2009
20
Nov
Viva Now Photography Studio
November 21 – December 12, 2009 VivaNow Gallery. Patty Hudak will exhibit her black & white drawings.
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2009
10
Jun
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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2009
5
Jun
Kafkanistan Exhibition
Kafkanistan – tourism to Afghanistan…
Kafkanistan – is a world created by Austrian multi-media artist Lukas Birk and Irish ethnographer Sean Foley. It explores present day tourism to conflict zones in Afghanistan and neighboring countries. The name Kafkanistan was inspired by Kafka’s The Castle, a book whose protagonist journeys through a world unknown to him, full of rumors and misleading stories. He’s never sure whom to trust or what to believe in.
Photos, Videos, Installations, Performance and many many stories are waiting for you in Kafkanistan.
For those of you with children – I am sure they will have fun too. If you don’t mind them asking
why tourists would collect wolf shit in Afghanistan or visit gun factories…
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2009
1
Jun
Lukas Birk Workshops
Basic Photography & Photoshop – at The Hutong, Saturday 23th & Sunday 24th – 10.00 – 16.00, 880 RMB
BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY
short description
If you always wanted to know how your camera actually works its capabilities and limits – this class might be the right thing for you.
Get a handle on aperture, shutter speed and ISO and transform your images into exactly what you want them to be.
This workshops also covers a comprehensive introduction to Photoshop and how you can enhance the quality of your images with a few clicks.
more info can be found on lukasbirk.com/workshops
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2009
27
May
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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2009
30
Jan
China Photo Contest
The Competition
For our February competition we are joining with JapanVisitor.com and QatarVisitor.com to provide our biggest competition yet.
This one is absolutely free! All you have to do is send your best photograph of China to bjvphotocomp@googlemail.com along with your contact details and any additional information you would like included.
The runner up in the first round will win a free set of Eco chopsticks, while the winner will win an HDR software download from our sponsors Photomatix and proceed to the final round.
For full details of the rules and prizes visit our China Photo Contest page.
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