Child Artists Get Their Own Exhibition

Colorful painting, beautiful calligraphy and photos, imaginative sculptures, paper collages; these are what await visitors to the 2016 “International Children’s Creative Art Exhibition” at Shanghai Art Collection Museum.

Hosted by Shanghai Children’s Foundation and Shanghai Education Development Foundation and jointly organized by Shanghai Art Collection Museum and Changning District Education Foundation, the exhibition encourages children to link artistic forms with creativity.

The exhibition brings together children’s art works from different provinces in China as well as the US, Russia, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Singapore, Ukraine and Thailand.

Over 150 works are on view, ranging from drawings, paintings, calligraphy and installations to collages, tie-dye art, sculpture, photography and multi-media.

One highlight is a large-scale installation called “Cross Field,” which includes examples of handicrafts, comics, drawings and sewing, created by groups of students, drawing and photography works.

To increase awareness of a low-carbon, environmental-friendly living among youngsters, the exhibition also features a special “Children Environmental-friendly Art Week.”

The week consists of several activities, including art creation with recycled paper, traditional woodblock printing and DIY art experiences that combine education on environmental protection with art production.

Date: Through September 18, 10am-4pm

Venue: Shanghai Art Collection Museum

Address: 1900 Tianshan Rd
(Inside Tianshan Park)