennale in Korea, and may be visiting for the first time...
Hello, Rogerio. I hope I can answer a few of your questions and perhaps
reassure you that your visit to Korea will be a pleasant one. I think you'll
find that just about everyone who is involved with ceramics, or is in any
way connected with tourism will know about the Biennale, and will be very
helpful. From what I hear from friends in Korea, it's a BIG deal... huge
crowds of visitors and families touring the exhibitions every day. (This
should taper off a bit when children return to school in early September) I
know that special transportation is available from Seoul to each of the
three exhibition sites: Ichon, Yoju, and Kwangju, and you shouldn't have
difficulty arranging this through your hotel or through World Ceramic
Exposition headquarters in Seoul (you should have their phone # from the web
page). There was also a posting to clayart recently about tours which
include meals and accommodations... if you go to the nceca website
(www.nceca.org) you can find out about them.
I was fortunate to have one of my pieces accepted for the show, so my wife
(who is originally from Korea) and I are going there to visit her family and
see the exhibits, but we are arriving on September 8th, and returning on the
19th before all the symposiums begin. I do have a catalog which lists the
various presenters, events, times and locations... it's pretty long, and I
don't want to list everything here, but if you contact me directly, I would
be happy to email a copy to you. I might also be able to able to give you a
couple of phone numbers of friends in Korea who know something about the
biennale, but I'd need to contact them first and make sure they're
available.
Only other information I can offer is that the people are gracious and
friendly, the food is wonderful, and if you can possibly find an English to
Korean/Korean to English dictionary to bring with you, it may help in
conversations. Please email me directly if you have any other questions..
Gary Holt
Berkeley, CA
www.garyholt.com
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rog=E9rio Gomes de Al?==?ISO-8859-1?Q?meida?= on mon 27 aug 01
Hello!
We, I and my wife, have a small ceramic atelier in Vitoria, Brazil.
We read about de Ceramic Biennale that is happening in Korea at the
Ceramics Monthly, and we are intending to go there to visit for the first
time the asian continent, to learn about Korea and to learn more about
ceramics.
We have already visit the event web page and recievied some informations =
about hotels and transportation, but we still feel insecure about what we =
will find there and the best things to do there.
So I am writing to ask some information about the Biennale to anyone =
thathas already been there or have more information than we do.
Our plan is to be in Korea during the days that, we tink, will happend a
IAC symposium , between 20th and 22th september and expend 10 days. Wealso =
don=B4t have informations about the syposium and don=B4t know who =
canparticipate.
Thanks for our attention. We will appreciate any help.
Yours truly
Rogerio Almeida
rogerio@morar.com.br=20
PotterSmiths' on wed 29 aug 01
To follow on Gary's comments....
Korea is easy to travel in. English is now mandatory in secondary education
and many will want try out their skills on you! Be prepared for some fun
verbal exchanges!
Public transportation is quite easy to use - visit this web page for a
"primer" on travel. http://www.knto.or.kr/english/index.html
Make sure you stay at least one night in an "ondul" and politely decline
any "KAYgogi!"
Go to a big fish market if you can - at dusk or a bit after for a treat!
We, as a family spent two weeks in Korea a few years ago - one of the best
experiences of my life.
Phil Smith
Phil & Kate Smith
White Bear Lake MN
-----Original Message-----
From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On
Behalf Of Gary Holt
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 12:15 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Information about Korea
> We read about de Ceramic Biennale that is happening in Korea at the
> Ceramics Monthly, and we are intending to go there to visit for the first
> time the asian continent, to learn about Korea and to learn more about
> ceramics.
> We have already visit the event web page and recievied some
> informations about hotels and transportation, but we still feel
> insecure about what we will find there and the best things to do there.
> So I am writing to ask some information about the Biennale to
> anyone thathas already been there or have more information than we do.
> Rogerio Almeida
> rogerio@morar.com.br
I'm replying to Rogerio through the clayart list because I assume
there may
be others on clayart who are also planning to attend the World Ceramic
Biennale in Korea, and may be visiting for the first time...
Hello, Rogerio. I hope I can answer a few of your questions and
perhaps
reassure you that your visit to Korea will be a pleasant one. I think you'll
find that just about everyone who is involved with ceramics, or is in any
way connected with tourism will know about the Biennale, and will be very
helpful. From what I hear from friends in Korea, it's a BIG deal... huge
crowds of visitors and families touring the exhibitions every day. (This
should taper off a bit when children return to school in early September) I
know that special transportation is available from Seoul to each of the
three exhibition sites: Ichon, Yoju, and Kwangju, and you shouldn't have
difficulty arranging this through your hotel or through World Ceramic
Exposition headquarters in Seoul (you should have their phone # from the web
page). There was also a posting to clayart recently about tours which
include meals and accommodations... if you go to the nceca website
(www.nceca.org) you can find out about them.
I was fortunate to have one of my pieces accepted for the show, so
my wife
(who is originally from Korea) and I are going there to visit her family and
see the exhibits, but we are arriving on September 8th, and returning on the
19th before all the symposiums begin. I do have a catalog which lists the
various presenters, events, times and locations... it's pretty long, and I
don't want to list everything here, but if you contact me directly, I would
be happy to email a copy to you. I might also be able to able to give you a
couple of phone numbers of friends in Korea who know something about the
biennale, but I'd need to contact them first and make sure they're
available.
Only other information I can offer is that the people are gracious
and
friendly, the food is wonderful, and if you can possibly find an English to
Korean/Korean to English dictionary to bring with you, it may help in
conversations. Please email me directly if you have any other questions..
Gary Holt
Berkeley, CA
www.garyholt.com
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