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: Well-Equipped Space Apartment
Artist: Elizabeth Chen Lin (11 years old)
Country: Ecuador
Institution: Art Online
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Future World
Artist: Rong Kexin (11 years old)
Country: Malaysia
Institution: Yiwen
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Rebuilding the City Together
Artist: Mg Thit Htoo Nyan (11 years old)
Country: Myanmar
Institution: Myanmar-China Friendship Association
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Beautiful Universe
Artist: Wang Zhixuan (10 years old)
Country: Japan
Institution: Everyday Painting Classroom, Fukuoka, Japan
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Water is Life
Artist: Jagkree Chiawkit (10 years old)
Country: Thailand
Institution: International Affairs Office Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: A Future City with Underground Control Technology
Artist: Joanne Tiffany (10 years old)
Country: Indonesia
Institution: Art Form
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Working Together for Better Future
Artist: Sophia Bastari (11 years old)
Country: Indonesia
Institution: Art Form
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Build a Strong Nation with Our Power
Artist: Wen Xin (10 years old)
Country: France
Institution: ACE French-Chinese Art Exchange Association
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: The Call of the City of the Future
Artist: Jiang Kailun (10 years old)
Country: Italy
Institution: Florence Huaxing Art Troupe, Italy
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: Quest
Artist: Olivia Liu (10 years old)
Country: Canada
Institution: Beihong Fine Arts Education
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group
Title: The Brilliance of Innovation
Artist: Jelena (11 years old)
Country: United States
Institution: Beijing Bacui Bilingual School
Award Level: First Prize, Children’s Group