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China and Sanbao await you!

Sanbao began as a dream of Jackson Li of Jingdezhen and Wayne Higby of Alfred University, USA back in the mid-1990′s. They envisioned an international ceramic art center located in China, that  would provide the opportunity to the international arts and crafts community to explore and exchange the culture, arts and crafts of China.

The concept of a first international ceramic art center in China led to the search for a suitable site on the outskirts of Jingdezhen, long the world center of porcelain production and the origin of the best porcelain artifacts in history.

The Sanbao Valley had for countless centuries been the source of Chinastone for the studios of Jingdezhen and was dotted with numerous old water-powered hammer mills for crushing the stone. A group of farm houses and an adobe building were chosen as the site for the future art center. .

Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute at Jingdezhen was officially inaugurated in June of 2000.  The institute has since been very busy hosting porcelain symposiums, organizing customized and personalized tours and visits throughout China. These tours visited areas of interest to artists and artisans.  They were constructed as a teaching activity for university level ceramic instruction during summer school ceramic courses.  It was also a key organization that was instrumental in organizing the “1000 years of porcelain” activities in Jingdezhen that have continued throughout the decade.  Sanbao also became a partner to the NCECA student scholarship program, offering residencies and fellowship programs to the international artists and artisans.  Sanbao has continued to participate in many organized activities promoting International exchanges with artists throughout the world.

Numerous international artists and artisan have visited the Sanbao facilities during the last 10 years.  Many arrived to undertake monumental artistic projects.  Some came to experience the cultural activities and tours offered by the Sanbao team.  Others travelled to Sanbao to study the art of blue and white porcelain creation and to work in an atmosphere of quiet and tranquility. Sanbao become the gateway for many to experience the mystical, and intellectual lifestyle of the Chinese artists and artisans. The tenth anniversary of the Sanbao International Ceramic Art Institute of Jingdezhen in 2010 will see numerous activities being planned to help International artists to realize their dreams.