坚定中华文化高度自信锻造对外美术交流品牌
——2016年中国美协对外交流回顾

文美文 Mei Wen 译曹宇光 Cao Yuguang

互绘加深相知 弘扬丝路精神

坚定中华文化高度自信锻造对外美术交流品牌
——2016年中国美协对外交流回顾

文美文 Mei Wen 译曹宇光 Cao Yuguang

Strengthen Self-confi dence in Chinese Culture, Forge Brand For Fine Arts Exchange——Retrospect of CAA’s Art Exchanges in 2016

第七届北京双年展主题创作研讨会现场 Theme Creation Workshop of the 7thBeijing International Art Biennale (BIAB)

2016年，中国美协对外美术交流工作坚持国家文化战略指引，在传承和弘扬中华优秀传统文化基础上，配合国家公共外交着力方向，在国际艺术界彰显中国的文化自信，努力锻造对外美术交流品牌，为推动中国美术走出去持续助力，亮点频现。

In 2016, China Artists Association (CAA) conducted its art exchange under guidance of national cultural strategy and on the basis of inheriting and promoting excellent Chinese traditional culture. Following the direction of national public diplomacy, their hard work has ultimately highlighted China’s cultural self-confidence in the international art circles, forged brand events of fine arts exchange and contributied to Chinese fine arts’ going abroad with wares of applause.

中国文联、中国美协领导与驻华大使们在“互绘·相知——中外美术作品展”上合影Leaders from CFLAC and CAA as well as Foreign Ambassadors at the Joint Art Erxhibition of China and Foreign Countries titled “Exchange Painting| Mutual Understanding”

互绘加深相知 弘扬丝路精神

2013年，在“中国美术世界行”“中国中青年美术家海外研修工程”实施五周年之际，中国美协在北京炎黄艺术馆举办了首次“中国美术家眼中的世界”美术作品展。今年9月10日，逾200件中外美术佳作再次集结北京炎黄艺术馆，集体亮相“互绘·相知——中外美术作品展”，将60余个“一带一路”沿线国家神奇绚丽的景观尽数收纳其中，全面呈现中外美术家眼中的多彩世界。展品以中国美协对外交流项目为主导，集近年来外事工作硕果之大成，涵盖国、油、版、雕、水彩、综合材料等各门类，分为“中国美术家眼中的世界”“外国美术家眼中的中国”“中国中青年美术家海外研修工程”“巴黎国际艺术城吕霞光画室研修项目”“虚拟现实画展”五大板块，展品数量较上届几乎翻倍。其中“中国美术家眼中的世界”再次集合了近几年参与中国美协“中国美术世界行”的国内美术名家所描绘的异域作品，尤其聚焦60多个“一带一路”沿线国家。作品以开阔的创作视野、独具中国文化特色的艺术语言，描绘出和而不同的“一带一路”国家风情，展示中国美术走向世界、表现和传承“丝路精神”的新视角，体现了中国美术家的大局意识和历史担当。展览以专业行动配合国家整体外交战略，对国家在新的历史时期文化外交的把握与实施，对中国美术如何在坚守传统的前提下表现外国题材的创作实践和语言拓展，都具有重要的引导和启发意义。

“外国美术家眼中的中国”则借助北京双年展接待等外事平台，通过组织国外美术家深入中国内地基层采风写生，邀请他们以中国故事为题进行创作。外国美术家们在采风过程中亲身体会到了“中国梦”的美妙内涵，并将这种理解与表达诉诸创作。中外美术家以对方国家为表现对象进行相互描绘，使作品呈现出迥异于本民族艺术特征的多样风格，突显了不同美术的交流互鉴，加深相互了解，诠释“互绘·相知”的展览主题。

