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Lin'gang Campus: Ceramics Curriculum Touring Exhibition

November 4, 2026

As autumn arrives, the warmth of art is quietly spreading across the Lin'gang Campus. Recently, the second stop of the SHSID Ceramics Teaching Curriculum Exhibition, "Warmth of Handcrafted Pottery," officially opened at the Lin'gang Campus. This is more than a mere display of ceramic works; it is an immersive aesthetic education journey that spans across grades and connects home and school.


Multi-dimensional Viewing: Aesthetic Education in Daily Life

During the exhibition, students from Lin'gang Campus visited the gallery in batches during their art classes. They paused before the exquisite works and learned ceramic knowledge by reading the display boards, fully feeling the warmth of handcrafted art. Before the recent Parent-Teacher Meeting, parents also visited the exhibition as special guests. Through these innocent yet inspired pieces, parents witnessed their children's aesthetic growth and deeply understood the dedication behind the school's ceramics curriculum.


Lunchtime Workshop: An Immersive Experience

To let more children experience the texture of clay firsthand, Lin'gang Campus hosted a five-day "Lunchtime Ceramics Workshop." Student representatives from each class participated in 15-minute focused sessions. To adapt to the short time, teachers prepared basic materials in advance, allowing students to focus on tool practice and detailed creation. Over the five days, students made petal bowls (practicing precise cutting and carving), leaf-printed plates (capturing natural veins), colorful wall vases (testing color and 3D coordination), and learned basic glazing techniques using a cross-hatching method. On the final day, high school students from Shanghai High School East Campus joined to create slab-built vases. These semi-finished pieces will be dried, glazed, and fired with teachers' help, transforming into unique artworks.


Four Exhibition Areas: Progressive Aesthetic Education

The exhibition is divided into four sections, showcasing the school's systematic and tiered curriculum. The Knowledge Area introduced clay categories, firing temperatures, and forming techniques, accompanied by tactile clay test pieces for students to see textural differences.


The All-Grade Coursework Area traced a clear growth trajectory: from the hand-built Bamboo series by Grades 2-3 (Lin'gang) and the Sanxingdui series by Grade 4 (Xuhui), to the Cubism series by Grades 5-6 (using PBL-made glazes), the Landscape reliefs by Grades 6-7, and the Sgraffito vessels by Grades 7-8, the exhibit demonstrated progressive skill development from beginner to advanced levels.


In the Porcelain Painting Area, underglaze plates beautifully blended traditional Chinese painting with modern ceramics. The central display featured glaze test pieces made by PBL students—a result of interdisciplinary collaboration between chemistry and ceramics, merging rational inquiry with artistic creation.


Along the central hallway, independent works by Grades 11-12 AP and IB students were displayed as core portfolios for university applications. The AP work Tech Crystal explores the issue of "App addiction," noting that what captivates us is not the app itself but our active choices with every click. The IB work focuses on marine ecology, reflecting on the toxic substances released by sunken ships. Both translate profound real-world issues into tangible art.


From the wonder in the gallery to the focused clay modeling in the workshops, this exhibition has deeply rooted the seeds of art in every corner of Lin'gang Campus.

































(Written by Shawna Zhang, Junle Yu

Pictures by Chun'ai Xu, Junle Yu

Reviewed by Xiaoting Shi, Lingjun Luo, Zechen Li, Shiyu Wu, Grace Gilmore)