Some time ago, the Ministry of Civil Affairs exposed the 12th batch of "cottage associations", and a total of 12 batches were exposed in more than 3 years. It is really a cottage as fierce as a tiger! Among them, the calligraphy associations that were exposed were particularly serious, including the Chinese Calligraphy Association, the China Mao Calligraphers Association, the China Young Calligraphers Association, the Chinese Calligraphy Artists Association, and so on.
Website of the Chinese Mao Calligraphers Association
Cultural and artistic categories, including calligraphy, account for more than half, which can be described as the "hardest hit area" of the bad customs of the cottage. Let's take a look at the list of calligraphy-related cottage societies in the official website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Baidu Encyclopedia exposed, and see if you have seen anything?
— Ministry of Civil Affairs exposed a total of 12 batches —
List of cottage calligraphy and painting associations
1. Chinese Calligraphers And Artists Association
2. Chinese Calligraphy Artists Association
3. Chinese Academy of Calligraphy
4. Chinese Academy of Calligraphy Art
5. Chinese Calligraphy Association
6. China Qingfeng Calligraphy and Painting Association
7. Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Celebrity Research Association
8. Chinese Academy of Calligraphy and Painting Culture
9. Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Artists Association
10. China Calligraphy and Painting Art Education Association
11. China Calligraphy and Painting Art Association
12. China Academy of Calligraphy and Painting
13. International Wang Xizhi Academy of Calligraphy and Painting Art
14. China Contemporary International Calligraphers and Painters Association
15. China List Calligraphers Association
16. China International Calligraphy Artists Association
17. China International Academy of Calligraphy and Painting
18. China International Academy of Calligraphy and Painting
19. China International Calligraphy Artists Association
20. China Academy of Arts and Crafts
21. China Academy of Art Education
22. Society for the Study of Traditional Chinese Culture
23. Association of Traditional Chinese Culture
24. China Famous Calligraphy and Painting Research Institute
25. China Academy of Calligraphy and Painting
26. China Academy of Calligraphy and Painting
27. Chinese People's Calligraphy and Painting Institute
28. People's Federation of Calligraphers and Painters
29. China Youth Literature and Art Society
30. People's Artists Calligraphy and Painting Institute
31. Chinese National Society of Culture and Art Management
32. Chinese Young Calligraphers Association
33. Chinese International Association of Calligraphers and Painters
34. China National Ceremony Calligraphy and Painting Institute
35. China International Artists Association
36. China Mao Calligraphers Association
37. China Arts and Crafts Industry Association
38. Generals Cultural and Art Federation
39. China Artists Association
40. China National Writers association
41. China Contemporary Art Association
42. Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Masters Research Association
43. China Red Flag Painting Academy
44. China Artists Federation
45. Chinese Artists Association
46. Chinese Folk Calligraphy and Painting Research Society
47. China Federation of National Writers and Artists
48. Chinese Calligraphy Artists Association
49. All-China Artists Association
50. People's Artists Association
51. Chinese Cultural Artists Association
52. China Calligraphy and Painting Artists Association
53. Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Association
54. World Federation of Literary Artists
55. World Literary Artists Association
56. World Artists Association
57. World Federation of Chinese Writers and Artists
58. Chinese General Minister Calligraphy and Painting Academy
59. Chinese General Calligraphers and Painters Association
60. Chinese Minister General Calligraphy and Painting Academy
61. Chinese General Minister's Institute of Calligraphy and Painting
62. Chinese General Calligraphers and Painters Association
63. China General Calligraphy and Painting Research Institute
64. The Great Wall of China General Calligraphy and Painting Institute
65. The Academy of Calligraphy and Painting of Generals on Both Sides of the Strait of China
66. Chinese Ministers and Generals Calligraphy and Painting Association
67. China Artists Federation
68. China International Artists Association
69. China International Calligraphers and Painters Association
70. Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Exchange Association
71. Chinese International Association of Famous Calligraphers and Painters
72. National Calligraphers Association of China
73. National Artists Association of China
74. Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association
75. China Federation of Calligraphers and Painters
76. Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Masters Association
77. China Federation of Celebrities of Calligraphy and Painting
78. Chinese Calligraphy Masters Association
79. China Federation of Calligraphy and Painting Artists
80. National Academy of Calligraphy and Painting of China
81. Chinese Academy of Chinese Painting Creation
82. International Association of Chinese Calligraphers
85. World Association of Chinese Calligraphers and Painters
84. Chinese Children's Calligraphy and Painting Research Association
85. China International Federation of Writers and Artists
Baidu Encyclopedia also cooperated with the official website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs to establish a file description to help everyone better query and identify the cottage community, as long as the name of the community can be found in Baidu, such a measure is very good, so that the cottage community has nothing to hide.
