Activities
Encounters
Guanlan Print Base
Agreement
20.08.14
On Wednesday August 20, the ´ace Foundation for Contemporary Art and the Guanlan Print Base in China signed a mutual cooperation agreement. The agreement seeks to reinforce the existing ties between the two institutions to promote the graphics internationally.
We received in our house a delegation of 16 people who traveled especially from the city of Shenzhen, China. It included six government representatives – among them Jiang Jianjun, secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee and Luo Qiuxiong, Member of the China Artists Association and Director of the Public Services Burueau continuously with and the center’s curator, Zhao Jianchun, in addition to other people who were part of the entourage.
Guanlan International Print Base
It was established jointly between the Bao’an People’s District in Shenzen, The Federation of Arts and Letters and the Association of Chinese Artists. The place has residences for artists, a large warehouse that houses the workshops, galleries and is about to open a Museum dedicated to Graphics with a new building. The place was inaugurated in 2008 and already has an interesting reputation in this area, being also the organizers of the Guanlan Biennial.
To access to the official Guanlan Print Base’s website click here.
