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GLOBALTIMES: "Songs of the earth" exhibition kicks off in Beijing
"Songs of the earth, artistic documentary for a better China" kicked off in Beijing on Feb 28 and will last until Mar 27. Through nearly 100 pieces, the exhibition tells stories about how people have built our beautiful China since the reform and opening up.Source:GLOBALTIMES
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Ceremony of 7th Erudite Craftsmen Award of CAA Held
On February 28, the China Academy of Art held the ceremony of the 7th Erudite Craftsmen Award of CAA.The award, which uses "erudite craftsmen" as its name, includes Erudite Craftsmen Gold Award, Erudite Craftsmen Award, and Young Erudite Craftsmen Award, which are granted to teachers serving as benchmarks and models for others. Prof. Mou Sen at School of Intermedia Art won the Erudite Craftsmen Gold Award; Prof. Cui Xiaodong at School of Painting and Prof. Bi Fei at School of Arts and
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Songs of the Earth - Artistic Documentary for a Better China
Songs of the Earth: Artistic Documentary for a Better China, an exhibition hosted by China Academy of Art, featured the most significant amount of case studies on the Beautiful China Initiative. The exhibition kicked off at the China Millennium Monument on March 1. Through interviews with more than 300 artists, scholars, designers, entrepreneurs, and practitioners in 34 provinces and autonomous regions, researchers from the CAA Research Institute of the Beautiful China Initiative have accumulate
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ARTFORUM China, CAA CHINESE PAINTING AND TEACHING: The Pursuit of a Powerful Mind: Art and Education
The past year has seen life struggles that transcend personal dilemmas. A renewed sense of the distance between the contemporary art world, which has constantly been in self-doubt, and today's public life. At the beginning of the New Year, let’s talk about (art) education, as well as the perception of local reality and the world.“Wu Shanzhuan said, ‘Art is not an excuse for not doing other things.’ I agree with that.”Looking back on my art and educational experiences over the past thirty yea
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Film Art College 1994 Shortlisted in the Berlinale Competition Section
It was announced on February 1st, 2023 that the Chinese animated film Art College 1994 has been selected for the Competition section in the 73rd Berlinale. The news came as a pleasant surprise as it was the final film shortlisted in the annual international film festival. This marked a new record for the Chinese animated film industry.Directed by Liu Jian, a professor at CAA School of Animation and Games, and produced by a team of teachers and students over a span of five years, the film is a si
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China Daily: Paying tribute through art
Art is a form of communication and painting making it an important way to record and illustrate events over time. Artists in China have used different methods to show their appreciation for workers on the front line of the fight against COVID-19.In September, China Daily's Times' Palette Studio signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Academy of Art, the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, the Tianjin Academy of Fine
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City project uses art to enhance village life
 In an effort to integrate art into the construction of rural areas and enhance people's artistic aesthetics, China Academy of Art launched the "For a Better China" project last year to encourage young artists to experience and create art in villages and impoverished areas. Now, some of the experimental works are on display at "The Close-up: 100 Moments For A Better China" exhibition at China Design Museum through July 25. "The concept of better China
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Zhejiang oil paintings take center stage at rare art exhibition
A rare exhibition of modern works by oil painting masters from Zhejiang Province is under way at Zhejiang Art Museum. Works on display, through February 12, date back from 1912 to the present, recording 100 years of oil painting development in the eastern province. "The history of Zhejiang's oil painting is the epitome of the history of China's oil painting. For a century, Zhejiang has been a major cultural center of oil painting art," said Xu Jiang, headmaster of the Chin
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Artists Elegance - A Century of Oil Painting in Zhejiang
"Artists Elegance - A Century of Oil Painting in Zhejiang" has been exhibited in Zhejiang Art Museum from December 12, 2022 to February 12, 2023. It hopes to show artists' efforts in developing oil painting creation innovatively in Zhejiang Province. They go deep into life and take root in the people to create classic works with local features, distinctive colors of the times and unique artistic styles. The exhibition involves more than 280 oil paintings of the old, middle and
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World-famous Auto Designer James Hope Joined China Academy of Art as a Full-time Professor!
In December 2022, the China Academy of Art (CAA) officially introduced James Hope, a world-renowned automotive designer, as a full-time professor at the School of Design, CAA. At the same time, CAA Institute of Transportation Design was established, with Professor Hope as its Director who is responsible for the transportation design program for undergraduates and postgraduates. James Hope graduated from College for Creative Studies (CCS) in 1992 with