12th Annual Tokyo-New York Friendship Ceramic Competition

Ceramic Artist Friendship Association, Inc. ("CaFa") is proud to announce the 12th Annual Tokyo-New York Friendship Ceramic Competition for the year 2010. CaFa was organized in 1997 to further the cultural ties between the sister cities of New York and Tokyo by encouraging and honoring the creativity of their clay artists. All ceramists from New York and Tokyo are invited to enter the competition.

Eminent judges including Toshio Ohi, the 10th Generation Ohi Potter; David McFadden, Chief Curator of Museum of Arts & Design; Shinichi Doi, former conservator, The Metropolitan Museum; Halsey and Alice North, renowned collectors will select 100 of the finest works, 50 from New York and 50 from Tokyo.

An exhibition of the winning pieces will be presented at The Nippon Gallery at The Nippon Club from April 23 to April 29, 2010. The reception and award presentation ceremony will be held on Friday, April 23, 2010.

Prizes will be awarded for outstanding works. Each entry will be judged for its aesthetics, creativity, originality, and technical skill. First Place Grand Prize winner will receive a round trip ticket from New York to Tokyo contributed by All Nippon Airways.

We look forward to seeing you and your artwork that will bring New York and Tokyo's sister city affiliation even closer.

EXHIBITION

Judges

David McFadden, Chief Curator, Museum of Arts & Design
Shinichi Doi, former conservator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Miyeko Murase, Takeo and Itsuko Atsumi Professor Emerita, Columbia University, and former Special Consultant for Japanese Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Halsey and Alice North, Collectors

Special Guest Judge from Japan:
Professor Toshio Ohi, 10th Ohi Chozaemon Ware/Ohi Museum

Prizes

Round trip ticket to Japan. Cash award for first place winner from Gallery Saika. In addition, Arthur Pogran Special Award, second & third place awards and various honorable mentions.

Honorary Chairperson

Madam Nishimiya, wife of current Ambassador and Consul General of Consulate General of Japan in New York

Supporters

Tokyo Metropolitan Government
All Nippon Airways

Consulate General of Japan in New York
New York City Global Partners, Inc.
J.C.C. Fund of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York
Japanese American Association of New York
Gallery SAIKA
NY Togei Kyoshitsu
SARA, Japanese Pottery

Organization

Ceramic Artist Friendship Association, Inc.
200 East 61st Street, Suite 35C
New York, NY 10021
www.cafaceramiccompetition.com

Directors

Michi Tahara
Saika Ebinuma
Mako Nishimori
Naoki Uemura
Katsumi Miki