Following its successful inauguration last year and serving as the highlight and signature event of China Cultural Centre's 2017 calendar, this year's events will last from 31st March to 29th April, during which ten associated exhibitions and event will be included and held in local galleries such as, Art Atrium, Nanda/Hobbs Contemporary, Harvey Galleries, Janet Clayton Gallery, 541 Art Space, etc.
According to the organizer, Chinese Contemporary Art Month "seeks to deliver a panoramic picture of Chinese contemporary art through an interdisciplinary lens, facilitating constructive communication and exchange of ideas between Chinese and Australian contemporary artists, collectors, curators and creative industry professionals at large."
Major events include:
The World Is Not Flat - Chinese Contemporary Video Art
Ren Lun, The nature of video art, 2016 Source: Ren Lun, The nature of video art, 2016
Featured artists include Bai Lei, Bai Qingwen, Cai Yuanhe, Cui Yanbin, Feng Wei, Geng Xue, Li Tintin, Liang Hao, Liu Qianyi, Peng Yun, Ren Lun, Song Xi, Tian Xiaolei, Wang Ruihan and Yan Junjie.
Curated by: Chen Lin, Liu Yiping
Time & Date: 10am - 1pm & 2 - 5pm, Tuesday - Saturday, 31 March - 29 April 2017 (except 14, 15, 25 April)
Venue: China Cultural Centre (Sydney)
Entry: Free
Centripetal Force - Four Dimensions of Chinese Contemporary Artists
Xie Tianzhuo, Pian Men, 2016 Source: Xie Tianzhuo, Pian Men, 2016
In the face of the changes in social and art environment in China, recent observation and research of Chinese emerging artists have noted that Chinese emerging artists have been undertaking new attempts and making new breakthroughs on the level of form, medium and underlying concepts.
Accompanied by the concurrent shift of mentality in art creation, Chinese emerging artists are also disposed to focus on their own inner world as opposed to grander social narratives.
Based on this major change of artistic inclination, “Centripetal Force: Four Dimensions of China’s Emerging Artists” seeks to provide interpretations of the economy and culture of contemporary Chinese society by virtue of the exhibited items, with the aim of displaying an updated, comprehensive image of and achievements made by Chinese emerging artists.
Participating artists include: Cheng Baozhong, Chi Qun, Feng Yichen, Hao Shiming, Kang Chunhui, Peng Yong, Su Yi, Sun Hao, Wang Min, Wang Qifan, Xie Tianzhuo, Xu Hongxiang, Zhu Peihong, ZhuoMian Art.
Curated by: Jerry Song
Time & Date: 11am - 5pm, Monday - Friday, 11am to 4pm, Saturday, 31 March - 29 April 2017 (except 14, 15, 17, 25 April)
Venue: SCA Galleries
Entry: Free
Featured Forums
ImagePolicy and Practice on the Promotion of and Exchange between Emerging Artists
This forum will invite non-profit art institutions, scholars and curators to share opinions on the development of international exchange of emerging artists and relative policies and guidelines.
Time & Date:2 - 3:15pm, Friday, 31 March 2017
Venue: Sydney College of the Arts
Moderator:Edmund Capon (Chair of the Board of 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Former Director of Art Gallery of New South Wales)
Entry:Invitation only
Status and Career Planning of Emerging Artists in China and Australia
Artists and curators from China and Australia will be present to discuss on the artistic practice in the contemporary context, and the promotion of professional career through international engagement between emerging artists in China and Australia.
Time & Date: 3:45 - 5pm, Friday, 31 March 2017
Venue: Sydney College of the Arts
Moderator: Luise Guest (Director of Education and Research, White Rabbit Collection)
Panelists: Ross Harley (Dean, UNSW Art & Design), Rae Bolotin (Artistic Director of BigCi), Shoufay Derz (Artist, PhD candidate at SCA), Zhao Li (Professor, China Central Academy of Fine Arts), Jerry Song (Curator at Mingtai Culture & Art Co., Ltd)
Art Collection and Market for Emerging Artists in China and Australia
The forum will gather established galleries, art collectors, and art institutions from China and Australia to shed light on the promotion of art collection and market for emerging artists.
Time & Date:9:30 - 10:45am, Saturday, 1 April 2017
Venue: China Cultural Centre (Sydney)
Moderator:John Clark (Emeritus Professor from Department of Art History, University of Sydney)
Panelists: Claire Roberts (Associate Professor of Art History and ARC Future Fellow, University of Melbourne), Simon Chan (Director & Founder of Art Atrium), Zuo Yeqin (Vermilion Art), Rhianna Walcott (Artereal Gallery), Zhao Li (Professor, China Central Academy of Fine Arts), Ivy Peng (CEO of Mingtai Culture & Art Co., Ltd; Director of Art Nova 100)
Video Art: From Creation to Exhibition
This forum will invite curators and specialists for video art to share opinions on the status of emerging artists and trends in contemporary video art, characteristics of Chinese and Australian video art works, and how to bring contemporary video art to the public.
