People's Daily Qingdao, January 15 (Liu Yingjie) On January 14, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., the 5th "International Public Art Award" China Qingdao West Coast New Area Public Art Scheme International Solicitation Ceremony and International Public Art Forum Series of Activities opened in Qingdao West Coast New Area.
The scene of the opening ceremony.
The event was co-sponsored by the International Public Art Association (IPA), Shandong Academy of Arts and Crafts, Shanghai University International Institute of Public Art, Shanghai University Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Qingdao West Coast New Area Administrative Committee, Shandong Arts and Crafts College Public Art Research Institute, Shandong Arts and Crafts College Industry-Education Integration Qingdao Base, Qingdao West Coast New Area Culture and Tourism Bureau, Qingdao West Coast New Area Federation of Literature and Art Circles. With the help of the "International Public Art Award" platform, it aims to focus on the cultural characteristics and development needs of Qingdao West Coast New Area, learn from and absorb global successful experience, contribute ideas for the urban construction and cultural development of West Coast New Area, especially the development of public art, improve the quality of urban public space, and explore an innovative practice of urban public art construction in the new area.
The opening ceremony was presided over by Dong Huafeng, deputy director of the Publicity Department of the Qingdao West Coast New Area Working Committee and director of the Bureau of Culture and Tourism, and Wang Lin, second-level inspector of the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, and Mr. Louis Biggs, Chairman of the International Public Art Association (IPA), delivered speeches respectively.
Wang Lin said: "Qingdao and new districts that are developing rapidly and renewing are in great need of artistic makeup, art stimulates the public's observation, perception and imagination of the city, through the integration with the city, the charm of public art will be fully reflected in life, thereby promoting a people-oriented urban environment, stimulating the sense of belonging and pride of urban residents, and then fully demonstrating the attractiveness of art." ”
In his speech, Louis Biggs noted that "the world is accelerating change. Human culture, including public art, is an important part of this process. Through the contributions of these public artists, we may be able to interpret the concerns of humanity in the process of globalization. ”
Director Dong Huafeng said at the opening ceremony that he looks forward to the continued in-depth cooperation between Qingdao West Coast New Area and the International Public Art Association, Shandong Academy of Arts and Crafts, and the International Institute of Public Art of Shanghai University, to promote international public art exchanges, promote the development of Chinese public art, and further promote the urban cultural construction of the new district with the concept of local reshaping public art and the successful experience of global public art, and create a successful road for the construction of public art in Chinese cities!
Pan Lusheng, Vice Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Chairman of the China Folk Writers Association, and President of shandong Academy of Arts and Crafts, Wang Dawei, Vice Chairman and Founder of the International Public Art Association (IPA) and President of the International Institute of Public Art of Shanghai University, Wang Bo, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC Committee of Qingdao West Coast New Area, Chairman of the District Federation of Industry and Commerce, and President of the Calligraphy and Painting Institute of the District CPPCC, Miao Dengyu, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Shandong Academy of Arts and Crafts and Secretary-General of the Graphic Design Art Committee of the China Artists Association, Professor of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai University, Li Longyu, former chairman of the International Biennale Association, Han Wentao, member of the Party Committee of Shandong Academy of Arts and Crafts and director of the Management Committee of Qingdao Base, Li Wenhua, dean of the Public Art Research Institute and director of the art museum of Shandong Academy of Arts and Crafts, Huang Xiaochun, dean of the School of Sociology of Shanghai University, Xiao Qian, deputy director of the Academic Committee of the National Image Communication Research Center of Tsinghua University, Fang Xiaofeng, vice president of the Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University and editor-in-chief of China Decoration Magazine, Hao Ninghui, vice president of the School of Urban Design of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, vice president of the China Interior Decoration Association. Zhao Jian, deputy director of the Graphic Design Committee of the China Artists Association, Wei Ting, vice president of the School of Public Art of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Hu Quanchun, deputy director of the Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Wang Lin, second-level inspector of qingdao Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, Li Junzhu, director of the Art Department of Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, wu Xuefeng, deputy director of the General Engineering Office of Qingdao Metro Group Co., Ltd., and other guests attended the opening ceremony.
The event also included experts and scholars from Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, China Academy of Art, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Design, Shanghai University Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Shandong Academy of Arts and Crafts, and other domestic public art experts and scholars. More than 30 researchers and experts from more than 20 countries, including the United States, France, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Iran, Brazil, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Poland, Colombia and other countries, also participated in the event online.
In the two-day forum activities, there will also be 3 keynote speeches, 7 international public art sub-forums, China Qingdao West Coast New Area Public Art Program Seminar, China Qingdao West Coast New Area Public Art Program International Solicitation Ceremony award ceremony and the fifth International Public Art Award Ceremony and other activities, more than 30 experts, scholars, artists respectively formed 7 different regional symposiums, online sharing, a number of guests came to the scene around the public art service urban development and cultural construction, Public art participates in in-depth discussions and exchanges in many aspects, such as the organic renewal of the city, the revitalization of public art empowerment, and the practical experience of public art and the construction of the operation mechanism of public art, and jointly discusses issues related to the development of public art and new concepts.