-- Shanghai Creativity Industry Association and Changning District

 People’s Government Joining Hands Again

As is released at the Signing Ceremony on Relocation of Shanghai Art Gifts Museum and the Press Conference on the 2nd China-Japan-Korea Master Arts Invitational Exhibit on January 19, the 2nd China-Japan-Korea Master Arts Invitational Exhibit, which is jointly hosted by Shanghai Creativity Industry Association and Changning District People’s Government, is scheduled to take place in June this year in Shanghai Art Gifts Museum at its new location in Tianshan Park. This is another high-end art exchange event designed to promote international art exchange programs and cultural Changning development project after their successful sponsoring of the 1st China-Japan-Korea Master Arts Invitational Exhibit in 2007. Wang Ronghua, Executive Chairman of Shanghai Creativity Industry Association and Vice-chairman of Shanghai People’s Political Consultative Conference, Bian Beiping, Secretary of Changning District Chinese Communist Party Committee, and Li Yaoxin, Member of the Standing Committee of Changning District Chinese Communist Party Committee and Governor of Changning District attended the ceremony.

The Signing Ceremony on Relocation of Shanghai Art Gifts Museum and the Press Conference on the 2nd China-Japan-Korea Master Arts Invitational Exhibit was chaired by Chen Zhiqi, Deputy Governor of Changning District. Wang Ronghua, Executive Chairman of Shanghai Creativity Industry Association and Vice-chairman of Shanghai People’s Political Consultative Conference, and Li Yaoxin, Member of the Standing Committee of Changning District Chinese Communist Party Committee and Governor of Changning District addressed the occasion warmly. Wang Ronghua pointed out in his speech that Changning deserves to be proud of its hot spot of culture, and its enthusiastic and assiduous people, as well. ‘Superfine Hongqiao, Intelligent Highland and Energetic District’ has well given expression to the sophisticated wisdom and foresight of the Changning people. He expressed his belief that with the success experience and impact of the 1st China-Japan-Korea Master Arts Invitational Exhibit, the approaching Master Arts Invitational Exhibit will sure turn out to be a perfect grand art event. Li Yaoxin, Governor of Changning District, has expected highly of Shanghai Art Gifts Museum, which is now relocated to Tianshan Park, hoping that the Museum will grow to be one of refined art collections, contributing to a new ‘Green-Culture-Integrated’ shining spot.

Shanghai Art Gifts Museum is a theme museum sponsored and constructed by Shanghai Creativity Industry Association, which is known to have hosted ‘Fashion Design Show by Famous Dancer Yang Liping’ and ‘Exhibition of Art Collections by Liang Shichen and Lin Huiyin’ and which has undertaken the product development projects for large-scale international events including Shanghai World Expo and Shanghai World Swimming Championship, with many of its innovative products awarded prizes both at home and overseas. Shanghai Art Gifts Museum is expected, after relocated to Tianshan Park, to add, together with Liu Haisu Art Gallery, new wings to the building of an Art Changning. As the first opening exhibition after the relocation of Shanghai Art Gifts Museum, the 2nd China-Japan-Korea Master Arts Invitational Exhibit is going to gather a great number of artists including well-famed painters and calligraphers from China, maters of arts and crafts from China, artists from Japan Art Academy, winners of the ‘Cultural Exploit’ award from Japan, and the ‘Earth Treasure’ from Korea.