In the current time of globalization that has brought cultural convergence and integration as well as cultural conflicts and tensions, cross-cultural dialogues are necessary for creating means and approaches to better understanding the reality of an increasingly multicultural world. “Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Sino-American Young Artists Exhibition”, which is a significant part of the “Fantastic Art China 2016: New York International Creative Festival”, provides a platform for young artists from China and America to engage in investigation and exploration through their art practice cross-cultural issues of common interest.
Participating young artists from China are mostly those who graduated in the last few years from such major art schools as the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing Film Academy, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing University of Technology, and Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. The exhibition now calls for submissions from New York City based young artists who graduated in the last three years from art schools, departments or programs and whose works explore a wide range of cross-cultural issues in the age of globalization.
We seek art works that investigate such issues as (but not limited to) “understanding China in the globalizing world”, “cultural identity and hybridity”, “artists and the changed social and political order”, “ethnicity in a multicultural environment”, “art and religion in the changing world”, “immigration in time and place”, “art and nationalism”, “gender and sexuality in multicultural contexts”, and “the artist’s self in transnational context”, etc. Works could be in the form of painting, sculpture, design, photography, installation, video, multi-media and mixed mediums.
To submit, please e-mail 5 images of your recent works, along with detailed information as listed in the Submission Guideline below, to zhijian.qian@gmail.com and zqian@citytech.cuny.edu (with subject line “Cross-Cultural Dialogue Exhibition Submission: Young Artists”).
Award: The curators’ selection: $2,000 (x 5 artists)
Exhibition Organizer: The Central Academy of Fine Arts, China
Co-Organizer: US-China Cultural Institute
Curators: Dr. Yu Ding (chief curator), Dr. Zhijian Qian, Prof. Wang Chuan, Prof. Fei Jun and Prof. Ma Juncheng.
Exhibition Dates: February 6th through 10th, 2016
Venue: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, the North Hall
Reception and Opening: February 5th, 2016, 5:00pm – 8:00pm.
“Cross-Cultural Dialogue” Submission Guideline:
1. Eligibility:
All young artists who graduated in the last three years from art schools, departments or programs at colleges in the United States.
2. Submission Deadline: January 20th, 2016 for submitting digital files/images.
3. Submission fee: None.
4. Artist Notification: January 25th, 2016.
5. Shipping date: January 31st to February 3rd, 2016.
6. Work reception venue: Artosino Art Gallery, 265 West 37th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Tel. (212) 888-9338.
7. Work reception contact person: Stacey He, (646) 627-2586.
8. Artwork return and pick-up date: Thursday February 11th – Monday February 15th, 2016.
Required information should include the following:
1) Artist information: name, affiliation (if any), degree earned, date of graduation, and contact info.
2) Work information: title, medium, dimensions, date, brief description, and review image.
3) Digital images:
a. For post-exhibition catalogue: long side at 4000 pixels, and resolution at 350 dpi;
b. For curators’ review and exhibition brochures/flyers: long side at 2000 pixels, and resolution at 72 dpi.
For each work/image please include the following information:
Artist Information: Name of artist:
Affiliation (if any):
Degree earned:
Date of graduation:
Contact:
Artwork Information (please list separately for all five images/works)
Name of artist:
Title:
Medium:
Dimensions:
Date:
Brief description:
Review image: