The 2026 Korea-Canada Invitational Ceramic Exhibition and 2026 Invitational Design Exhibition, hosted by the Department of Multimedia Design in the College of Design, are being held online. The exhibitions will be available through the department’s online exhibition gallery until December.

Following international online invitational exhibitions featuring artists from Turkiye in 2020, China in 2021, Switzerland in 2022, the Netherlands in 2023, the United States in 2024, and Australia in 2025, Seoul Cyber University is hosting its 2026 online international invitational exhibition with ceramic artists and designers from Canada. This year’s exhibitions feature 278 artists from 12 countries, including 97 Canadian artists and 97 Korean artists, and are organized by Vice President Lee Hyang A, Professor Shin Chang Sik, Head of the Department of Multimedia Design, and Distinguished Professor Lee Bu Yeon. A wide range of ceramic and design works submitted by artists from Korea, Canada, and other countries can be viewed through the Department of Multimedia Design website.

The exhibitions provide a platform for Korean and Canadian artists to share their distinctive artistic perspectives, developed through their respective natural environments, cultures, traditions, technologies, and contemporary design practices. In particular, the exhibitions showcase a broad spectrum of works ranging from traditional production techniques and contemporary forms to functional ceramics and conceptual works, highlighting the diverse perspectives and creative approaches of artists from both countries.

Jennifer Wicks, Executive Director of the Canadian Crafts Federation and a ceramic artist with more than 25 years of experience, offered congratulatory remarks, saying, “Ceramics connect clay and hands, the body and the vessel, and artistic practice, reminding us of the importance of patience and humility, intention and skill. Canadian ceramics continue to expand ideas of function, beauty, memory, place, identity, humor, and social meaning across different regions and cultural contexts.” She added, “I hope this online exhibition will foster lasting exchange between Seoul Cyber University and artists in Korea and Canada, and serve as an opportunity for ceramics to remain a living, evolving, and deeply human artistic practice beyond physical distance.”

In the field of design, Cesar Forero, President of the Ontario Society of Artists, said, “Art connects people from different cultural backgrounds beyond geographical boundaries. I hope this exhibition will serve as a platform for bridging the creative traditions of Korea and Canada and expanding mutual understanding, dialogue, and collaboration.”

Gong Seong Mi, President of the Korean Artists Society of Canada, and Choi Hee Kwon, its former president, also described the exhibition as a meaningful event demonstrating cultural diplomacy and artistic solidarity between the two countries. They expressed their hope that the exhibition would help introduce Korean artists working in Canada to an international audience while providing an opportunity to establish lasting exchange and collaborative relationships between artists in Korea and Canada.

Featuring artists from Korea and abroad, this online international exhibition presents works that combine artistic sensibility and professional expertise with tradition and contemporary experimentation. Through the exhibition, Seoul Cyber University aims to expand cultural and artistic exchange between Korea and Canada and create an international platform for artists and audiences to understand one another’s cultures and creative worlds beyond national borders and physical distance.

President Lee Eun Joo said, “Since 2020, our university has hosted online international exhibitions, creating opportunities for artists and designers in Korea and around the world to communicate across borders. Online exhibitions are a forward-looking exhibition format offering high accessibility and convenience, as well as the potential for continuous documentation and technological expansion.” She added, “I hope this exhibition will deepen cultural understanding between Korea and Canada through ceramics and design and develop into lasting exchange, research, and collaboration among artists from both countries.”

Meanwhile, the Department of Multimedia Design at Seoul Cyber University is comprehensively renewing its curriculum in response to technological innovation and changes in the visual environment in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with the goal of “nurturing 21st-century design leaders equipped with AI-based creativity and expertise.” Reflecting the growing need for new digital sensibilities that go beyond traditional paradigms amid the rapid development of AI and the emergence of new forms of media, the department focuses on cultivating future-oriented design leaders through the integration of original, trend-driven ideas with AI and digital technologies. It also aims to nurture design professionals equipped with digital empathy, positive thinking, communication, and collaboration skills, while providing practical training and special lectures that combine advanced AI-based media technologies with a strong foundation in the humanities.