Honam University Confucius Academy Opens the 5th Korea-China Art Exchange Exhibition

Honam University Confucius Academy held the opening ceremony of the '5th Korea-China Art Exchange Exhibition' and is taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Honam University

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Honam University Confucius Academy (Director Lee Jung-rim) announced on the 3rd that it held the opening ceremony of the "5th Korea-China Art Exchange Exhibition" on the 1st under the theme of "Harmony (融)" and will hold an exhibition both online and offline until the 5th.

At the opening ceremony, Park Sang-chul, President of Honam University, Jiang Jianmin, Vice President of Hebei Academy of Fine Arts in China, and professors exhibiting from both schools attended together

to promote and develop cultural and artistic exchanges between Korea and China ahead of the 30th anniversary of Korea-China diplomatic relations.

This exchange exhibition features a total of about 100 works by more than 60 professors and master's and doctoral students from the Department of Fine Arts at Honam University (Department Head Gu Man-chae) and Hebei Academy of Fine Arts (President Zhan Zhongyi) in China, including oil paintings that fuse traditional cultural elements, ink paintings, and sculptures.

Director Lee Jung-rim said, "This exhibition will not only be a place for mutual exchange and learning of Korean and Chinese art but also a new starting point for mutual fusion and deepening cooperation between the two schools. It will also be a new exploration for the school's international exchange and departmental development," adding, "We will continue to support broad private cultural exchanges, including the annual Korea-China Art Exhibition."

Hebei Academy of Fine Arts, participating in the Korea-China Art Exchange Exhibition for the fifth year this year, is the only private art university in China, established in 2002, with about 7,000 students enrolled in 48 majors in the fields of art, film, and media, making it a comprehensive art university.

In particular, the university founder, President Zhan Zhongyi, is a national first-class artist, founder of the Monglong School, a famous painter with high prestige in the Chinese art world, and is actively producing works worldwide.

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