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ICCSD, Green & Shine Foundation Co-host Art Education for Kids Salon and Themed Art Exhibition
2021-01-06 ICCSD

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Group photo of participants of Art Education for Kids and Themed Art Exhibition cohosted by ICCSD and Green & Shine Foundation [Photo by Yin Hongyan]

"Sowing Love in the Countryside" - the salon about art education for kids and the themed art exhibition named "My Hometown in 2030" were co-hosted on January 6, 2021 by the International Center for Creativity and Sustainable Development under the Auspices of UNESCO (ICCSD) and the Green & Shine Foundation. 

The activity focused on the UN's SDG-4 (Sustainable Development Goal – Quality Education) and aimed to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Presided over by Wu Wenbin, Communication Director of ICCSD, the event was designed to raise more awareness of art education for rural children.

Special guests were invited to share opinions and discuss art education for kids and sustainable development, including Zhang Zikang, curator of CAFA Art Museum, Xu Fan, researcher of the Institute of Social Aesthetic Education of the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University, and mentor of the Xin Art Class program, Liu Zhao, young artist and mentor of the Xin Art Class program, and Zhang Juan, deputy director-general of Beijing Tianxiaxi Education Counseling Center. The art exhibition was held on the spot and livestreamed to the public.

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Zhang Zikang, curator of CAFA Art Museum, delivers a keynote speech.  [Photo by Yin Hongyan]

Zhang Zikang delivered a keynote speech on "Children's Learning in Art Museums", saying that museums provide kids with a platform to learn more about the development of human history and culture. He said, art museums are different from in-class education as they pay more attention to children's experience and enlightenment. Especially with popular technologies like photos, videos and VR/AR, museums look to adopt innovative exhibition methods and attract more and more people to perceive the world in a broader and more interesting sense.

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Lang Lang(L1), director of the Research Department of ICCSD, shares opinions with Xu Fan(R2), researcher of the Institute of Social Aesthetic Education of the Academy of Arts and Design of Tsinghua University and mentor of the Xin Art Class program, Liu Zhao(R1), young artist and mentor of the Xin Art Class program, and Zhang Juan(L2), deputy director-general of Beijing Tianxiaxi Education Counseling Center.  [Photo by Yin Hongyan]

The panel session focused on the topic of "Art Education and Sustainable Development" and inspired the discussion of guests on urban and rural differences in sustainable education, concept of art education for kids and art education for children at different ages. Guests answered questions from the audience and shared their insights during the interactions.

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Han Hua, director of Green & Shine Foundation delivers a speech.  [Photo by Yin Hongyan]

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Wu Wenbin, Communication director of ICCSD, presides over the event.  [Photo by Yin Hongyan]

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Participants listen to the speech at the event. [Photo by Yin Hongyan]

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Concluding the event, Han Hua, director of Green & Shine Foundation, hoped "more people will pay attention to art education for kids and more excellent rural teachers are needed to join and explore more possibilities for rural kids."

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