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: Large Intelligent Air Purifier
Artist: Luo Chenxi (9 years old)
Country: France
Institution: ACE French-Chinese Art Exchange Association
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Beautiful Space Dream
Artist: Aqi (9 years old)
Country: Mongolia
Institution: Fangcaodi International School
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Guardians of the Future City
Artist: Jujihuiye (9 years old)
Country: Japan
Institution: Everyday Painting Classroom, Fukuoka, Japan
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Environmental Conservation Robot
Artist: Auntimar Siripukdeekasame (9 years old)
Country: Thailand
Institution: International Affairs Office Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Transfer Station
Artist: Buzuk Polina (9 years old)
Country: Belarus
Institution: Mayak Children's Support and Education Center, Minsk
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Interstellar Life
Artist: Zheng Moyi (8 years old)
Country: France
Institution: ACE French-Chinese Art Exchange Association
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Soaring Straight up for Ninety Thousand Miles
Artist: Yi Ruiyang (8 years old)
Country: France
Institution: ACE French-Chinese Art Exchange Association
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Strolling into the New Life
Artist: Sun Muhuan (9 years old)
Country: Italy
Institution: Florence Huaxing Art Troupe, Italy
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: New Technology, New Life
Artist: Xu Hanpeng (9 years old)
Country: Italy
Institution: Longjia Education, Italy
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Technology Empowers Beautiful Countryside
Artist: Xu Beini (9 years old)
Country: Italy
Institution: Fangcaodi International School
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: The Future is in Our Hands
Artist: Wei Xinyu (9 years old)
Country: United Kingdom
Institution: Zhongguancun No. 1 Primary School
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Technology Prospers the Nation
Artist: Liu Shuyang (9 years old)
Country: United States
Institution: Fangcaodi International School
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group