Members of the International Academy of Ceramics




A brief history of the Academy, its' meetings, assemblies, important landmarks etc. Please click on images to see large versions 1952 Foundation of the Academy in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr Henri Reynaud (Lfet), IAC President and Mr Thevenat, President of the City of Geneva signing the inaugaration document. 1954 1st General Assembly, Ariana Museum, Geneva, CH 14 countries, 14 participants 1955 2nd General Assembly Art & History Museum, Geneva, CH 15 countries, 15 participants 1st congress in Cannes, France. < Guest of honour Pablo Picasso 1956 3rd General Assembly, Art & History Museum, Geneva, CH 19 countries, 23 participants 1957 4th General Assembly Art & History Museum, Geneva, CH. 26 countries, 31 participants 1958 5th General Assembly Ariana Museum Geneva, CH. 27 countries, 30 participants. 1958 December, consultative status of the UNESCO 1959 6th General Assembly, Ostende, Belgium. 19 countries, 23 participants 1960 7th General Assembly, Art & History Museum, Geneva, CH. 26 countries, 41 participants 1961 8th General Assembly, Ariana Museum, Geneva, CH. 23 countries, 29 participants, New Council of 10 members 1962 9th General Assembly, Geneva, CH 27 countries, 32 participants 1963 10th General Assembly, Hôtel Richemont, Geneva, CH 29 countries, 33 participants. Geneva Town’s first subsidy of CHF 2’500.- 1964 11th General Assembly, Hotel Richemont, Geneva 40 countries, 33 participants. Unexpected death of Mr Henri Reynaud. 1965 Extraordinary General Assembly, Hotel Metropole, Geneva, CH 9 countries, 12 participants. Dr Edgar Pélichet elected interim President 12th General Assembly, Auberge Vieux Bois, Geneva, CH. Dr. Edgard Pélichet, President. Preparation of new articles. Admission of 20 new members. 1966 13th General Assembly, Hotel Metropole, Geneva, CH. 12 countries, 25 participants. Adoption of new articles: maintenance of state members: individual members 1967 14th General Assembly, Palce des Beaux Arts, Istanbul, Turkey. 13 countries, 40 participants. Annual fee of CHF 250.- for associations and CHF 50.- for country members. 1968 15th General Assembly, Faenza, Italy. Distribution of diplomas. Re-elction of the Council. Admisiion of 14 new members. download 1968 Programme (372kb pdf) < Madame. Coullery, Faenza 1969 16th General Assembly, Landesgewerbemuseum, Stuttgart, Germany. Admission of 8 new members. Votation about constituting a collection Raynaud. July 1969 - Publication of the first Bulletin. 1970 17th General Assembly, Prague, Czechoslovakia. Authorization of the creation of national committees. Publishing of 3 bulletins: Nr.2 - 4 1971 18th General Assembly, Geneva Reelection of a coucil of 16 members, Admission of 11 new members. Editing of 4 bulletins:Nr.5 - 8 1972 19th General Assembly, V. & A. Museum, London, Great Britain. Admission of 33 new members. 1973 20th General Assembly, Banff, Canada 20 participants. Decision to create a documentation center at the Ariana Museum. Admission of 4 new members. 1974 21st General Assembly, Zurich, CH. Election of new President and of a new Council. Prof. Rudolph Schnyder elected President. Admission of 15 new members 1975 22nd General Assembly, Brussels, Belgium 10 countries,18 participants.Decision about an IAC’s prize. Admission of 3 new members 1976 23rd General Assembly, Vallauris, France 11 countries, 23 participants 1977 24th General Assembly, Faenza, Italy 13 countries. Admission of 9 new members 1978 25 th General Assembly, Geneva, CH 9 countries, 28 participants 1979 26th General Assembly, Fondation Miro, Barcelona, SP 10 countries. Election of Marie-Thérèse Coullery as Secretary-General. Admission of 67 new members 1980 27th General Assembly, International Conference Hall, Kyoto, Japan 12 countries. Admission of 27 new members 1981 28th General Assembly, Decorative Arts Museum, Paris, France 5 continents represented. Annual fee of CHF 50 levied. New procedure of nomination:25 new elected. download 1981 program (500kb pdf) 1982 29th General Assembly, Siklos Castle, Hungary 22 countries. Donation from Japanese members. 28 new members elected 1983 30th General Assembly, National Museum, Zurich, Ittigen, CH 19 countries, 60 participants. Decision about a biennial assembly. 30 new members elected. 1984 31th General Assembly, Museum of Fine Art, Boston, USA 13 countries, 45 participants. Modification of articles accepted. 14 new member elected. 1986 32nd General Assembly, Valencia, Spain 20 countries, 62 participants. 28 new members elected. 1988 33rd General Assembly, Sydney, Australia 15 countries, 48 participants. 29 new members elected. 1990 34th General Assembly, Fine Art School, Edinburgh, Great Britain 27 countries, 124 participants. Election of new Council. 20 new members elected 1992 35th General Assembly, Hotel Divan, Istanbul, Turkey 19 countries, 89 participants IAC members. Annual fee increased to CHF 100.-. 12 new members elected. Geneva Town’s subsidy reduced to CHF 4’500.- 1994 36th General Assembly, St. Agnès Convent, Praha, CZ 27 countries, 117 members. Election of new Council. 1996 37th General Assembly, Nagoya and Saga, Japan 1998 38th General Assembly, Waterloo, Canada 24 countries, 63 members. Election of a new Council. First apparition on the 2 Internet Sites Election of Tony Franks as the new president by voting mail. 2000 39th General Assembly, Frechen, Germany 40 countries, 139 members. Tony Franks, President. Death of Marie-Thérèse Coullery, Secretary-General. 2001 Georgette Strobino elected administrator. 2002 40th General Assembly, Hotel Miravani, Athens, Greece "Recollections of the past, Visions of the Future" 50th Anniversary of the IAC 35 countries, 127 members. Creation of Mathe Coullery developpement Fund 2004 41st Genral Assembly, World Ceramic Centre, Icheon, Korea "The Hidden Legacy" Acceptation of new statutes. Georgette Strobino re-elected Secretary-General. Creation of the Support Fund. 2006 42nd General Assembly, Reval Hotel, Riga, Latvia "Eternal Education" Renewal and election of council members. Dr. Ichi Hsu elected as second Second Asian Council Members. 2008 43rd General Assembly, Shannxi Guest Hotel, Xi'an, China "Harmony and Advancement"