Time & Date:11:15am - 12:30pm, Saturday, 1 April 2017
Venue: China Cultural Centre (Sydney)
Moderator:Claire Roberts (Associate Professor of Art History and ARC Future Fellow, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne)
Panelists:
John Clark (Emeritus Professor from Department of Art History, University of Sydney), Charissa Davies (Senior Exhibitions Curator at Adelaide Festival Centre), Liu Yiping (Deputy Director of Art Nova 100, Curator), Chen Lin (Curator, Z Art)
Entry: Register here
Associated Exhibitions & Event
ImageChinese Contemporary Ink • Masterpieces of Qishe Ya-ji
Curated by:Zhao Li, Chen Lin
Participating artists: Du Xiaotong, Hang Chunhui, Liu Qi, Qin Xiuping, Sun Hao, Tan Jun, Wang Yu, Xu Jiacun
Academic Support:Chinese Modern & Contemporary Art Document
Time & Date: Opening: 2pm, Sunday, 2 April 2017
Exhibition: 10am - 12pm, 12:30 - 5pm, Monday - Friday, 31 March - 12 April 2017
Venue:541 Art Space, Level 1, 541 Kent Street, Sydney
Chen Ping - New Tales of Magic
Curated by: Ralph Hobbs
Participating artist: Chen Ping
Time & Date: Opening: 6 - 8pm, Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Exhibition: 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday, 30 March - 13 April 2017
Venue: Nanda/Hobbs Contemporary, 1/66 King St, Sydney
Justin Qian
Curated by: Simon Chan
Participating artist: Justin Qian
Time & Date: Opening: 2:30 - 4:30pm, Saturday, 8 April 2017
Exhibition: 11am - 4pm, Monday to Saturday, 4 - 15 April 2017
Venue:Art Atrium Bondi Junction, 181 Old South Head Rd, Bondi Junction
Claudia Chan Shaw & Cindy Yun-Zhe Chen
Curated by: Simon Chan, Yue Zhang
Participating artists: Claudia Chan Shaw, Cindy Yun-Zhe Chen
Time & Date: Opening: 2:30 - 4:30pm, Saturday, 1 April 2017
Exhibition: 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday, 2 - 28 April 2017
Venue:Art Atrium Jones Bay Wharf, Suite 48 Upper Deck, Jones Bay Wharf, 26 - 32 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont
Brave Heart
Curated by: Cang Xin
Participating artists: Ji Yiwei, Kong Weimeng, Pang Shaoxian, Shao Fengtian, Shu Xinghua, Tian Xiaolei
Time & Date: Opening: 6:30pm, Thursday, 9 March 2017
Exhibition: 11am - 7pm, Wednesday - Saturday, 10 March - 22 April 2017
Venue:Vermilion Art, 5/16 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay
Chinese contemporary prints, Bookplate Collection exhibition
Curated by: Wang Jian
Participating artist: Wang Jian
Time & Date: 3 - 5pm, Saturday, 15 April 2017
Venue:WuYi Land, 25 Marian Street, Killara
Works on Paper
Curated by: Trevor Victor Harvey
Participating artist: Jasper Knight
Time & Date: Opening: 2 - 4pm, Sunday, 2 April 2017
Exhibition: 11am - 6pm, Tuesday - Saturday, 12 - 5pm, Sunday, 3 - 9 April, 2017
Venue:Harvey Galleries, 842 Military Road, Mosman
Guo-Hua Cai Exhibition
Curated by: Rika Wang
Participating artist: Guo-Hua Cai
Time & Date: Wednesday and Saturday 12 - 5pm, 15 - 30 April 2017Venue:G. ARTS GALLERY, Suite 130 (Jones Bay Wharf), 26 - 32 Pirrama Road Pyrmont
Vigorous Growth of Art in the Southwest of China - Contemporary Art Exhibition of Teachers from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
Curated by: Cang Xin
Participating artists:
Chen Weimin, Feng Bin, Guo Jin, He Jian, Jiao Xingtao, Li Chuan, Li Yifan, Lou Jin, Ma Wenting, Mao Yanyang, Pang Maokun, Peng Hanqin, Tang Yong, Wei Jia, Wen Jing, Zeng Tu, Zhang Jie, Zhang Lang, Zheng Jing, Zhong Biao
Time & Date: Opening: 6pm, Thursday, 20 April 2017
Exhibition: 10am - 12pm, 12:30 - 5pm, Monday - Friday, 21 - 29 April 2017
Venue:541 Art Space, Level 1, 541 Kent Street, Sydney
Forum: Are cross-cultural experiences between Australian and Chinese artists contributing to new directions in contemporary art?
Chairperson:Catherine Croll (Director of Cultural Partnerships Australia)
Time & Date: 6 - 8pm, Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Register: (02) 8540 5066
Venue:Janet Clayton Gallery, 406 Oxford Street, Paddington
(China Cultural Centre in Sydney is a registered non-profit organisation in Australia. It is also considered to have a close connection with Chinese government)
