Chengdu Art Academy

Art academy in Chengdu, China

Chengdu Art Academy

成都画院

Formation| 1980
Founded at| Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Type| Nonprofit
Legal status| Governmental organization
Purpose| Supporting art in Chengdu
Headquarters| Culture Park (1980–1983)
59 Zhijishi Street (1983–2021)
Tianfu Art Park (2021–)
Location|

* Chengdu, China

Region served

| Chengdu
Services| Arts organization;
Chengdu Art Museum

Official language

| Chinese
Website| weibo.com/zhijishi

The Chengdu Art Academy (Chinese: 成都画院) is an arts organization, supporting contemporary art and the Chengdu Art Museum with a collection of artworks,[1] based in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

## Overview

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The academy is organized by the Chinese government.[2] It recruits mature professional artists and most receive a salary for producing their work, but it does not operate as an art school with students such as the Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts.

## History

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The Chengdu Art Academy was founded in 1980, as the first Chinese professional art organization established by the Chinese government.[2] Its remit includes painting and calligraphy creation, research into art theory, and academic communication. Originally the Chengdu Art Academy was located in the Culture Park. In 1983, it was moved to 59 Zhijishi Street. The style of the buildings is a typical quadrangle of western Sichuan historic houses dating from the late Qing dynasty. In 2007, the premises were approved as a Sichuan Provincial Heritage Conservation Site. A project to protect and maintain the buildings was completed in 2008. The buildings were opened by the academy as the Chengdu Art Museum (Chinese: 成都市美术馆). During October to December 2020, the Academy/Museum buildings were closed to the public for maintenance.[3]

On 6 November 2021, at the Tianfu Art Park and at the start of the 2021 Chengdu Biennale, the Chengdu Art Academy launched two new contemporary art museum buildings in the park,[4][5] namely the Chengdu Tianfu Art Museum and the Chengdu Museum of Contemporary Art, forming a new focus for the Chengdu Art Museum. As a result, the academy is now based at the park.

## See also

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* Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts
* Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Chengdu
* Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing

## References

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1. ^ "成都画院：梳理馆藏 活化经典" [Chengdu Art Academy: Combing the Collection and Revitalizing the Classics] (in Chinese). Sohu. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
2. ^ a b "Chengdu Art Academy". chengdu.gov.cn. China: Chengdu Municipal People’s Government. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
3. ^ "今日起，成都画院闭馆两月维护古建筑" [Starting today, Chengdu Art Academy is closed for two months to maintain ancient buildings] (in Chinese). Sohu. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
4. ^ Chow, Vivienne (8 November 2021). "With the Opening of Two New Museums (and a Biennial), Chengdu Is Positioning Itself as the Art Capital of Southwest China". Artnet News. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
5. ^ Wong, Pamela (3 November 2021). "Two New Museum Debut with Changdu Biennale". ArtAsiaPacific. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

## External links

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* Chengdu Art Academy official site on Weibo.com (in Chinese)

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