随后，中国美协组织奥地利、白俄罗斯、爱沙尼亚、印度等“一带一路”国家和地区的美术家，与中国美协刘大为主席率领的内地画家一道，相继踏访京郊平谷和后海，用画笔描绘出北京朴茂的自然人文风情。国外美术家表示，此行不仅领略到北京厚重优雅的历史和风光，还接触到普通中国人的日常生活。他们的乐观朴实、积极向上的精神面貌加深了国外美术家对中国的美好印象。国外美术家走进中国乡村和普通市民之中，汲取创作营养，中外美术家一同“深入生活”，是从外事层面践行走近基层，贴近群众要求。今后我会还将择机组织此类活动，邀请世界携手描绘“美丽中国”。

为引导国内外美术家参与第七届北京双年展，最大程度确保入选作品水准和学术质量，提升展览整体水平，展览主题创作研讨会为“丝路与世界文明”主题创作把脉。中国文联副主席左中一肯定了展览主题所蕴含的历久弥新的丝路精神和世界文明交流融合的时代特性，并动员美协发扬集体策划、群策群力的传统优势，使主题更加具体、形象化，广泛征集各国优秀作品，共同讲好中国故事、传播中国声音、弘扬中国精神。中外美术家们借助幻灯片对创作思路和方案草图进行简短介绍。策委们针对作品内容题材、学术定位等进行了点评和探讨，对艺术家们的创作进行了肯定、鼓励，也提出了很多建议和重要的期许，特别强调了北京双年展的创新性、时代性、国际性、包容性。

左中一在第七届北京双年展主题创作研讨会上讲话 ZUO Zhongyi Delivered a Remarks at the Theme Creation Workshop of the 7thBIAB

刘大为（右一）和徐里（右二）参观“外国美术家眼中的中国”作品 LIU Dawei (1ston the Right) and XU Li (2ndon the Right) viewed the Exhibition Titled“China in the Eyes of Foreign Artists”

“中国美术世界行”深入行进世界

“艺术与和平——中国当代美术作品展”是中国美协今年启动的国际巡展项目，即从历届北京国际美术双年展中遴选部分优秀中国作品，送往国外进行巡回展出，在展现中国当代美术发展的面貌的同时推介北京双年展，加强中外美术交流与合作。展览首展于10月14日在有着“童话王国”之称的丹麦黑勒勒市开幕，这是中国美协首次在北欧国家办展。

展览得到了中国驻丹麦使馆、哥本哈根中国文化中心、菲特烈堡宫等机构的鼎力支持，丹麦国家历史博物馆破例第一次将核心展厅的“黄金展线”腾让给中国作品，并免收场租，给予展览高规格待遇。承办方极为专业的布展方案和严谨的细节设计令每一位观众都能感受到场馆对展览的高度重视和用心投入。近40件中国作品以“艺术与和平”为主题，透过多种美术表现形式，立体反映出中华民族对和谐美好生活的热爱以及对人与自然关系的思考。

“艺术与和平——中国当代美术作品展”在结束了丹麦展后，旋即来到欧盟总部所在地、有着“欧洲首都”之称的比利时布鲁塞尔，于12月6日在布鲁塞尔中国文化中心继续向欧洲观众讲述中国美术家眼中的“艺术与和平”。展览体现了中国当代美术家们在各主要美术门类的创新成就，也体现出北京双年展作为中国美术界所创立的国际化平台，对美术人才的发掘培养和对中外美术交流的推动。展览用独具中国特色的艺术作品，传递出中国美术家们珍视和平、包容和谐的美好愿望，体现出中国致力于构建人类命运共同体和利益共同体的崇高理想，这是对暴恐行径的有力回击，必将使和平理念更加深入人心。

