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Viva Now Photography Studio

November 21 – December 12, 2009 VivaNow Gallery. Patty Hudak will exhibit her black & white drawings.

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The Orange Sanlitun Beijing

The large multi-purpose space entitled The Orange is located in the heart of town at The Village in Sanlitun.

Created by Kengo Kuma, a renowned Japanese architect, the function room has played host to a wide variety of events from movie premiers, art and fashion shows to new product launch parties.

Vivi Wang, Marketing Officer from Swire Properties said The Orange is a worthwhile feature in the village because it is consistent with The Village’s aim of trying to build a community where culture and art can be integrated into people’s daily lives.

“The Orange is a space used for bringing the community closer together through experiencing art and culture. We want to make people like their visit here [at the Village]. And that is why we like to hold events that are opened to the public,” she said.

Indeed the space located in The Village South’s piazza offers a massive fully retractable, ground level front entrance that invitingly spills out into the adjacent quadrangle.

The Orange can hold a maximum capacity of between 400 to 500 people depending on the set up. She also added that the space is useful for banquets and conferences with a full equipped AV equipment system.

While the venue does not have a kitchen, Wang said there is a range of food and beverage stores on location as well as professional catering companies outside that people can utilise.

The feedback has been very positive. “Mainly people think it is a very cool place … different from other places because it is easy to change the environment. As a blank space, you can do whatever you want here. While it is totally orange on the outside, it is completely white inside.

“The 13 metre high ceilings mean you can hang pictures and decorations from the ceilings. When you decorate the space it becomes totally different. They think it is a very nice place to hold events because it is multi-functional,” Wang said.

Although Wang declined to inform us on the approximate costs of hiring out the venue, she said that most charities are able to use the space pro bono.

“We always support charities, not for profit organisations and environmental protection events so we will hire it to these organisations for free of charge.”

The Village at Sanlitun is Swire Properties’ first development into mainland China as a shopping and restaurant precinct that is just a stone’s throw away from some of Beijing’s hippest night-time hangout spots.

General Manager of The Village, Tim Jones said that the Village wants to be known as more than just a shopping destination, but a place where people can enjoy the best in arts and culture. “Sanlitun has always been a cosmopolitan melting pot, mixing old and new, east and west, hip and bohemian and a world of diplomacy with a vibrant arts scene,” said Jones.

The recent photography exhibition South Africa Through the Chinese Lens showcases the attractions, people and culture of South Africa.

Ten of China’s top photographers travelled to South Africa and captured a diverse range of imagery which is now on display until June 10.

Address: 三里屯19号， 三里屯Village南区8号楼8-3-3单元S8-31, The VILLAGE at Sanlitun, 19 South Sanlitun Road

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Sights Unseen

Exhibition of Photographic Works by Visually Impaired People from China, Britain and Mexico
Beijing, 2009

SIGHTS UNSEEN （视•觉)
Visible feelings in a world unseen

Time:
10:15 a.m. Sunday 31st May 2009 (the exhibition closes at 8 p.m. the same day)

Venue:
Orange Hall, The Village, Sanlitun, Beijing (part of Affordable Art Beijing)

We cordially invite you to attend the opening of  ”Sights Unseen”, an exhibition of works by blind and partially sighted photographers from China, Britain and Mexico. The exhibition is the result of collaboration between the Beijing One Plus One Cultural Exchange Center, PhotoVoice (UK) and China Vision (UK).

Photography is a means of capturing a moment in time, while at the same time communicating our innermost thoughts to others. Through photography, every visually impaired person can discover hidden qualities, gain a greater self-awareness and express a new sense of freedom. Feelings of acceptance engender greater independence. Even without seeing the images they have produced, visually impaired photographers have a full understanding of what it is they want to express, using a totally new language to communicate their experience of the world around them Through a new technique of ‘tactile diagrams’, blind people can also experience real images translated into tactile form.

Beijing One Plus One Cultural Exchange Center is a Chinese NGO. It promotes information platforms and professional excellence, in order to strengthen the abilities of disabled people and engender social equality and integration. This exhibition is mainly a result of a photographic workshop run by two British facilitators from PhotoVoice, attended by eight visually impaired people in Beijing. In the future One Plus One will run extended workshops so that more visually impaired people in China can experience the power of photography.

Beijing One Plus One Cultural Exchange Center
26th May 2009

Please direct all enquiries to:
Maggie Sun, Xie Yan
Beijing One Plus One Cultural Exchange Center
Mob：1501 016 0219; 1390 129 5030
Phone：6725 9507-608; 6725 9507-604

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China International Gallery Exposition 2009

2009中艺博国际画廊博览会(6th Edition)

The 6th Edition of the China International Gallery Exposition (CIGE 2009) will take place at the China World Trade Centre Exhibition Hall in Beijing in April 16–19, 2009.

CIGE is considered as the most established international art fair in Asia.
Presenting artworks from over 22 countries, including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, India, and many other countries.

CIGE 2009 Gallery Exhibition
1F Area A & B of the China World Trade Center Exhibition Hall

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Liu Gang Merlin Champagne & Regalia

尤伦斯当代艺术中心和蘭 LAN CLub诚邀阁临
刘钢摄影展：《梅林,香槟与瑞珈利亚》

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art and Lan Club are pleased to invite you to the opening of
Liu Gang , Merlin Champagne & Regalia
开幕时间： 2009年3月7日 周六 20:30 – 22:00
Opening time: March 7, 2009 from 20:30 – 22:00

展览时间：2009年3月7日—2009年4月4日
Exhibition time: March 7, 2009 to April 4, 2009

策展人：丁伟达 白雪
Curators : David Spalding and Snehana Krasteva

地点：UCCA LAN (D)艺术空间
Venue : UCCA LAN (D) at Lan Club
地址：北京市朝阳区建国门外大街乙12号双子座大厦F / 4层
Address: 4F Twin Tower, B12 Jianguomen Waidajie

活动详细信息，请联系
For more information, please contact
蘭 LAN Club：吴小姐 010 5109 6012
LAN Club Tina Wu 010 5109 6012
尤伦斯当代艺术中心：推广部 010 8672 1002
UCCACommunications Dept. 010 8672 1002