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Académie Franco-Chinoise d’Art et de Culture (AFCAC) was initiated and founded in Paris in 2012 by Mr. Patrick Dambron, a renowned French cultural economist and educator. Since its establishment, the academy has been dedicated to the in-depth exchange, discussion, promotion, and development of culture, art, education, fashion design, technology, and film between China and France.
Currently, the academy is focused on three main areas – cultural and creative industries, educational research, and business consulting – while integrating cross-domain resources and creating its own branded IP projects. At the same time, it provides consulting services and project operation management services for institutions and enterprises in China and France. The academy’s self-created Franco-Chinese youth art exchange IP project “JeunePinceau®” has become the designated project for Franco-Chinese youth art exchange recognized by the French government, with annual exhibition and exchange activities held in the Paris City Center government before the Chinese New Year.
The academy’s “Alliance of Emerging French Designers +3386” gathers the most cutting-edge and creative designers and artisans in France today. In the post-pandemic era, the academy is actively and deeply promoting the exchange and development of culture, art, education, fashion, and digital media between China and France.
Chinese Western Cultural Arts Association (CWCAA) is a non-profit organization composed of scholars, experts, artists, designers, and outstanding enterprises and institutions from various cultural and artistic fields. It is an important service platform for the international cultural and artistic industry.
In order to deepen exchanges and sharing between different countries and regions, integrate Chinese-Western cultural and artistic resources, and promote the integration and common development of different cultures and arts, the Association actively enhances the professionalism and creativity of the cultural and artistic industry in Hong Kong through the coordination of international projects. It also promotes the internationalization and diversification of the local cultural and artistic industry in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, strengthens the pool of cultural and artistic talents, and better inherits and promotes the cultural and artistic heritage of China on the international stage.
JAN, FEB – 🇫🇷 Paris
Paris City Hall
APR – 🇸🇬 Singapore
ArtSafe Museum
MAY – 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Hong Kong Arts Development Council Showcase
JUN, JUL – 🇨🇳 Shanghai, Xiamen
Shanghai UCCA Kids, Xiamen BLOCK 1905
Art and culture are the distilled essence of history – a rich, deep-rooted past lays the foundation for a vibrant cultural atmosphere. However, history alone is not the sole determinant. To truly embody the title of the “Art Capital of the World,” a city must look beyond just its storied legacy and instead embrace the vitality of the present.
Official data from the French Tourism Office in 2023 reveals that Paris boasts over 200 museums and more than 1,000 art galleries – a scale that few other cities can match. But the French capital’s cultural prowess extends far beyond these impressive statistics. Dotting its streets are innumerable historic landmarks, theaters, cultural centers, and renowned art festivals – the majority of which are government-backed rather than purely commercial enterprises.
Solidifying Paris’ status as a global hub of creativity and innovation, the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural agency, are also located within the city.
Tourcoing was founded in 1836. It is a public higher art college created by the French Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education. The National Academy of Fine Arts merged with the National Academy of Fine Arts. Both art schools have a long history and enjoy an international reputation. The Academy of Fine Arts is qualified to issue French DNAP (bac+3) French undergraduate art diploma and DNSEP (bac+5) French highest art diploma.
The Academy of Fine Arts consists of two campuses, namely the Turquin campus located in Lille, the fourth largest city in France, and the historic city of Dunkirk on the coast of the English Channel. France’s art education system has been used as a reference by countries all over the world. The Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in North Calais has inherited France’s centuries-old art education principles. The Flemish School of Painting, which has a glorious place in the history of art.
Founded in 1985, it has become a benchmark institution leading the development of professional fields such as French art market management, cultural management and communication, cultural heritage protection and restoration, and jewelry. EAC’s innovative approach opens up the barriers between finance, management and culture and art, and is the first to establish a learning model for professional managers in the culture and art industry. Possessing a national first-level certification for arts and culture management diploma. Campuses are located in Paris, Lyon, Nice, and Monaco. The school issues nationally certified third-level, second-level and first-level diplomas (equivalent to university, MBA, master’s level), focusing on cultural media and art market. EAC has a clear goal: to adapt to the rapidly changing economic, cultural and artistic environment of the 21st century, as well as highly specialized new technologies and increasingly rapid information dissemination, by adopting an open approach. EAC professors are industry experts from art and cultural undertakings. Most of them are in the French Ministry of Culture, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the French Ministry of Commerce, French museums, French art galleries, international art auction houses, the National Theater, the National He holds key positions in opera houses, cultural and artistic multinational corporations and institutions.
Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, is a national higher art school under the jurisdiction of the French Ministry of Culture and is a higher professional college. It is also one of the four major art academies in the world.Today, the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris is not only a training place for artistic experiments and exhibitions, but also a place for historical maintenance and contemporary collections, and a publishing house. The Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris is the successor to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture established by Louis XIV in the 17th century. Its mission is to train high-level artists under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture. It occupies an indispensable position on the contemporary art stage. According to the consistent teaching principles of the fine arts world, training is carried out in studios under the guidance of famous artists. Workshop practice is complemented by a series of theoretical and technical courses, with the aim of giving students a diverse approach. Their goal is to provide them with a broad artistic culture while promoting multi-field experiments and interdisciplinary development.
