Chengdu, January 26 (Reporter Chang Sirong) On January 26, the "Chenghua Courtyard • Beautiful Art Year" Chengdu Community Art Market was held in the eastern suburbs of Chenghua District. Different from the simple "buy, buy and buy" in the past, this community art market integrates art exhibitions, cultural and creative exhibitions, art performances and other contents, allowing the public to experience this market in the form of "watching art exhibitions" and bringing art home for the New Year.
Courtesy of the organizers of the Art New Year Market
On the day of the event, the "Chengdu Community Art Creation and Enjoyment Plan" was officially released to the public, and Chenghua District will also serve as the first station of the plan, taking the lead in carrying out a series of community art creation and enjoyment activities that can be participated, learned and appreciated, leading Chengdu to set off a "community art fever".
The reporter learned that according to the action plan, Chengdu will promote six actions such as improving the quality of cultural space, co-creation of art works, symbiosis of industrial art, infiltration of art appreciation, renewal of community art and cultivation of artistic talents throughout the territory.
"This New Year's Fair is no longer limited to the New Year goods needed by the citizens, but also brings more high-quality experiences to everyone on the spiritual level." According to the relevant person in charge of Chenghua District, the market set up three major sections: art district, cultural and creative area and living area. Among them, the art district focuses on displaying high-quality art works; the cultural and creative area concentrates on displaying Chengdu's major cultural and creative brands, covering handicrafts, illustration peripherals, floral installations, science fiction cultural creations, creative lifestyle products and other categories; the living area will gather high-quality food and provide VR interactive experience, creating a "good-looking, delicious and fun" New Year art atmosphere in the market. In addition, there are many traditional Works of Art and trendy punch-in installations in Chenghua, so that the public can have more immersive experiences like "watching art exhibitions".
The reporter learned that from January 27 to 28, the organizers of this event will also hold community art performances of "Chenghua Courtyard • Art Without Boundaries" in The Wangping Community of Mengchai Bay in Chenghua District and the Xianyun Community of Erxian Bridge. Artists from various categories such as electronic duets, modern dance, folk songs, and martial arts have penetrated into the community in Chenghua District, making the community a container for carrying art and allowing art to enter the public' side.
"We plan to launch an artist residency program in February, inviting artists from diverse fields to enter the unique cultural communities of Chenghua District, such as panda, industry and Hakka culture, to conduct in-depth exchanges with community residents and provide organic nutrients for creation." In March, the community art co-creation activity will also be launched, allowing artists and citizens to discuss and create art works together, so that art can be closer to the masses," the relevant person in charge of Chenghua District revealed.
According to the organizers, after the end of the first stop, Chengdu will continue to carry out community art creation and enjoyment activities in various places, build a platform for artists to communicate with community citizens, explore a new model of art for the people, further enhance residents' ability to discover, appreciate and create beauty, form a life aesthetics city cultural IP with Tianfu cultural characteristics, and help build a world cultural city.
The event was hosted by the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Construction of the "Three Cities and Three Capitals" in Chengdu, and hosted by the Propaganda Department of the Chengdu Chenghua District Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Chengdu Chenghua District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau.