China News Service, Shanghai, March 11 (Xie Mengyuan) "Art is a language that spans time, space and culture, and is also a way to explore the world." Li Minkun, director of Shanghai Pudong Art Museum, said that he hopes that visitors to the art museum will start from visiting converts into co-creators.
The first "Mei Pu Hui" Children's Art Works Exhibition, jointly organized by Pudong Art Museum and Tate Britain, closed in Shanghai on the 10th.
On this occasion, Pudong Art Museum announced the official launch of a city tour exhibition of works - the outstanding art works in the first achievement exhibition will be introduced in batches to urban public spaces such as subways, schools, communities, commercial buildings, etc., and join hands with children artists to open A new artistic journey.
On the 10th, the audience watched the first children's art exhibition of "Meipu Hui".
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As an important part of the "Mei Pu Hui" children's artist training program, the city tour not only reflects the Pudong Art Museum's emphasis on young people's artistic creation and artistic character cultivation, but also responds to the "social aesthetic education" policy.
It is reported that the first children's artist training program has the theme of "My View of the Future City" and aims to pay attention to children's self-expression and artistic growth. By creating an innovative and international social aesthetic education brand, it can explore children's talents with a "world perspective" Artistic potential, inspiring perception, cultivating creativity.
The event is open to primary and secondary school students aged 6-15 across the country. It will be officially launched on February 28, 2023. It will collect original works, audition, re-selection and other professional selections, develop art workshops, display shortlisted works, meet artists, etc. A series of activities throughout the year allow children to transform from visitors to co-creators, building a bridge for children to the world of art and providing an international art stage for dialogue with the world.
As a judge, artist Xu Bing said: "When it comes to the relationship between art and children, I always feel that there is a closer distance between children and art. Because before children receive complete cultural transformation, they have a very special Innate ability to perceive the world, these are actually the most worthy pursuits of art.”
At the event, Yang Luoqi, a young artist who won the Audience Popularity Award, expressed her thoughts: "The city we live in is full of charm. I am very grateful to Meipuhui for providing our students with a big stage to showcase their talents, allowing me to do whatever I want. Imagine this city. After this, I will continue to pursue my artistic dreams!"
From November to December 2023, the Tate Modern Museum in London will also digitally display the achievement exhibition, which not only provides an international stage for artistic creation and cultural exchanges for young children, but also further enhances the culture of Chinese children. Confidence, China’s self-confidence.
"Aesthetic Education in Society" is a long-term work. Driven by Shanghai's "Aesthetic Education in Society" plan, Pudong Art Museum will continue to develop key aesthetic education projects, develop innovative aesthetic education activities, enrich the brand connotation of social aesthetic education, and strive to bring together multiple resources. , continue to build an activity platform for "social aesthetic education", explore a broader development space for aesthetic education, and deepen international cultural and artistic exchanges.
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