Exhibition Theme: Childlike Art - 2024 Excellent Works Exhibition of Art Teachers from Primary and Middle Schools in Futian District

Exhibition Dates: November 12th - December 1st, 2024

Exhibition Venue: Halls D and E, Third Floor, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, Shenzhen

Host Organization: Shenzhen Futian District Education Science Research Institute

Academic Guidance Unit: Shenzhen Guan Shanyue Art Museum

Futian, the Premier District, a Happy Homeland;

Childlike Charm, boundless beauty, freely natural.

In this warm winter, the "Childlike Art - 2024 Excellent Works Exhibition of Art Teachers from Primary and Middle Schools in Futian District" has arrived as scheduled. We gather here to enjoy the grand event of "childlike charm" in Futian's art education.

What is "Childlike Charm"? It refers to the innocence and naturalness akin to that of a child; "Childlike Art" represents the artistic value pursuit of Futian's art education. Since 2018, we have actively promoted research on the "childlike" art education model, with the educational goal of "Aesthetics education filled with childlike charm, nurturing childhood for a lifelong enrichment," and the strategies of "Cultivating students who display innocence, shaping teachers who radiate childlike hearts; constructing courses full of childlike joy, creating a campus culture where childlike spirits coexist harmoniously," to make school art education and teaching full of genuine "childlike charm" and make art learning the happiest and most fulfilling life experience for students. Today, the fruits are abundant, and the gardens are full of students. "Childlike Art" has become a shining business card for Futian's art education.

If "making every child more like a child" is our value pursuit, then allowing teachers to seek authenticity in "childlike" art education is our greatest value return. Futian art teachers have undergone transformation and growth in "childlike" art education. The beautiful tableau of "Endless Charm of Childhood, Radiant Splendor in Futian" is a sincere tribute to the value pursuit of Futian's art education. Through extensive collection and rigorous selection, 110 artworks by frontline primary and middle school art teachers in Futian District are sincerely presented here. Oil paintings, Chinese paintings, watercolors, lacquer paintings... Every stroke is an interpretation and expression of emotion, every color is an understanding and perception of the world. These works either express the perception and appreciation of ancient nature, or convey the understanding and reflection on current trends, or demonstrate the understanding and inheritance of excellent traditional culture, fully conveying the truth, goodness, and beauty of art educators.

The Premier District, Happy Futian. On June 5, 2014, the Education Research Center of Futian District, Shenzhen (now the Futian District Education and Science Academy), and the Guan Shanyue Art Museum signed an agreement on "Museum-School Interconnection" cooperation. Since then, Futian District's primary and middle schools have carried out in-depth cooperation with the Guan Shanyue Art Museum for ten years. Beauty shared brings harmony to the world. By regularly organizing museum-school interconnection exchange activities, we have fully connected the rich artistic resources of the museum with the art education needs of schools, integrated and utilized regional art education resources, and leveraged the social educational significance of museum-school cooperation.

"Childlike Charm" blooms, and flowers bloom with sound. This exhibition of artworks by Futian art teachers is an expression of "childlike" art education work, as well as an exploration, a sorting out, and a reflection. We also look forward to it becoming a professional platform for art education peers to exchange and learn.

We thank the support of the "Museum-School Interconnection Cooperation Program" for the smooth progress of this event, which recognizes teachers' dedication to teaching while also encouraging them to persist in pursuit and improvement, continuously exploring and innovating. We thank all education peers for their support and care for Futian's art education, and we thank the Guan Shanyue Art Museum for its strong support for this exhibition!

Remain true to our original aspiration, keep our mission firmly in mind, embrace our childlike charm, and let Futian shine with radiant splendor. We believe that Futian's art education will definitely have a brighter and more prosperous future!

This exhibition is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, wishing our great motherland prosperity, peace, and security!

Futian District Education and Science Academy, Shenzhen

November 12, 2024