The "2016 Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters" exhibition will be held from tomorrow (December 7) to November 6 next year at the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware. The exhibition shows the unlimited creativity of local potters through more than 100 excellent works from the tea ware competition.
 
     The opening ceremony of the exhibition was held today (December 6). Officiating guests included the Under Secretary for Home Affairs, Ms Florence Hui; the adjudicators of the 2016 Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters competition, Mr Ho Tai-kwan, Dr Anissa Fung and Ms Annie Wan; and the Museum Director of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Miss Eve Tam.
 
     Speaking at the opening ceremony, Ms Hui said that the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware started the Tea Ware by Hong Kong Potters Competition in 1986 with the aim of promoting Chinese tea culture and ceramic art in Hong Kong. Over the past 30 years, the Competition, which held its 10th edition this year, has been nurturing local potters to be devoted to creativity. Some of them have become masters in the field and have contributed in fostering more lovers of ceramics.
 
     She applauded the 11 award winners for sharing their life experiences and love for nature through their works. The works from the School Category are also pleasantly surprising, she said, noting that the works reveal childlike innocence and the courage of exploration.
 
     This year's competition attracted a total of 276 participants, higher than the figures recorded for entrants among the previous competitions. The exhibition features 116 items of selected tea ware made by 93 local potters and students. It is the highest number of exhibits recorded among all of the exhibitions.
 
     The Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong (inside Hong Kong Park). For more exhibition details, please visit the museum's website at www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Arts/en_US/web/ma/mt-thematic-exhibition.html or call 2869 0690 for enquiries.

Ends/Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Issued at HKT 18:30

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