Difference between revisions of "Directory:Goshogawara International Woodfire Festival"
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| founder = Ryoji Matsumiya | | founder = Ryoji Matsumiya | ||
| location = [[City:=Goshogawara City|Goshogawara City]], [[State_Name:=Aomori Prefecture|Aomori Prefecture]], [[Country_Name:=Japan|[[Japan|Japan]]]] | | location = [[City:=Goshogawara City|Goshogawara City]], [[State_Name:=Aomori Prefecture|Aomori Prefecture]], [[Country_Name:=Japan|[[Japan|Japan]]]] | ||
| − | | contact = [[Address:=5-79, Chiyozuru, Kanayama Goshogawara-shi, Aomori-ken, 037-0011]]<br> [[Country_Code:=JP]] <br>[[Phone:=+81-173-27-3122]] <br>[[Web:=www.makigama.org|[http://www. | + | | contact = [[Address:=5-79, Chiyozuru, Kanayama Goshogawara-shi, Aomori-ken, 037-0011]]<br> [[Country_Code:=JP]] <br>[[Phone:=+81-173-27-3122]] <br>[[Web:=www.makigama.org|[http://www.makigama.org www.makigama.org]]] |
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| − | <small>Thanks to Lee Middleman and the Goshogawara International Woodfire Festival for permission to use these photos.</small> | + | <gallery> |
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| + | <small>Thanks to Lee Middleman and the Goshogawara International Woodfire Festival for permission to use these photos, spanning several years. For more photos and information, please visit the Festival's website, below.</small> | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | *[http://www.makigama.org/ Goshogawara Festival website (makigama.org)] - [[Client Description:= An annual woodfire pottery festival and workshop held in | + | *[http://www.makigama.org/ Goshogawara Festival website (makigama.org)] - [[Client Description:= An annual woodfire pottery festival and workshop held in Northern Japan; the festival draws participants from around the world.]] |
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:07, 6 March 2007
| Goshogawara International Woodfire Festival | |
 The spiral of the festival's emblem represents both pottery clay and Aomori. The obi (broad sash) on the right and left recalls the fire which spouts out of a kiln. | |
| Type | [[Company_Type:=NPO|Non-Profit Organization]] |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Ryoji Matsumiya |
| Headquarters | Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture, [[Country_Name:=Japan|Japan]] |
| Contact | 5-79, Chiyozuru, Kanayama Goshogawara-shi, Aomori-ken, 037-0011 JP +81-173-27-3122 [http://www.makigama.org www.makigama.org] |
| Reference | {{{reference}}} |
Since 2002, the Tsugaru Kanayama Pottery in Northern Japan has sponsored an annual ceramic Artist-in-Residence program during the month of July. Twelve ceramic artists and potters from around the world are selected to participate.
The program is focused on the exchange of techniques and ideas about ceramic art and wood fire. By working together and freely sharing information, the sponsors seek to encourage mutual understanding and cooperation among potters throughout the world.
Photo gallery
Thanks to Lee Middleman and the Goshogawara International Woodfire Festival for permission to use these photos, spanning several years. For more photos and information, please visit the Festival's website, below.
External links
Websites
Goshogawara International Woodfire Festival website created by LunaGraphica Inc. The site features extensive photographs of past festivals, and information in both Japanese and English.