作为中国目前规模最大、参与范围最广、作品种类最多、最具影响力和权威性的国家级综合性美术大展，近六届全国美展都会在举办次年由日方出资，遴选部分优秀作品前往日本各大主流美术馆进行巡展，迄今巡展地已遍布日本全国。去年7月，第十二届全国美展70余件获奖作品启程赴日，历经奈良、山梨、长崎巡展后，于2月25日在东京日中友好会馆美术馆开幕，将巡展推向高潮。本届展览以“百花争妍：中国写实主义的辉煌”为题，包括中国画、油画、版画、雕塑、水彩画、漆画、年画、动漫等各门类，呈现出近五年来中国美术的最新成果和主流形态，获得日本社会各界的高度关注和赞誉。日本民主党最高顾问、日中友好会馆会长江田五月表示，当前日中关系正处于微妙时期，令此次巡展颇费周折。展览的成功举办，毅然为两国交流打开了一个通畅的渠道。中国驻日大使馆郭燕公使、中国美协副主席何家英、中国美协副秘书长陶勤则分别回顾了老一辈日本美术大师对中日艺术交往寄予的厚望与支持，指出20多年持续不断的巡展已经培养了一批每届必看的忠实观众。奈良县立美术馆研究员南城守还透露，全国美展已经连续两届到访奈良，本届奈良展参观人数是上届巡展的三倍，创下历史纪录，奈良得以重温并延续着上千年来对中国文化的由衷热爱。

今年正逢中国与秘鲁建交45周年，在APEC会议秘鲁首都利马召开、中拉文化年接近尾声之际，由国务院新闻办主办，中国外文局等单位协办，中国美协担任学术支持的“感知中国·走进秘鲁——APEC‘人与自然’艺术展”携来自APEC成员国中的18个国家及地区的31位美术家的36件作品，于11月16日在秘鲁国家考古人类学历史博物馆开幕。该展多数展品选自往届北京双年展珍藏的APEC成员国的作品，包括秘鲁等东道国的作品也是在入藏后首次归国展出。此次秘鲁展作品以敏锐的目光和深刻的思想发掘“人与自然”在当前全球化语境中的存在状态，不仅显现出APEC成员国各具特色的艺术传统和文化多样性，也寄托着人与自然和谐相处的美好理想，抒发关爱一切生命的情怀。

中外美术家写生团在京郊平谷区金海湖畔合影 Artists both at Home and Abroad during Sketching Tour by Jinhai Lake at Pinggu District in the Suburb of Beijing

中国中青年美术家海外研修工程深入“一带一路”国家

“中国中青年美术家海外研修工程”自2009年启动以来，迄今已成功实施八届；2015年度第七批研修工程已于今年圆满结项。纵观本批研修工程课题，多具有较强的前沿色彩，对当代中国美术发展所面临课题与挑战做出了积极的回应与思考，收获颇丰。

2016年度第八批研修工程于去年末启动，经过前期立项公布、申请征集、海选初评等环节，于年初评选产生了新一批研修人员，并于年中陆续派出。与前几批相比，本批研修工程有特殊的亮点和意义：首先此次终评候选人全部以“一带一路”沿线国家为研修目的地，这些国家以往较少涉及，研究相对缺乏，因此项目无疑将加强国内美术研究领域的薄弱环节，填补相关空白；同时，将目光转向与我国有着悠久交往历史的国家，对于“一带一路”战略下共同打造政治互信、经济融合、文化包容的利益共同体、命运共同体和责任共同体，以及配合国家在新的历史时期文化外交战略的实施，都将具有重要的指导意义。该批研修成果有望在于2017年初全部完成。

“中国美术国际交流公益基金”正式设立助力中外美术交流

6月13日，“中国美术国际交流公益基金”设立暨捐赠仪式在北京举行。该基金由中国美协和佳信海坛控股集团共同发起设立，首笔捐赠由佳信海坛控股集团出资，挂靠在中国华侨公益基金会名下。这一基金将充分整合海内外社会资源，在世界范围内弘扬中华美学精神，着力打造中国独有的、享有世界声誉和影响力的国际展览品牌，支持各国具有代表性、开拓性和具有相当规模的高水准国际公益美术交流、展示、论坛及研究等项目，增进各国当代艺术家尤其是绘画和雕塑艺术家的国际间专业交流与合作。基金设立后，除对口资助“北京国际美术双年展”“中国美术世界行”等项目外，募资筹建中国国际当代美术馆也将作为基金未来规划的一个中长期目标。

中国美协持续推动华人华侨及台湾美术家创作与交流

在中国美术不断“走出去”的同时，中国美协也时刻关注华人华侨和两岸三地美术家的个人发展情况，传递出祖国大陆对美术家的关心、支持和温暖。

9月26日，由中国侨联与中国美协等多家单位联合主办的“第三届世界华侨华人美术书法展”在中国华侨历史博物馆开幕。本届展览共收到来自45个国家和地区的1000余名华侨华人艺术家递送的作品4000余件；最终164幅作品入选，另有特邀作品百余件。美术作品门类众多，书法作品书体各异，既有五洲风情的艺术再现，也有侨居生活的内心写照；既有对故土风貌的刻骨铭心，也有对海外风情的心驰神往，从中可窥见中国书画艺术在不同国家的传播、传承与创新。

10月11日，由国务院侨办、天津市政府与中国美协共同主办的“第二届文化中国·全球华人书画展”在天津美术馆开幕，共展出作品160余件。本届展览主题为“丝路远帆宏图展，翰墨凝侨筑梦圆”，旨在集中展示中华文化的丰富多彩和博大精深，满足海外侨胞精神文化需求，团结鼓励海外华人书画家共同用艺术语言讲好“中国故事”，凝聚海内外中华儿女共同的力量，同圆共享“中国梦”。

在两大涉侨艺术项目揭幕之前，由北京市台联、台湾中国书法学会、台湾美术院共同举办，中国美协担任学术支持的“笔墨抒怀·情聚两岸——第二届海峡两岸书画名家交流展”于6月24日在北京台湾会馆先期开幕。这是中国美协第二次担任该展学术支持。展览邀请大陆书画家及台湾名家参展，展出书画精品近60幅。北京市台联党组书记王兰栋还代表主办方接受了国民党主席洪秀柱特为此次画展题写的“艺林荟萃”条幅。

嘉宾们为中国美术国际交流公益基金揭牌 Distinguished Guests Unveiled the Brand of “Public Welfare Fund of Chinese Fine Arts for International Exchange”

外国驻华大使饶有兴趣地欣赏“互绘·相知——中外美术作品展” Foreign Ambassadors Enjoyed“Exchange Painting| Mutual Understanding” Joint Art Exhibition

比利时展中外嘉宾合影Artists both at Home and Abroad at the Exhibition in Belgium

比利时观众欣赏展览Belgian Audiences Appreciated the Exhibition

Mutual Understanding and Silk Road Spirits Arising from Painting Exchange

In year 2013 which marked the 5thanniversary of the launching of two projects by CAA, namely “World Journey of Chinese Fine Arts” and “Middle-aged and Young Chinese Artists and Scholars Overseas Research Scheme”, CAA held the first painting exhibition titled “World in the Eyes of Chinese Artists” at Yan Huang Art Museum (YHAM) in Beijing. On September 10, 2016, over 200 outstanding artworks from both home and abroad gathered at YHAM again to form a joint exhibition titled “Paint One Another, Know One Another -Sino -Foreign Fine Art Exhitation”, where those magic and magnificent scenes from more than 60 countries of “B&R” Initiatives were involved to present a colorful world in the eyes of artists from China and other countries. With CAA’s exchange projects as its main source, this exhibition collected most of the latest achievement in the international exchange and involved various disciplines of traditional Chinese painting, oil painting, print, sculpture, water color and synthesized materials. Divided into the following five parts, namely “World in the Eyes of Chinese Artists”, “China in the Eyes of Foreign Artists”,“Middle-Aged and Young Chinese Artists and Scholars Overseas Research Scheme”, Research Program of Lv Xiaguang Studio at the International Art City of Paris” and “VR Exhibition”, this exhibition had almost doubled the total of size the previous session. In the part “World in the Eyes of Chinese Artists”, all those works of exotic expressions created by Chinese artists who participated in the recent “World Journey of Chinese Fine Arts”were selected to focus on over 60 countries, especially those in the “B&R” strategy. In an open view for creation, with unique art language of Chinese cultural characteristics, those works depicted a different yet harmonious expression of the “B&R” countries, showcased the new perspective of Chinese fine arts into global participation , inheritance and reflection of “Silk Road” spirits, and demonstrated Chinese artists’ awareness of national strategy and their historic responsibility. As a professional act in accordance with the ove all national diplomatic strategy, this exhibition bore special significance and guidance for Chinese fine arts to comprehend and implement national cultural diplomacy in this new period and to promote creation and art language expansion on foreign themes following the prerequisite of holding fast to tradition.

