Revelations China: Open Call for Public Welfare Special Exhibition Booths | BCAF China New Folk Crafts
Craftsmanship can be a bridge connecting the people of the world it has always cared for.
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Revelations China
International Biennial of Crafts and Creation
The 6th International Biennial of Crafts and Creation (REVELATIONS China) opened on 7 June 2023 at the Grand Palais Éphémère with the participation of the special exhibition "Chinese New Folk Art X International Masters" co-curated by Beijing Design Week, Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation and VOGUE.
Photos from previous REVELATIONS events, photo source: REVELATIONS CHINA
At the opening of the 6th REVELATIONS exhibition, Mr Galernau announced that the first China International Crafts Innovation Expo will be held in Beijing from 19 to 23 September 2024.
RC is a large craft expo that creates a platform for artists, designers, craftsmen, and cultural heritage holders from around the world. It will promote craft works from around the world, explore the future of craft, and bring a feast of crafts to Beijing.
REVELATIONS CHINA is one of eight key cultural exchange projects of the 2024 China-France Year of Cultural and Tourist Exchange. It is part of the 'China-France Cultural Spring – Special Presentation for the 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and France'.
The poster features art by RC main visual artists King Houndekpinkou, Simone Pheulpin and Wu Jian'an. Source: REVELATIONS CHINA#02
‘Use Everything: Long-lasting Vitality’ public welfare exhibition
Each handicraft product is a microcosm of human activity. Chinese handicrafts have been popular throughout history. It is natural to combine and present them in different ways today.
Since 2015, the Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation has supported traditional handicrafts across the country. This includes the Dulong carpet series from Gongshan County in Yunnan Province, the Xia cloth series from Liuyang in Hunan Province, Tibetan felt products from Yushu in Qinghai Province, Tibetan wool carpets from Tibet, gold and silver inlaid jade carvings from Beijing, and lacquered leather goods from Fuzhou in Fujian Province, Nanjing cloud brocade, Nanjing pom-pom flowers, Shanxi Shangdang pile brocade, Guizhou Dali Dong embroidery, Guizhou Miao embroidery, Sichuan Liangshan Yi silver jewellery, Sichuan Chengdu bamboo weaving, Yunnan Jino machete cloth, Zhejiang Dongyang bamboo weaving, Hubei Tujia Xilankapu. Traditional Chinese crafts and contemporary design are being combined.
The traditional craftsmanship must be kept alive. But we must also avoid rigidity, or it will lose its meaning for us today. As the environment and people suffer, long-lasting design and sustainable concepts are becoming more important. The theme 'Making the Most of Things: Long-lasting Vitality' shows how tradition can be kept alive by using new ways of creating.
BCAF, a charity partner of REVELATIONS CHINA, will launch a charity exhibition to bring together Chinese craft communities, artists and designers.
REVELATIONS CHINA venue design renderings, image source: SLT Design
Organisation
Co-organisers: Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation, China International Creative Industry ExpoSpecial support: Syndicat National des Arts Plastiques, Beijing Design Week
Media partners: Little Red Book Art, Little Red Book Design
Recruitment details
Recruitment area: China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) Recruitment period: 9 May to 20 June 2024
Recruitment requirements: works created in a contemporary form based on traditional Chinese craftsmanship
Recruitment information: The email subject should read ‘Recycling: Long-lasting vitality – application’, and the application should include a text (no less than 300 words) about the fusion of craftsmanship and contemporary design, high-definition images/videos of the work (no less than 5 images), basic information about the creator/organisation/craftsmanship group (including a high-definition photo of the creator), etc.
Submission: info@bcaf.org.cn. The organiser will contact you by email or phone (only for selected candidates). If you do not hear from us within 30 working days of the submission date, you may consider your submission unsuccessful.
Public welfare booth: BCAF will provide a public welfare booth of no less than 6 square metres (inclusive) for free to the selected candidates.
Special note: BCAF reserves the right of final interpretation of this recruitment.
Related terms
Regarding the originality of the work:· The applicant promises that the submitted work is independently created by him/her and does not violate any laws, infringe any rights, violate public order and good morals, or harm the public interest
· The applicant promises that he/she owns the relevant intellectual property rights (copyright, patent rights) to the submitted work or is the rightful owner
· If the above conditions are violated, the organiser reserves the right to disqualify the applicant and withdraw the corresponding funding. The organiser shall not be liable for any litigation, claims, losses, damages, costs and expenses that may be caused or have been caused by the violation of the above conditions. The applicant shall compensate the organiser and related organisations for any losses caused.
Regarding subject disputes:
· The submitted work must be registered by the owner of the work, the individual who created the work. The same work can only be submitted by one entity. If there are multiple submissions for the same work, the relevant entities must negotiate among themselves to confirm the declaration entity and the negotiation plan for the distribution of honours and other related matters. Otherwise, all parties will be deemed to have invalid applications.
About the processing of uploaded information:
· The personal data submitted by the applicant will only be used for the review of the recruitment plan. The sponsor will ensure that the personal data of the participants will not be disclosed or used for commercial purposes
The applicant acknowledges that the organiser may use their work, personal information, application plan, etc. for recruitment-related publicity, exhibitions and other reasonable non-commercial activities. Without the authorisation of the organiser and the applicant, no third party may re-create, produce, sell, promote, publish, exhibit or promote the applicant's submitted work in any other way. The organiser and the applicant reserve the right to pursue legal action against any violators.
