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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251206T100000
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SUMMARY:SEACS Annual Book Sale (Ceramics\, Art history\, Geography & Related Topics) - 6 December 2025
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSEACS’  annual book sale was held on Saturday\, 6 December from 10 am to 3 pm. \nLocation: Meeting Room\, 2nd floor\, The Legend\, 361 Bukit Timah Road \nThere was a large selection of excellent used (and some new) reference books\non ceramics\, art history\, geography\, archaeology\, and related topics. All books were donations from members’ libraries (or authors’ generosity) and funds raised will be used to host continued activities such as field trips\, speakers\, and handling sessions for the society’s avid ceramics collectors. Ninety percent of the offerings found new homes and a good time was held by all. Thanks to our enthusiastic and hard-working volunteer team and to all those who came\, bought and supported the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/seacs-annual-book-sale-ceramics-art-history-geography-related-topics-6-december-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260117T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260605T164232
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SUMMARY:SEACS Annual Ceramic Sale
DESCRIPTION:SEACS held its Annual Members’ Ceramic Sale on Saturday\, January 17\, 2026. Ceramics came from members’ collections and were priced by their owners with a percentage of the sales price going towards the support of the Society’s many educational programmes and activities. The sale was open to the public and members had been encouraged to bring their friends and colleagues as the sale offered a special opportunity to acquire collectible Southeast Asian (and other regional) ceramics at very reasonable prices. As usual\, a good time was the order of the day as members browsed\, chatted\, assessed the various ceramics on display and just generally had a good time! Many thanks to the organizing committee and the members who helped provide the wide variety of beautiful artefacts on sale. SEACS also continued to offer their limited editions of previously published reference volumes on the ceramics of the region. A few remain on sale via mail order form.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/seacs-annual-ceramic-sale/
LOCATION:82 Cairnhill Road\, Singapore 229684
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260122T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260122T203000
DTSTAMP:20260605T164232
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to Korean Ceramics with Beth McKillop\, author of Precious Beyond Measure
DESCRIPTION:Beth McKillop\, co-author of the newly released reference work  Precious Beyond Measure: A History of Korean Ceramics (co-authored with Jane Portal) will introduce SEACS members to the relatively unknown world of Korean ceramics at the society’s upcoming January meeting. This is “the first comprehensive book in English on the history of Korean ceramics in over fifty years\,” wrote Rose Kerr\, former Keeper of the Far Eastern Department at the V&A\, in her glowing review of the work in the Journal of International Ceramic Studies. McKillop is a senior research fellow and former deputy director at the Victoria & Albert Museum\, London. \nHer talk will focus on the Goryeo\, Joseon and modern sections of Jane Portal’s and her work on Korean ceramics — covering the areas and periods where ceramics were produced\, the aesthetics and philosophical beliefs that shaped (literally) the types of vessels made\, the unique history of Korean ceramics as a domestic-focussed industrial production in pre-modern times\, and some of the fascinating historical context to these histories. \nAbout the Speaker:\nBeth’s interest in Korean ceramics began when she curated the Samsung Gallery of Korean Art at the V&A in 1992. Later\, she continued to work both on the history of books and manuscripts\, and on material culture\, in China and in Korea. After retiring in 2016 from her position as museum deputy director of the V&A\, she had time to complete the introduction to Korean ceramic studies that culminated in her and Jane’s  acclaimed work mentioned above. \nSEACS members  may also be interested in the exhibition currently in the US\, Korean National Treasures: 2\,000 Years of Art which will transfer to the British Museum in autumn 2026. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see highlights of the collection of the late Lee Kun Hee\, Chairman of the Samsung Group. (In 2021\, around 23\,000 objects from his collection were donated to the National Museum of Korea. A beautiful catalogue is available (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale\, 2025).\n\nSEACS members will be sent log-in details concerning this ZOOM event a few weeks prior to the programme.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/an-introduction-to-korean-ceramics/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260202T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260202T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T164232
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SUMMARY:SEACS Members' Sharing Evening in February:  Monochromes
DESCRIPTION:S \nSEACS hosted another in its series of  members’ handling sessions on February 2\, 2026 with a focus on monochromes–those ceramics (in the words of Rosemary Scott\, OCS) “enhanced by a single colour\, whether that be the exposed surface of the body material\, a monochrome glaze\, or a monochrome enamel.” SEACS members (as usual) received an invitational e-mail with details: (1) as to the host\, attending specialist\, time & place and (2) details on how to register. \nAttendees were limited to 12 to enable each to bring a piece or two from their personal collections (for example\, Ru\, Qingbai\, cobalt blues\, copper reds\,  peach bloom\, imperial monochromes…)  that were shared and discussed. After each participant introduced the history of their piece\, a resident expert led a lively ‘show-and-discus’ session sharing many valuable tips on how to identify\, date\, and appreciate each piece.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/seacs-sharing-monochromes/
CATEGORIES:Event,Handling Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260314T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260314T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T164232