As to the part “China in the Eyes of Foreign Artists”, thanks to the international exchange platform of Beijing International Art Biennale (BIAB), CAA welcome foreign artists deep into China for inspiration and invited them for art creation under the theme of Chinese stories. During this course, foreign artists came to feel about the wonderful connotation of “Chinese Dream” and integrated their understanding and expression into creation. Taking each other’s motherland as the object for mutual painting, artists both at home and abroad have achieved various styles totally different from their own national features, which highlighted the theme of this exhibition—the significance of deepening learning deepened through exchange and cross referencing.

Afterwards, CAA invited some artists from several “B&R”countries and regions such as Austria, Belarus, Estonia and India, along with Chinese artists headed by Liu Dawei, president of CAA, to visit Pinggu in the suburb of Beijing and Houhai in the city proper, where they depicted the simple yet charming scenes of human and nature in Beijing. As foreign artists put, they not only enjoyed the time-honored history and graceful landscape in Beijing in this trip, but also get in touch with the daily life ordinary Chinese people. Their simplicity, optimism and positive attitude added to the foreign artists’ good impression about China. By entering rural areas and getting contacts with ordinary citizens in China, foreign artists absorbed nutrition for their creation, while such “Deep into Life” trip of the artists both at home and abroad is the concrete fulfillment of grass-root experience. From this year on, CAA will organize such event at a convenient and proper time so as to invite artists from all over the world to paint a “Beautiful China”.

“World Journey of Chinese Fine Arts” Deep into Global Tour

“Art & Peace—the International Tour Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Works of Art” is an international tour exhibition launched by CAA this year. By sending selected excellent Chinese artworks from the previous sessions of BIAB to an overseas tour, CAA intends to showcase the current outlook of contemporary art development in China while giving publicity to BIAB so as to strengthen art exchange and cooperation between China and the rest of the world. This exhibition had its virgin opening on October 14 at Hillerod City of Denmark—the “Kingdom of Fairy Tales”, which was the first time that CAA held exhibitions in Nordic countries.

This event received a great support from the Chinese Embassy in Denmark, Chinese Culture Center in Copenhagen and Frederiksborg Castle. For the first time in history, this National Historical Museum of Denmark offered the “golden exhibition line” in its core hall to Chinese artworks with high standard of accornmodation and free of charge. With a professional exhibition plan and meticulous design of details, the undertaking party brought every audience to feel its extreme emphasis and careful dedication. Under the theme of “Art and Peace”, nearly 40 Chinese artworks, by means of varied expressions of fine arts, reflected Chinese nation’s love of a harmonious life and carry for

the relationship between human and nature in an all-round way.

2015年度中青年美术家海外研修工程成果汇报会专家及研修人员合影Group Photo of Researchers and Experts in the 2015 “Overseas Research Project for Young and Middle-aged Chinese Artists”

In the wake of its debut in Denmark, this exhibition transferred immediately to Brussels of Belgium, the cocation of EU Headquarters in a reputation of the “capital of Europe”. On the evening of December 6, at Chinese Culture Center in Brussels, it continued to tell European audiences about the “art and peace”in the eyes of Chinese artists. This exhibition not only presented the contemporary Chinese artists’ innovation and achievement in various mainstream disciplines of fine arts, but also demonstrated the international platform of BIAB set up by Chinese art circles, the discovery and training of art talents, and the promotion of art exchanges between China and foreign countries. The artworks of unique Chinese characteristics in this exhibition conveyed Chinese artists’ good will of cherished peace, tolerance and harmony, embodied China’s lofty ideal of constructing human community of interest and destiny, both of which were indeed a powerful counter-blow to the terrorism and would definitely win more support for its advocacy of peace.

