2025 Craft Award

William and Mary Corcoran Award for Excellence in Functional Craft

The annual Craft Awards recognize excellence and celebrate accomplished and dedicated practitioners in the field of craft and design. This year we are thrilled to announce the 2025 recipients, and hope you will join us in celebrating their achievements as we share their work with you in the upcoming months through the Craft Award Talks and the Craft Award Recipient Exhibition!

The exhibition will be on view from October 4 - November 2 at the new Craft Ontario Gallery location, 401 Richmond St West, Suite 108, Toronto

Assured Harmony

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It was such an honor to be able to attend the Craft Ontario Awards Reception the other night and be alongside the amazing staff and fellow recipients. I had a lovely experience getting to meet Mary Corcoran, courtesy of the Wiliam and Mary Corcoran Award- and look back on my journey as an artist. I want to extend a huge thank you to everybody involved as always!

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Joon Hee Kim’s Story

Ceramic artist Joon Hee Kim has carved out a remarkable space in contemporary art, weaving themes of memory, identity and belonging into her intricate sculptures. Born in Seoul and later moving to Canada, Kim’s artistic journey has taken her from graphic design and culinary arts to becoming an internationally recognized ceramicist. 

This interview offers a deeper look into Kim’s artistic philosophy, her personal evolution as an artist and the significance of her practice in today’s shifting cultural landscape.

The following are excerpts from an email interview with Kim from August 25-30.

Kim’s story is not only one of artistic innovation but also of resilience and reinvention – transforming life experiences into powerful works of art that resonate across cultures. This interview highlights the depth behind her practice and reaffirms why her voice is essential in contemporary ceramics.

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CERAMICS NOW Magazine - Joon Hee Kim: Featured work

The word “human” has always been at the center of my work. I’m drawn to the ways our differences shape who we are, while also connecting us through shared experience. Through sculpture, I explore identity, memory, and heritage, using form and material to reflect on what it means to belong. Each piece holds fragments of language and personal history, acting as a bridge between cultures and ways of seeing.

In a fast-moving world, I want to slow down and focus on what makes us human — the stories we carry, the beauty in our differences, and the layers that shape us. My work invites reflection and aims to create space for connection and understanding.

Joon Hee Kim:

Selected works, 2024-2025

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Six McKnight Artists Exhibition

June 7  – August 17, 2025
Main Gallery & Galusha Gallery
Public Reception: Saturday, July 12, 1 -4 pm
Virtual Tour available: June 12

NCC’s annual Six McKnight Artists exhibition provides the unique opportunity to view works by the 2024 recipients of the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists, Maggie Jaszczak (Shafer, MN) and Ani Kasten (Shafer, MN), as well as the 2023 recipients of the McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists: Larry Buller (Lincoln, NE), Karima Duchamp (Mulhouse, France), Joon Hee Kim (Oakville, ON), and Ellen Kleckner (Cedar Rapids, IA). This exhibition, supported by the McKnight Foundation, showcases the success of each artist’s fellowship or residency.

The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, advances a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive. Established in 1953, the McKnight Foundation is deeply committed to advancing climate solutions in the Midwest; building an equitable and inclusive Minnesota; and supporting the arts and culture in Minnesota, neuroscience, and global food systems.

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Burlington Waterfront Sculpture Trail 2025


The Burlington Waterfront Sculpture Trail is preparing for its fourth season. The goal of BWST is to bring sculpture into the public realm in a free and accessible trail linking major elements of Burlington’s stunning downtown core and waterfront.

Exhibition Dates: April 5th to June 1st, 2025

The Burlington Waterfront Sculpture Trail is an outdoor, fully accessible trial of over 50 sculptural works that link the Art Gallery of Burlington, Joseph Brant Museum, Spencer Smith Park, Village Square and the Burlington Downtown Business Association on Brant Street. You can visit the trail anytime of day or night, and you can walk, run, inline skate, skateboard, cycle from end to end.

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University of the Arts London | Cecil Lewis Sculpture Scholarship

Cathy Wills MA is an art historian, curator, contemporary art collector, and a supporter of artists for more than 40 years. She is actively involved in numerous art organisations including the Contemporary Art Society, the V&A and BFAMI.

The Cecil Lewis Sculpture Scholarship was created by Cathy in the name of her late father Cecil in 2007. The selection panel is comprised of UAL Heads of Department, and a well known practising artist. The judges have included Richard Deacon, Haroon Mirza, Laura Ford, Richard Wilson, Jodie Carey, Richard Wentworth, Jeff Lowe, Brian Griffiths and the co-Director of Pangaea Sculptors’ Centre, Lucy Tomlins.

The Scholarship supports postgraduate students in financial need with their studies.

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The Colours’ Colour

Fri, Sep 13 - Tue, Dec 31

Join us for the Opening Reception on Thursday, September 12 from 6-10pm.

Colours sing as the human portrait encapsulates the potential beauty and vibrancy within

Kim has exhibited in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy, while she continues to develop an international presence and expand her audience. Taking every opportunity to learn, experiment and connect, she is recognized as a leader in ceramic visual arts both nationally and internationally. She is the recipient of many honourable awards and grants, including grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council, winning the Best of Ceramics from the Toronto Outdoor Fair. In 2020, she won the only national award for emerging ceramic artists in Canada, the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics. More recently, she was named Artist of the Year 2023 by ITSLIQUID group from Venice, Italy, as she demonstrated appeal in international contemporary art circles.

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