Preface
The awarding and opening ceremonies of the 2024 “Colourful World” International Youth Painting Invitational Exhibition organized by the Beijing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and other partners was grandly held at China National Film Museum on November 23, 2024. Selected works of the award-winning paintings were on exhibition offline till December 7 while all the award-winning paintings were on show online at the same time at the following website link: colorfulworld.waae.com.cn.
In 2024, the award-winning works from the Painting Exhibitions of past years have been showcased at several important events. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, the 2024 “Breath of the East”: Thematic Exhibition on Chinese Culture, co-hosted by the Information Office of Beijing Municipality and China International Communications Group, was opened at the Paris International Exposition in France, featuring 18 works from the Painting Exhibition. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Australia, the “Charm of Beijing” cultural exchange event, hosted by the Information Office of Beijing Municipality, was presented at the “Vivid Sydney” Light and Music Festival, where works by Australian youth were displayed.
The Painting Exhibition called for painting works and public welfare videos from young people around the world, and a total of 52000 paintings were received. Among them, domestic works covered 31 provincial-level administrative regions, as well as Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, while international works came from 63 countries, including the United States, Australia, Germany, Spain, Mauritius, and Indonesia. A total of 427 international award-winning paintings and 2128 domestic award-winning paintings were selected.
The BPAFFC will launch a series of posts of news reports, videos of acceptance speech and the award-winning works on its official Wechat account, which will also be released on the "Colourful World" special feature of XUEXI.CN and International Web Portal of Beijing. Please stay tuned!
Painting Exhibition
Title: My Ideal Future World
Artist: Feng Weijie (12 years old)
Country: Malaysia
Institution: Jelutong Chinese Primary School, Malaysia
Award Level: Second Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Future City
Artist: Zhong Xinyu (12 years old)
Country: Malaysia
Institution: Yiwen
Award Level: Second Prize, Children’s Group
Title: How Beautiful the Future World
Artist: Li Xintong (12 years old)
Country: Malaysia
Institution: Yiwen
Award Level: Second Prize, Children’s Group
Title: The Motherboard
Artist: Adena Vania Tertia Lapod (13 years old)
Country: Indonesia
Institution: Cultural and Educational Coordination Organization, Jakarta, Indonesia
Award Level: Second Prize, Juvenile Group
Title: New Technology in Future Life
Artist: Atila Aurelia Halim (14 years old)
Country: Indonesia
Institution: Cultural and Educational Coordination Organization, Jakarta, Indonesia
Award Level: Second Prize, Juvenile Group
Title: Mind Factory
Artist: Elizabeth Florence Pradipta (13 years old)
Country: Indonesia
Institution: Cultural and Educational Coordination Organization, Jakarta, Indonesia
Award Level: Second Prize, Juvenile Group
Title: Robot Pembantu
Artist: Elysia Winarti Prajnawati (14 years old)
Country: Indonesia
Institution: Cultural and Educational Coordination Organization, Jakarta, Indonesia
Award Level: Second Prize, Juvenile Group
Title: The New Future
Artist: Felicia Austine (13 years old)
Country: Indonesia
Institution: Cultural and Educational Coordination Organization, Jakarta, Indonesia
Award Level: Second Prize, Juvenile Group
Title: Cosmic City
Artist: Alkhovik Nikifor (14 years old)
Country: Belarus
Institution: Mayak Children’s Support and Education Center, Minsk
Award Level: Second Prize, Juvenile Group
Title: Dreams and the Future
Artist: Chen Yanling (14 years old)
Country: France
Institution: ACE Sino-French Cultural Exchange Association
Award Level: Second Prize, Juvenile Group
Title: Look Now
Artist: Shan Yilin (13 years old)
Country: Hungary
Institution: Chinatown Chinese School, Hungary
Award Level: Second Prize, Juvenile Group
Title: New Agriculture
Artist: Ye Anzhe (13 years old)
Country: Hungary
Institution: Chinatown Chinese School, Hungary
Award Level: Second Prize, Juvenile Group