In addition to all the great athletes to watch in Beijing, there is also great art. Part of the Olympic celebration is a fine arts exhibition, Olympic Fine Arts 2008. Artists from China and around the world are participating in this exhibition.
The International Olympic Committee first held the art contest at the 2000 games in Sydney, Australia.
This third Olympic arts festival, with the theme "China and the world", will last nearly a year with the intent to continue the spirit of the games. Works are in all media, with over 800 works on display. That's out of over 10,000 that were submitted!
The exhibition opened on Aug. 11, 2008 and is scheduled to remain up through Sept. 17th, however the preparations and festivities started in January of this year. The plan is for exhibitions to travel to other countries around the world.
Unfortunately the much promised web presence has not turned out--at least I haven't been able to find it. There are lots of articles confirming the opening, and even a few photos of people at the exhibition, but not the gallery of the works that I was hoping for.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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