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November 13th, 2012 | Collection, Exhibitions, Uncategorized
Chinese Arts Delegation Visits the Weatherspoon
Chinese delegation visits the Weatherspoon Art Museum. Photo: David Wilson, UNCG University Relations.
The Weatherspoon had a special visit (hosted at UNCG) on November 2 as a delegation of 26 Chinese provincial and municipal leaders came to the museum for a presentation. The group – which is also visiting New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. – included mayors and top leaders from seven Chinese provinces who wanted to learn more about the cultural and performing arts and the entertainment industries in the U.S.
Link to more photos from the visit here.
This cultural delegation was organized by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), a national organization engaged in people-to-people diplomacy between the People’s Republic of China and other countries. It aims to further international cooperation and, among its many activities, it is entrusted by the government with promoting cultural exchange and cooperation.
The visit of these Chinese leaders was the result of an initiative undertaken by a delegation of UNCG administrators and faculty who visited the CPAFFC headquarters in Beijing in April 2012.
The UNCG symposium (“Entrepreneurship and the Arts in the U.S.”) included lectures and discussions by top artists, teachers and performers; including a presentation at the Weatherspoon Art Museum with our director Nancy Doll.
Museum Director Nancy Doll with member of the Chinese delegation. photo: David Wilson, UNCG University Relations.
While visiting the Weatherspoon, the delegation toured several exhibitions, including On the Path to Abstraction, Art on Paper 2012: The 42nd Exhibition, and The Cone Sisters Collect.
Two special concert performances were also presented at UNCG in honor of the guests. UNCG faculty musicians presented a concert at the Recital Hall of the School of Music Theater and Dance. Performers included the Faculty Jazz Quartet, the East Wind Quintette d’Anches, the McIver String Quartet, pianist Andrew Willis on fortepiano, and singers Clara O’Brien, Nancy Walker and Donald Hartmann. Students of choreographer and dance professor Duane Cyrus also performed in the UNCG Dance Theater in the HHP building.
Tags: American Art, Billy Lee, Chinese Delegation, Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, contemporary art, CPAFFC, installation, Nancy Doll, People's Republic of China, Permanent Collection, Photography, Pop Art, UNCG, UNCG Art Department, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Weatherspoon
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