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THE 50th CONGRESS & GENERAL ASSEMBLY – Melting Pot |
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IAC Congress 2022From 12 to 16 September 2022 At the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) |
IAC General Assembly 2022Wednesday 14 September 2022 At the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) And online via Zoom (Please contact office@aic-iac.org if you did not receive the registration form) For IAC members only. Free of cost, registration mandatory. |
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The Geneva 2022 Congress will address notions related to the “melting pot” in the field of ceramics today and will discuss questions of identity and interaction. The 5-day programme will consist of professional and academic lectures given by specialists in various fields related to the theme, debate sessions, the opening night of the international exhibition at the Ariana Museum, inaugurations and visits to exhibitions. To develop the central theme of the conferences which will be held over three days, 4 main chapters are defined:
One day will be devoted to visiting two national exhibitions of swissceramics members, at the Nyon Castle museum and the Neuchâtel Museum of art and history, as well as a visit to the art centre ‘La Ferme des Tilleuls’ in Renens . |
50th General Assembly of IAC MembersThe 50th Ordinary General Assembly of the members of the Academy will be the place for new exchanges concerning the future of the IAC, its structures, its functioning, including in the new “Post Covid” era that we are collectively going through. It will take place both in person and online. To participate in the General Assembly online, please complete the registration form received by e-mail. If you have not received said e-mail, please contact office@aic-iac.org |
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12/09
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08.30 – 09.30 | Welcome and registration |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Opening of the 50th IAC Congress | |
| 10.00 – 10.45 |
Keynote LECTURE “The Melting Pot: a Useful Allegory for Thinking about Contemporary Societies?” |
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| 10.45 – 11.30 |
Keynote LECTURE “The Potter God and Creator in Pharaonic Egypt” |
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| 11.30 – 12.15 |
Keynote LECTURE “The International Academy of Ceramics, its Creation and History” |
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| 12.15 – 13.15 | Lunch at the CICG | |
| 13.15 – 14.00 |
Keynote LECTURE “Chaos as Method: or Some Conditions for the Emergence of the Creative Act” |
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| 14.00 – 14.30 |
Keynote LECTURE “The Necessity of Beauty” |
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| 14.30 – 15.00 |
Keynote LECTURE “Transversality, Ecology and “Sloppiness”: a Look Back at the Exhibition Les Flammes (MAM Paris, 2021)” |
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| 15.00 – 15.30 | Coffee break | |
| 15.30 – 15.50 |
Member LECTURE “A Study on the Importance of Ceramic Art Activities for Social Development in the World” |
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| 15.50 – 16.10 |
Member LECTURE “The Expression of Identity within a Multi-Ethnic/Multi-Cultural Society as can be read in South African Ceramics” |
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| 16.10 – 16.30 |
Member LECTURE “Golden Bridges: Visually Tracing the far-reaching Impact of the Iconic Golden Bridge Pottery in Pondicherry” |
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| 16.30 – 17.00 | Transportation time from CICG to Ariana Museum | |
| 17.00 – 19.00 |
EXHIBITION OPENINGS at the Ariana Museum: “MIGRATION(S)” |
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| 19.00 – 20.30 | Dinner at the Ariana Museum | |
| 20.30 – 22.00 | Inaugural evening at the Ariana Museum | |
13/09
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08.30 – 09.00 | Welcome |
| 09.00 – 09.45 |
Keynote LECTURE “Celadon in Focus. A Skill-Perspective on the Longquan Masters in The People’s Republic of China” |
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| 09.45 – 10.30 |
Keynote LECTURE “Appropriation and Alter Modernity” |
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| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break |
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| 11.00 – 11.45 |
Keynote LECTURE “My Melting Pot” |
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| 11.45 – 12.30 |
6 Breakout Sessions by Martin Harman, Patricia Glave, Isabel Fernández del Moral, Mariel Tarela, Nicole Seisler and Agnès Husz |
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| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch at the CICG | |
