Artists, caring people and the staff of the organizers, the China Red Ribbon Foundation and the Shanghai Charity Foundation's Special Fund for Caring for AIDS, celebrated the opening of the Charity Art Exhibition. Photo by Shen Zejin, a reporter from China Economic Network
China Economic Network Shanghai, November 29 (Reporter Shen Zejin) December 1 is the 29th World AIDS Day, November 28, the China Red Ribbon Foundation, Shanghai Charity Foundation Care AIDS Special Fund (Shanghai Customs Ai) jointly held the "Love and Life" charity art exhibition on the Bund in Shanghai.
Bringing together the loving works of domestic and foreign artists and donations from philanthropists, the Charity Art Exhibition combines charity, finance and art, which is an innovative move since the Charity Law of the People's Republic of China was implemented on September 1 this year.
Gu Yanfen, executive vice president of the China Red Ribbon Fund, said that he was very pleased to be able to cooperate with the Shanghai Customs AI Fund to further expand the publicity of AIDS prevention and control and help and care for the people affected by AIDS. She called on more non-profit organizations to participate in this cause of love.
Bian Bingbin, the initiator of the charity art exhibition, said that the charity art exhibition gathered many artists to create with the theme of "love and life", and it was very touching to make charity and love more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people through artworks, and these artworks also added artistic appeal because of full love. It is reported that this charity art exhibition has attracted widespread attention from many financial institutions, and at present, Guan Ai Fund is consulting with relevant financial institutions to jointly explore and create a path of charitable trust finance.
In addition, the two organizers are planning to work with relevant institutions to jointly hold the "Love and Life" charity art world top tour exhibition, and sprinkle the philanthropic spirit and love of Chinese everywhere. All proceeds from the charity art exhibition will be donated to the relevant charitable funds for the implementation of AIDS-related public welfare relief projects.
The charity art exhibition has received generous support from domestic and foreign artists, including oil paintings and sculptures by blind artist Hei Tianshuo, colorful embroidered cheongsam created by Nan Gezi, who can paint good embroidery, the world's longest calligraphy Bible scroll, which is 77 meters long and copied in 17 different Chinese character scripts, and 35 works such as the endangered Miao Yi brushed jewelry "Angel Wings" designed and produced by jewelry artist Guo Xin.
Beck Eliezer, curator of the famous art exhibition "Ark on the Sea – Jews in Shanghai", donated a beautiful oil painting "Tower" to this charity art exhibition on behalf of Israeli painters to express his gratitude to Shanghai and the people of Chinese.
The preparation, solicitation and installation of this charity art exhibition were all completed by the professional volunteer team of Guan Ai Foundation from all walks of life. Bian Bingbin, the initiator of the charity art exhibition and an expert on people's livelihood issues, said that in the future, guan AI fund will actively cooperate with all walks of life to hold more grounded charity activities and present the anti-AIDS publicity in a more flexible form. He called on all sectors of society to actively participate in the cause of Guan Ai, build bridges with love, to overcome discrimination and coldness, so that the special group of AIDS patients who are in the dark and full of despair can be warmed by love, and because of love, they arouse the desire for life.