Why are calligraphy cottage societies so rampant? To put it simply, the cost of cottages is low, the rate of return is high, even the supplies are cheaper, its audience is wide and the aesthetics of the masses are weak, especially in the county and township markets, the cottage community is easy to fool and easy to succeed, they basically do not need to learn calligraphy, just need to dress strangely or behave in a straight, random battle, you can be fascinated.
▲Copycat member works
▲ The activities of the cottage association go to the grassroots level of the masses
What is a cottage community? That is, social organizations that imitate the registration of regular mainland associations in Hong Kong and other overseas regions (registration can be completed as soon as 3 days). The cottage calligraphy society is very informal, has no level restrictions on members, and confuses the masses with its "authority", as long as it gives a large price, it is enough to be the chairman.
After a large number of copycat communities were exposed, their confusion became stronger and stronger, more and more tested the public's ability to identify, and more and more people were deceived. Therefore, it is particularly important to expose and boycott the copycat community.
▲ The cottage "calligrapher" is demonstrating jianghu calligraphy to children
▲Small members of the Cottage Association enjoying the "master creation"
Although it has been seriously exposed, a reporter of a newspaper recently conducted a special investigation into these art "cottage societies" and found that many directors and members are still engaged in recruitment, organization and other profit-seeking activities. For example, the "China Calligraphy and Painting Artists Association" will have one or two activities every year, regardless of level, only need to pay membership fees a year to join this seemingly authoritative national brand society in the eyes of the people, so as to confuse the public and take advantage of the opportunity.
Don't think that the cottage community has nothing to do with yourself, so you despise the exposure, and even there are statements about maintaining the cottage community. In the distant sense, the cottage community is harmful to the inheritance of orthodox culture; in the near future, "cottage calligraphy" has begun to appear in the official media, mainstream reports, brand promotion, publishing and printing, and even entering the examination papers.
▲ The cottage "calligraphy" enters the middle exam paper, and students take it as a beauty
How big is the cottage profit? Not to mention collecting membership fees or holding activities for profit, the market for works alone is extremely frightening. For example, the works of a member of a Certain Chinese Calligraphers Association A, with a solid foundation, want 1,000 yuan / Zhang without an appraisal certificate, no bargaining; and the works of a vice chairman of a Chinese Calligraphy Association B, the lines are trembling or the dragon and tiger crane character painting is integrated, the original price of 8,000 yuan is now only 2,000 yuan / Zhang, and the appraisal certificate is also matched with a group photo of the national leader or star. Obviously, most ordinary people will buy B's works.
▲The chairman of the cottage association flaunted the "contemporary book sage", running 80,000 yuan / flat ruler
Director Yang of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences reminded: "We must be vigilant against social organizations that have not heard of them, especially those that use the words 'Zhonghua' and 'China' as the words. When necessary, it is required to publish information registered by the mainland's civil affairs departments. ”
Especially in the calligraphy works created by members of the Cottage Association, it is more difficult for ordinary people to identify, but remember: the easier it is to attract ordinary people, the more vigilant. Good calligraphy works have traditional methods that can find the roots, are simple and elegant, have depth and height, and will never attract you with exaggerated lines.
The majority of calligraphy and painting lovers polish their eyes
Identify the means of "cottage societies" to collect money
1. Titles and awards are clearly marked with prices
In recent years, a calligraphy enthusiast has become a member or vice president of more than 10 associations, including the "Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Masters Research Association" by paying membership fees. He said that the entry fee threshold of various associations varies, ranging from as little as three or four hundred yuan to more than 1,000 yuan, many of which are lifetime membership systems, and all fees are paid at one time when applying. The "Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Masters Research Society" is one of the "cottage societies" notified by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Second, there is no requirement for the level, and the prize will be awarded if you give money
In fact, the reason why some individuals and units are willing to pay money to participate in the activities of these associations is mainly attracted by the awards. For example, winning the "Outstanding Youth Award", "Outstanding Chinese Award", "Most Influential Award", etc., can enhance popularity and commercial value. The big difference between the Shanzhai Calligraphy and Painting Association and the China Book Association and the Art Association lies in the screening of the level, and the Shanzhai Association basically has no requirements for the level of calligraphy and painting creation, and if you give money, you will win the award and join the association. In fact, these awards have no gold content other than gimmicks, and auction houses, collectors and professional collectors all scoff at them.
Third, large fees are levied through training and exchange activities
A staff member of the China Artists Association, who had been informed and is still continuing to carry out activities, said that if commercial activities were carried out in the name of the association, tens of thousands of yuan would need to be paid. It can be seen that training and exchange activities are also another major means of wealth collection for these associations. Almost all calligraphy and painting associations will go through the three-step program of "training- winning - paying money to join the association" and make a lot of money.
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