The National Fine Artworks Exhibition is currently the comprehensive fine arts exhibition in the largest scale, with the most extensive participation scope, the most categories and the most significant influence and authority. By convention, some excellent works of the latest six sessions are selected and sent to all the mainstream galleries in Japan in a tour in the following year after each exhibition, funded by Japanese hosts. So far this tour exhibition has reached almost every major cities all over Japan. In July 2015, over 70 award-winning works were sent to Nara-ken, Yamanashi-ken and Nagasaki in a tour and on February 25, 2016, opened to the public at Japan-China Friendship Center in Tokyo, which proved the climax. Under the theme of “Hundred Flowers Contend for Beauty: Brilliance of Chinese Realism”, this exhibition involved many disciplines such as traditional Chinese painting, oil painting, print, sculpture, water color painting, lacquer painting, Spring Festival picture and comic cartoon, which highlighted the latest achievement and mainstream formation of Chinese fine arts in the recent five years, winning extensive attention and recognition from all walks of life in Japan. As Satsuki Eda, the supreme advisor of Japanese Democratic Party and president of Japan-China Friendship Center, expressed, though the subtle complication of Japan-China relationship made this event undergo many twists and turns, the success of this exhibition opened a smooth channel for bilateral exchange. Guo Yan, minister counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Japan, He Jiaying, vice president of CAA, and Tao Qin, deputy secretary general of CAA, respectively reflected on the elder generation of Japanese masters’ great expectations and support for art communications between China and Japan and concluded that the consecutive tours for over two decades had fostered a good number of loyal audiences who never missed any session. As a researcher in Art Gallery of Nara-ken told us, this exhibition had been to Nara-ken twice and the total number of audiences of this session was three times that of the previous session, which had set a new record. Thanks to this event, the local people there were still capable of reviewing and continuing their hearty love of Chinese culture for thousands of years.As this year marks the 45thanniversary of diplomatic relations establishment between China and Peru, on the occasion of APEC at Lima, capital of Peru, and the closing of China-Latin America Cultural Year, “Feel about China in Peru—APEC ‘Human and Nature’Art Exhibition”, sponsored by Information Office of State Council, in association with China International Publishing Group and CAA for academic support, was opened at National Archaeology Historical Museum of Peru on November 16. Among the 36 exhibits by 31 artists from 18 countries and regions of APEC, most were selected from the treasured works from APEC member countries in BIAB including Peru. It was the first time that some of those works returned home from China after their being collected by BIAB. In sharp insight and profound way of thinking, this exhibition aimed to explore the current situation of “human and nature” in the context of globalization, which not only showcased the varied distinct art traditions and cultural diversity of APEC member countries, but also carried on the perfect ideal of harmonious coexistence of “human and nature” in an affectionate feeling for all lives.

“Middle-Aged and Young Chinese Artists and Scholars Overseas Research Scheme” Deep into“B&R” Countries

Since its launch in 2009, the “Middle-aged and Young Chinese Artists and Scholars Overseas Research Scheme” has witnessed success in 8 sessions. At the beginning of this year, the 7thsession starting in 2015 came to a perfect conclusion. In retrospect, major themes of this session were of distinct avantgarde characteristics, and thus provided positive feedback and reflections on issues and challenges that confronted the current Chinese art development, which proved to be a great harvest.

As to the 8thsession of 2016, it was launched at the end of 2015 and underwent several necessary parts of authorized registration, public announcement, appeal collection, preliminary mass election. The new batch of researchers were officially selected and sent out to target countries in succession. Compared with the previous sessions, this session has its special points. First of all, all the candidates chose “B&R”countries as their destination while the previous research hardly reached those countries. In this sense, this session will undoubtedly help strengthen the weak part of domestic fine arts research and fill in the related blanks. In the meanwhile, such attention shift to those countries that enjoyed a time-honored history of communications will be significant in building up community of interest, destiny and responsibility in political trust, economic integration and cultural tolerance as well as implementing the cultural diplomacy in this new historical period. The outcome of the research in this session will be completed hopefully at the beginning of 2017.

“Public Welfare Fund of Chinese Fine Arts for International Exchange” Of fi cially Established to Facilitate Art Exchange

On June 13, the ceremony for the establishment and donation of “Public Welfare Fund of Chinese Fine Arts for International Exchange” was held at Beijing. Jointly initiated by CAA and Truseas Group, this fund gained its first donation from Truseas Group and get attached to Overseas Chinese Charity Foundation of China. By integrating social resources both at home and abroad, this fund will promote Chinese aesthetic spirits in the world, endeavor to build up international exhibition brand of Chinese exclusive property rights, global reputation and influence, support representative, pioneering and high-standard projects of international public welfare from various countries, such as exchange, exhibition, forum and research, and enhance professional exchange and cooperation of contemporary artists, especially among painters and sculptors of different countries. Upon establishment, this fund will subsidize such certain projects such as BIAB and“World Journey of Chinese Fine Arts”Preparations for building up the China International Contemporary Art Museum will be a major objective of middle-and-long term for the future planning.

CAA Continued Promotion Creation and Exchange among Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Artists

While Chinese fine arts keep going abroad, CAA still keeps an eye upon the individual artist development of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan as well as overseas compatriots, and conveys the motherland’s solicitude, support and warmth to them.

On September 26, the 3rdFine Arts and Calligraphy Exhibition of Overseas Chinese in the World, jointly sponsored by All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and CAA, was opened at Overseas Chinese History Museum of China. Among over 4000 candidate works by over 1000 overseas Chinese artists from 45 countries and regions, 164 pieces were ultimately selected, with another 100-odd works as honorary pieces. Among fine artworks of varied sub-disciplines and calligraphy of different styles, we can find artistic reproduction of outlandish expressions, hearty portrait of overseas living, nostalgia of hometown scenery and longing for exotic landscape, and learn about the transmission, inheritance and innovation of Chinese fine arts and calligraphy in different countries.

On October 11, the 2ndCulture in China—Global Overseas Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition, jointly sponsored by Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, Tianjin Municipal Government and CAA, was opened at Tianjin Art Museum with over 160 exhibits on display. Under the theme of “Flying Banners on Silk Road for Great Plan, and Overseas Chinese's Ink Art works for Chinese Dream”, this event aimed to unite and encourage overseas Chinese calligraphers and painters to tell “Chinese stories” in art language as well as to combine the joint efforts of overseas compatriots all over the world to realize and share the“Chinese Dream”.

Prior to the above art events, “Romance in Ink and Brush, Affection across the Straits—the 2ndCalligraphy and Painting Masters Exchange exhibition across the Straits”, jointly sponsored by Beijing Taiwanese Compatriots Friendship Association (BTCFA), Chinese Calligraphy Society of Taiwan and Taiwan Art Academy, and academically supported by CAA (for the 2ndtime), was opened at Taiwan Guild-Hall in Beijing on June 24. Nearly 60 selected calligraphy and paintings from masters of the Mainland and Taiwan were exhibited. Wang Landong, party secretary of BTCFA, on behalf of the sponsors, also received a special scroll of “Galaxy of Chinese Artistry” written by particularly for this event Hung Hsiu-chu, chair of Kuomintang.

外国美术家在京郊写生 Foreign Artists Sketched in the Suburb of Beijing

丹麦展中外嘉宾合影 Group Photo of Artists both at Home and Abroad at the Exhibition in Denmark

中外美术家在丹麦展研讨会上观看北京双年展幻灯演示Artists both at Home and Abroad Watched PPT of BIAB at Workshop of the Exhibition in Denmark

陶勤（左）引领日本嘉宾参观展览 TAO Qin (on the Left) Guided Japanese Guests in the Exhibition

出席“从互绘·相知到丝路与世界文明”座谈会的国外美术家们Foreign Artists at Workshop Titled“From Paint One Another, Know One Another to Silk Road and World Civilization”