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2023 January 26
Start of Winter residency 2023 – Online Presentation
We are happy to announce that after a two year hiatus we are able to welcome foreign designers and artists to ...
2022 November 24
Final Presentation by Afra Eisma Autumn 2022
An artist Afra Eisma is living and working in Arita for three months since September. Afra has worked with m...
2022 November 24
A kiln master of European Keramic Work Center, Tjalling Mulder is visiting in Arita
A Kiln master, Tjalling Mulder of EKWC in Oisterwijk in The Netherlands is visiting Arita for his research tri...
2022 September 14
Start of Autumn residency 2022 – Online Presentation
We are happy to announce that after a two year hiatus we are able to welcome foreign designers and artists to ...
2022 June 15
Start of summer residency 2022 – Online Presentation
We are happy to announce that after a two year hiatus we are able to welcome foreign designers and artists to ...
2022 April 16
CRA exhibition at Arita International Ceramics Competition
The new works of the two Creative Residency Arita participants from the past winter will be exhibited at a spe...
2021 December 29
Special Open call for 2022 Winter residency programme
Due to the covid 19 new variation, we had to postpone our winter international residency programme to the ...
2021 April 28
Open Call for a Swiss designer
Residency programme for January to March 2022 Period of residency: 2022 January - March Application deadl...
2020 June 16
2016-2020 Archive Exhibition
Works and documented archives of creators who have participated in CRA, since 2016 till now, will be exhibited...
2020 January 30
Design Talk by First Resident of 2020
We are very happy to welcome our first resident of 2020 to Arita from January to March. Italian designer D...
2019 November 25
Final Presentation – Autumn 2019
On Friday 15 November the final presentation of the autumn participants was held at the Potter's Association i...
2019 October 12
Dutch Design Week 2019 – The New Radicals
We are happy to inform you that Creative Residency Arita will participate in the Dutch Design Week 2019 for ou...
2019 August 21
Artist Talk by Viktor Hachmang at BnA Alter Museum
BnA Alter Museum will host a small exhibition of our current resident, Vikor Hachmang on the 2nd floor of SCG....
2019 August 21
Final Presentation – Summer 2019
Nearly the end of 12 weeks of hardcore ceramic residency, and life in Arita for the current resident Dimitri, ...
2019 July 17
Open Studio – Summer 2019
Creative Residency Arita invites you to the Open Studio of our current residents. The open studio provides a ...
2019 April 4
Launch of the new tableware brand, UTSUÀ
The launch of the new UTSUÀ porcelain brand is a great showcase of how the Creative Residency Arita can facili...
2019 March 23
New Works of Lora Dimova on show
Various works of Lora Dimova will be exhibited in a special exhibition at EMERALD Select shop in Arita. These ...
2019 March 15
Artist Talk 「Greenware」 by Florence Dwyer in Tokyo
On March 20, Arts Initiative Tokyo (AIT) will host a talk event by Creative Residency Arita (CRA) participant ...
2019 February 15
Made by Rain by Aliki van Der Kruijs Award winning design through CRA
We are happy to announce that the Made by Rain porcelain of 2017 CRA participant Aliki van der Kruijs won the ...
2019 February 8
Design Culture – Japan & Scotland
We are happy to inform you that we are organising a talk event at the 2016/ Shop in Arita inviting our current...
2018 October 12
Open Call for Creators for 2019 and 2020
The following Open Call for 2019 and 2020 has closed. -----------------------------------------------------...
2018 October 11
Lecture: Made by Rain with Japanese Craftsmanship
In collaboration with the potter Fukusengama, the designer Aliki van der Krujis came upon a process to ‘draw’ ...
2018 October 11
Exhibition: Behind the Shiny Glazing at Van Abbe Museum -DDW2018
This exhibition showcases the behind-the-scenes activities of six highly unique collaborative projects that we...
2018 August 20
The Artists and Designers from September to November 2018
We are very happy to announce our new resident artist and designer in Arita from September to November. The...
2018 May 13
The Artists and Designers from June to August 2018
The new artist and designers from June to August We are very happy to announce our new residents in Arita f...
2018 May 1
Open Call for Artists and Designers
Open call for January to March 2019 is now closed. Thank you very much to all the creators who applied for the...
2018 March 19
Final Presentation by Joke Raes in Arita and Kyoto
Please join us for the final presentation of works by the visual artist, Joke Raes. She will present her ceram...
2018 March 18
Exhibition: WILD WALKS by Joke Raes
We are happy to announce that the Embassy of Belgium will be presenting works by Joke Raes. The Embassy’s Art ...