On 28 November, the 2024 Yihaihui Autumn Special Exhibition (Shanghai) and International Art and Design Exchange Forum took place at Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES). The event was jointly guided by the Shanghai Art Graduate Education Steering Committee and the Shanghai Promotion Centre for City of Design, and hosted by the International Institute of Creative Design (IICD) at SUES as part of the Shanghai Culture-Education Integration Project for University Art Talent Studios. Professor Gu Yi, Dean of IICD, attended the event and gave the opening address. The opening ceremony was presided over by senior environmental artist Ms Cao Xun.
Under the theme Art without Boundaries, Explorers with Vision, the forum not only gathered outstanding works by numerous distinguished artists from home and abroad but also became a glittering occasion of inspiration and exchange in art and design. The opening ceremony was honoured by the presence of distinguished guests from the art world, including Ms Liu Chan, a renowned painter and calligrapher and the daughter of acclaimed artists Liu Haisu and Xia Yiqiao; Mr Yue Jianren, a cultural tourism planning expert and architect; and Ms Xue Yanhong, a well-known painter.
The forum featured insightful keynote speeches by prominent industry figures, including Mr Zhang Zhan, Chairman of the Shanghai Promotion Centre for City of Design; Mr Mao Jianchun, a senior branding expert and founder of Landao Finance; Professor Sheng Jin, Vice Dean of the School of Media, Nanjing University of the Arts; and Professor Han Wei from the School of Design, Nanjing University of the Arts. Their speeches sparked enthusiastic discussions among attending experts. The successful hosting of this forum has undoubtedly infused fresh vitality and inspiration into the fields of art and design.