The Higher School of Art offers recognized educational features: a cycle between experimental research, theoretical learning and work practice, with an end point of focusing on individual creative initiative and participation; attention to the novelty and specificity of each student’s work; educational creativity inspired by collective functions; overlap and integration of traditional disciplines and digital technology tools; openness to international fields and interdisciplinary research. ESAD is a member of the ERAMUS+ Grant Program Alliance.
The school has a variety of advanced experimental equipment and complete system studios (drawing, photography, video, sound, multimedia, printing and publishing, etc.), which are specially maintained by experienced technicians.
In addition to its higher education mission, ESAD also offers workshops and courses for amateurs at its two school sites in Grenoble and Valence. It provides professional artistic training for children, teenagers and adults in the fields of painting, design, sculpture, photography, etc. Various workshops/studio activities open to the public will be held throughout the year, providing internship opportunities for students and tailor-made artistic and technical support for art lovers.
Founded in 1985, IESA is one of the prestigious institutions in the field of cultural and arts management, and has a great reputation in the European cultural and arts management community. The school is located in the world cultural capital “Paris”, with a strong artistic atmosphere, giving students abundant opportunities to learn about art appraisal and appreciation in museums such as the Louvre, the Orsay Museum, the Rodin Museum and the Pompidou Center for Modern Art, and improve their art appreciation level. Graduates are awarded MBA and RNCP first and second level diplomas (master’s degree).
The school applies management to the world of art and culture with a unique interdisciplinary approach. By imparting business knowledge and redefining the traditional cultural field, students can engage in a variety of careers after graduation: art managers, gallery managers, art agents, auctioneers, drama production, event managers, etc. IESA is dedicated to cultivating talents in cultural and entertainment fields such as the art market, stage and live performances, cultural heritage and multimedia. Unlike general art classes, IESA does not teach students to actually paint or make, but teaches students how to manage art and create the value of art.
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World-renowned illustrator, poster designer and cartoonist. He was specially invited by the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris to create a series of portraits. He has long designed and created illustrations for world-famous publications and brands, such as (The New Yorker), (Le Monde), (GQ) or the luxury brand Hermès.
A famous French art critic, art movement and artist, and a recipient of the French National Order of Chevaliers. Born into a family of art and diplomacy, he writes art reviews for several major French media and newspapers, such as Le Monde and Le Figaro.
Academic Inspector – Regional Pedagogical Inspector for Chinese
Dean of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in the Grand Nord (Nord Calais), France.
Contemporary artist, Chairman of the French New Realism Salon, Professor of the National School of Fine Arts in Paris, Professor of the Paris Municipal Art Preparatory Training Course.
Contemporary artist, professor at Grenoble National Academy of Fine Arts, France.
Artist, educator and digital multimedia producer. Provides consulting and teaching work for children’s art education projects for the government and many well-known art institutions, such as the French Ministry of Education, Paris City Hall and Pompidou Center.
Professor and Director of the Artificial Intelligence Programat the University of Cambridge.
Clement Chan specializes in painting and design culture, and is also a well-known artist in Hong Kong. His painting style is influenced by Cubism, American Abstract Expressionism and Neo-Expressionism. In addition to painting, Chan has also been involved in calligraphy, music, new poetry and literary philosophy for many years, making the pictures appear a unique realm of beauty. His works are now collected by the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
Renowned film director, art director, mater class instructor, vetting committee of Hong Kong Film Development Council, film Festival Judge. He has been in the industry for 20 years being an all-round creator, and the director of animation films with over 100 million at the box office in China, with a cumulative of more than 100 million US dollars. He has participated in more than 100 animations/live-action films/series/ads and company promotions.
Awarded wining French animation director, character and art toy artist and digital artist. Over 15+ years Nicolas has created a colorful palette of films, illustration, projection mapping , augmented reality in Paris, London, Los Angeles and founded and leading the creative animation studio, Nikopicto Limited.
Nicolas’s artwork has been awarded and showcased closely to 100 international film festivals and publications such as Hong Kong Palace Museum, Cannes Lions Festival.
The consul of Culture, Education and Science from the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau.
Famous contemporary painter in Hong Kong, Vice- Chairman of the Hong Kong Artists Association. She was the winner of the 2011 grand award in Guan-lan international biannual of prints. Her works are collected by many arts galleries and museums in China such as Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Hertitage Museum, Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, Zhejiang Art Museum, etc.
The president of the Hong Kong Illustrators Association, with over a decade of experience in animation and game design, has shared his digital painting expertise in different schools. He won the Outstanding Artist Award “Golden Shadow Award” from the British Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in 2022, and received the silver award of the JIA Illustration Award in 2021 and the bronze award in 2020. He also won multiple awards at the 34th Hong Kong Print Awards. He has held digital punk exhibitions in Hong Kong and Japan, and his works are exhibited at Affordable Art Fair 2023. He hopes to combine digital painting with augmented reality technology to present vivid sci-fi Hong Kong scenes and characters.