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The new chairman of the International Academy of Ceramics visited Beijing Guozhong Ceramic Art Museum
2018-10-30

Golden Autumn October, the most beautiful season in Beijing, Beijing Guozhong Ceramic Art Museum is very honored to welcome the visit of the new chairman of the UNESCO International Academy of Ceramics, Mr. Torbjorn Kvasbo On October 23, the chairman, accompanied by Mr. Zhou Guangzhen, the representative of the International Academy of Ceramics in China, entered the ceramic art museum on Ping’an Avenue, which combines classic and modern, and was awarded by the President of Beijing Yuanyang Investment Group. The warm reception from Mr. Zheng Zhi and all the staff in the museum. 

Mr. Zheng Zhi, the President of Beijing Yuanyang Investment Group, and Chairman Mr. Torbjorn Kvasbo took a group photo in front of the welcome big screen in the multi-function hall.

 

Chinese master of arts and crafts, Mr. Chen Liehan, presented Chairman Torbjorn with his work as a souvenir.

 

Subsequently, President Zheng Zhi led the core management team of Guozhong Ceramic Art Museum to have fruitful talks with Chairman Torbjorn and Mr. Zhou Guangzhen. The two sides reached a number of consensus on joint efforts to promote the development of ceramic art worldwide. In the future, on the basis of the original good relationship, we will further deepen cooperation, complement each other's advantages, and share resources, and work together to create more two-way channels and communication platforms to enhance international exchanges among outstanding young ceramic artists from around the world, and support their artistic creations. Contribute to the contemporary development of Chinese ceramic art and the promotion of cultural exchanges between the East and the West. During the meeting, Chairman Torbjorn also expressed his gratitude to President Zheng Zhi, thank him and the Guozhong Ceramic Art Museum for their continuous support to the International Academy of Ceramics, and thank for their selfless contribution in the inheritance and development of ceramic culture. President Zheng Zhi also stated that he will fulfill the social responsibilities of entrepreneurs without hesitation, and further solve the bottlenecks and difficulties encountered in promoting the development of the entire business through the establishment of systematic public welfare projects, such as the Ceramic Art Fund and Ceramic Research Institute We will vigorously build a financial ecosystem to ensure support for academic research. We also hope that the International Ceramic Art Association can introduce international authoritative experts to China to jointly establish academic standards and promote the development of global ceramic art. 

Between the talks, Chairman Torbjorn also sat in front of the piano with great interest, doing his best.   

 

Accompanied by the leaders of Guozhong Ceramic Art Museum, Chairman Torbjorn carefully browsed every art work in the collection, asked in detail about the situation of the kiln and the artist, and gave a lot of appreciation to different types of ceramic works.