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SUMMARY:SEACS' Annual AGM for fy2025 was held on 14 March 2026
DESCRIPTION:SEACS’ Annual General Meeting for fiscal year 2025 was held in the ACM (Discovery Room) on Saturday 14 March 2026 at 3:00 pm\, and followed by the Annual William Willetts Lecture  at 4:00 pm in the ACM Auditorium. A Powerpoint presentation highlighted the events of the previous (2025) year. \nOur WW Lecture speaker was Dr. Mike Flecker\, who has come a long way from his early vagabonding days voyaging the South China Sea. As a slight indulgence after all these years\, Mike related his personal  and truly fascinating journey from sailing bum to civil engineer to the fascinating world of shipwrecks\, which inevitably led him to the fascinating world of ceramics. If you missed his talk\, remember you can watch all our recorded events on our website. For those who would like to read the results of one of Mike’s most recent projects\, you can download the report of the Blue & White ceramics found on the Temasek wreck here. \nMike has given special thanks to the Society at the end of the report\, which you can also read here: \nAcknowledgements \n“The excavation phase of the Temasek Wreck project was generously and robustly supported by various Singapore Government Ministries\, Institutions and individuals\, all of which have been acknowledged in the Preliminary Report. The post-excavation documentation of the ceramics cargo\, again\, is fully supported by the National Heritage Board (NHB)\, through the efforts of Senior Director\, Mr Yeo Kirk Siang\, Director of Heritage Policy & Research\, Ms Melissa Tan and Senior Manager\, Ms Cai Ying Hong. In many respects\, the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS) has been carrying out the work on behalf of the NHB\, through Deputy Director\, Dr Terence Chong and Senior Research Officer\, Ms Fong Sok Eng. \n“Dr Tai Yew Seng\, as an ISEAS Visiting Fellow\, initiated the documentation of the Temasek Wreck ceramics cargo. As a one-man-show\, with over 3.5 tonnes of shards to process\, record sizes were necessarily larger than optimal. When the author accepted the reins a few months into the process\, record sizes were necessarily larger than optimal. When the author accepted the reins a few months into the process\, Karen Tan stepped up as our first volunteer. She is responsible for resorting and documenting much of the blue-and-white porcelain that features in the database. Patricia Bjaaland Welch\, Council member of the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society\, came to the rescue with more volunteers from the Society and from the Asian Civilisations Museum Friends of the Museum. These knowledgeable and enthusiastic ladies have proved a god-send\, washing\, sorting\, weighing and photographing a seemingly endless flow of shards. Through their efforts\, the entire Temasek Wreck ceramic cargo will soon be ready for online publication\, not just the spectacular blue-and-white.” \nFor those unfamiliar with the history of the Annual William Willetts Lecture\, we invite you to read about its history and past speakers here. \n 
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/seacs-annual-agm-for-fy2025-to-be-held-on-14-march-2026/
LOCATION:Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM)\, Singapore\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:AGMs,Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260413T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260413T203000
DTSTAMP:20260605T164232
CREATED:20260401T082737Z
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SUMMARY:"Vietnamese Ceramics" Study & Handling Session
DESCRIPTION:SEACS’ April 2026  study and handling session focused on Vietnamese ceramics. Twelve members of the Society participated in a lively show and tell session led by local expert T. S. Loh. Examples ranged from large vases/jars to a small  thumb-high vase. Discussions included glazes\, clays\, shapes\, and both shipwreck and export pieces. Everyone agreed that these sessions are one of the true advantages of membership in the society.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/vietnamese-ceramics-study-handling-session/
CATEGORIES:Event,Handling Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260614T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260614T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T164232
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SUMMARY:"Firing the Climbing Kiln"
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE: Sunday June 14\, 8:00 PM Singapore time for our June programme entitled “Firing the Climbing Kiln”\, our second presentation with the Mingei Film Archive. \n\n\nHighlight of the programme will be a very rare documentary showing the firing of a climbing kiln in Japan\, filmed by the Canadian ceramic historian and director Marty Gross and narrated by Marty and potter Ohta Tetsuzo whose family has been producing ceramics and firing their kiln in Koishiwara\, Fukuoka\, Japan for generations. The film is in Japanese with English subtitles. After the film\, Marty will talk about how this film came to be made and his work in restoring and recording traditional ceramic practices. This is a newly restored and important film and we are delighted to be among the first audiences to see it. Members are invited to invite friends and family to join. The programme will be held on ZOOM and details will be shared by mail to SEACS members a few days before June 14. \n\nAdditional information: \n\nAs part of the Mingei Film Archive\, “Firing the Climbing Kiln” was recently edited from the outtakes of Marty Gross’s renowned film “Potters at Work”. Using recently restored\, previously unseen footage filmed in 1976 in the village of Koishiwara\, Fukuoka\, Japan this documentary follows the family of Ohta Kumao through the stages of loading and firing. The commentary was filmed in Koishiwara in July 2025 and has been edited to the film which was completed in March 2026.\n\nFor further information on the Mingei Film Archive please see:\nhttp://mingeifilmarchive.com
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/firing-the-climbing-kiln/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Event,Members' programme,Online
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