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: Green World
Artist: Liang Xinyu (12 years old)
Country: Canada
Institution: Chinese Culture Center Chinese School
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Future Underwater City
Artist: Cai Kerui (12 years old)
Country: Malaysia
Institution: Yiwen
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Technology Leads an Intelligent Future
Artist: Eng Zi Jian (11 years old)
Country: Malaysia
Institution: MM Art Center
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Infinite Possibilities in a Short Moment
Artist: Loo Wen Qian (13 years old)
Country: Malaysia
Institution: MM Art Center
Award Level: First Prize, Juvenile Group
Title: The Love of Technology
Artist: Chutikan Authayaphirunlak (12 years old)
Country: Thailand
Institution: International Affairs Office Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Behind the Wall
Artist: Alfonso Rudolph Herryawan (11 years old)
Country: Indonesia
Institution: Art Form
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Journey to the Future
Artist: Ameera Zahira Ainiya (12 years old)
Country: Indonesia
Institution: Art Form
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: New Era
Artist: Claire Sean Aurelia Luna (11 years old)
Country: Indonesia
Institution: Art Form
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: City of Tomorrow
Artist: Guo Jiaqi (12 years old)
Country: France
Institution: ACE French-Chinese Art Exchange Association
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: The Most Beautiful Chengdu - Technology Life
Artist: Niu Yukai (13 years old)
Country: France
Institution: ACE French-Chinese Art Exchange Association
Award Level: First Prize, Juvenile Group
Title: The Evolution of the Female Role of Opera
Artist: Wu Zexuan (11 years old)
Country: United States
Institution: Beijing Bacui Bilingual School
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group