The Fourth China Fine Arts Awards, organized by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Artists Association, recently selected 40 winning works (9 Gold Awards, 14 Silver Awards, and 17 Bronze Awards) from the "14th National Exhibition of Fine Arts".
The oil painting "Workers are 'Heaven'" (180cm*230cm) by Professor Li Qian from the Department of Stage Design at the Shanghai Theatre Academy won the Gold Award.
The Department of Stage Design at the Shanghai Theatre Academy has a deep tradition of painting education and is known as the "Shanghai Theatre Academy Phenomenon" for having nurtured many renowned artists both domestically and internationally.
Teachers from the Department of Stage Design, such as Dai Hengyang and Chen Junde, have previously won awards at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts. This time, Professor Li Qian's Gold Award adds another significant achievement to the "Shanghai Theatre Academy Phenomenon".
It is reported that the "China Fine Arts Awards" is a national-level professional award for fine arts approved by the Department of Publicity of the CPC Central Committee, aimed at guiding and encouraging fine arts workers to create more and better works of art, and promoting the prosperity and development of Chinese fine arts.
The "China Fine Arts Awards" includes three sub-categories: the Creation Award, the Theory and Criticism Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award. The winning works of the Creation Award are selected from the "National Exhibition of Fine Arts" and include Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards. The National Exhibition of Fine Arts, as the oldest national comprehensive fine arts exhibition in China, has always been imbued with a strong sense of patriotism and serves as a barometer for observing trends in Chinese fine arts creation.
