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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260314T150000
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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
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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:20260606T022435
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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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