| 13.30 – 14.00 |
Keynote LECTURE “Is it Possible to Shape a Common Future?” |
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| 14.00 – 14.20 |
Member LECTURE “Cultures without Boundaries – the Similarities and Differences” |
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| 14.20 – 14.40 |
Member LECTURE “The Metaverse of Clay: Material in an Immaterial World” |
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| 14.40 – 15.00 |
Member LECTURE “The Mark of the Machine: Merging Authenticity and Replication” |
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| 15.00 – 15.30 | Coffee break | |
| 15.30 – 15.50 |
Member LECTURE “Alchemy 2.0 = Influencer?” |
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| 15.50 – 16.30 |
6 Breakout Sessions by Martin McWilliam, Nelson Lim, Jana Bednarkova Kenney, Jane Perryman, Andrew Burton and Naho Yamashita |
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| 16.30 – 17.00 | Transportation time from CICG to Geneva’s Old Town | |
| 17.00 – 22.00 | Evening visits of museums and galleries in the heart of Geneva’s Old Town | |
14/09
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08.30 – 09.00 | Welcome |
| 09.00 – 10.30 | GENERAL ASSEMBLY I – IAC members only – |
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| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break | |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | GENERAL ASSEMBLY I (cont.) – IAC members only – |
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| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch at the CICG | |
| 13.00 – 13.30 | Walk to the Palais des Nations (United Nations office in Geneva) | |
| 13.30 – 14.30 |
EXHIBITION OPENINGS at the Palais des Nations “Around the World on a Plate” |
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| 14.30 – 15.00 | Return to the CICG | |
| 15.00 – 17.00 | GENERAL ASSEMBLY II – IAC members only – |
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| 17.00 – 17.30 | Coffee break | |
| 17.30 – 17.50 |
Member LECTURE “Contemporary Ceramics in Ukraine: National Identity and Presence of Art” |
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| 17.50 – 19.00 |
10 Breakout Sessions by Wen-Hsi Harman, Adil Writer, Heidi McKenzie, Ray Chen, Rashi Jain, Viviane Diehl, Dr Christopher McHugh, Karin Flurer-Brünger, Visnja Slavica Gabout and Bin Zhao |
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| 19.00 – 19.45 | Dinner at the CICG | |
| 19.45 – 22.00 |
UNESCO night at the CICG |
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15/09
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08.30 – 11.00 | Departure from Geneva, bus transfer to Neuchâtel |
| 11.00 – 12.00 |
EXHIBITION OPENING at the Museum of Art and History of Neuchâtel (MahN): “Melting Pot: swissceramics National Exhibition ” (1st part) |
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| 12.00 – 14.00 | Lunch in Neuchâtel | |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Bus transfer to Renens | |
| 15.00 – 16.30 | GUIDED TOUR at La Ferme des Tilleuls, Renens: “Materia: Textile and Ceramic Mutations” | |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Bus transfer to Nyon | |
| 18.00 – 20.00 |
EXHIBITION OPENING at the Château de Nyon: “Melting Pot: swissceramics National Exhibition ” (2nd part) |
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| 20.00 – 22.00 | Dinner at the Château de Nyon | |
| 22.00 – 22.30 | Return bus transfer to Geneva | |
16/09
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09.00 – 11.00 | IAC roundtables – IAC members only – |
| 11.00 – 12.00 | Feedback on discussions – IAC members only – |
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| 12.00 – 19.00 | Free afternoon to explore Geneva and visit partner exhibitions | |
| 19.00 – 22.00 | Closing dinner of the 50th IAC Congress at the Institut Florimont, Av. du Petit-Lancy 37, 1213 Petit-Lancy | |
| Keynote Lectures: lectures by invited speakers | ||
| Member Lectures: lectures by IAC members, open call | ||
| Breakout sessions: short pre-recorded presentations by IAC members | ||
| Fringe programme (evening activities, exhibition openings) | ||
| Sessions open to IAC members only | ||
Welcome to Geneva
Welcome to Geneva!
(read more...)Registration, fees and policy
Registration is closed.
(read more...)Lectures
The 50th IAC Congress will feature over 10 invited speakers, 8 member lectures, and more than 20 Breakout Sessions.
(read more...)Fringe programme
The programme of the Geneva 2022 Congress offers a wide range of activities in addition to the conferences.
(read more...)Congress theme
The theme of the 2022 Congress is "Melting Pot. From Alchemical Crucible to Cultural Crucible."
(read more...)Steering Committee
The 50th IAC Congress is organised by swissceramics in collaboration with the IAC.
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