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2024 YCN Photo Contest
The result of the 2024 YCN Photo Contest was announced by the YCN Committee on the 8th May during the 2024 yCAM in Tampere, Finland. There were 23 pictures submitted from 11 Countries (UK, Spain, Italy, India, Poland, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, Austria and Portugal).
The 3 winners of this photo contest are:
1. “A ray of hope” by Subhadip Bhandari and Anna De Marzi (Italy).
2. “Hidden egg cell inside a brushite cement uterus” by Francisco Andrade (Portugal).
3. “Autumn leaves” by Zakhar Kudrynskyi (UK)

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Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust is 31st May 2026!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before mid-July 2026. Activities submitted for the deadline of 31st May 2026 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before Mid-August 2026.
YCN Newsletter 30 - Reflections from Alejandro Montón
Dear YCN Friends and Colleagues,
As my term on the Young Ceramists Network (YCN) committee comes to a close after a journey that began in December 2021 and ended this January 2026, I want to take a moment to share a few personal reflections and heartfelt thanks.
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