
In order to further promote the revitalization of rural art and shape the brand of local culture, China Sculpture Institute is now organizing and planning to carry out the “Xianjing Art Village Symbolic Sculpture” solicitation activity. Taking Xunzhong town, Dehua County, Quanzhou City, Fujian province as the core planning area, the event aims to refine cultural symbols through sculpture language, activate public participation, and help the development and transformation of sculpture derivatives.
(I)Scope of Submissions
A global range of creative artists and designers (regardless of nationality, age, gender, background)
(II)Creative Requirements
Submitted content:
Sculpture design plan (including creative instructions, material suggestions, size suggestions, etc.)
Creative direction:
The combination of the natural environment, Dehua County Ceramic culture, folk resources and future development orientation of the Xianjing Art Village to reflect the artistic, cultural and symbolic characteristics is encouraged.
The design should have the feasibility of both artistic expression and public landing, and have the potential of brand communication and the foundation of sculpture derivatives development.
(III)Exhibition Process
1.Announcement of the call for submissions and Preliminary review meeting
To determine 20 shortlisted solicited works through expert review
2.Re-review meeting
The shortlisted artists optimize the proposals according to experts’ opinions and make maquette sculptures (25-50 cm) .
All artists who enter the re-review stage and complete the maquette sculpture production will be awarded the exhibition certificate issued by China Sculpture Institute. The costs of making the maquette and sending it to the exhibition site are covered by the artist, and the cost of returning it after the exhibition is covered by China Sculpture Institute.
Organize experts to re-evaluate and finally select 1 symbolic sculpture.
3.Material transformation and development
The selected artists must agree to the development of their work, and China Sculpture Institute is responsible for coordinating the production and supervision. The work will be made of Dehua County White Porcelain and transformed with local ceramic techniques.
4.Press release and exhibition
Opening ceremony
(IV)Call for Submissions Details
Authors must send the filled electronic registration form, images of the proposed exhibition works, creation description, personal photo, and scanned copies of their passports to the designated Organizing Committee email csionline@csin.org.cn before Sep 25, 2025.
Please use the title “Author’s name + name of work” for the subject line. If you submit more than one work, please send a unified mail, each work is packaged separately into a compressed file (folder ZIP format).
(V)Contribution Fee
The final selection of symbolic sculpture will sign a separate agreement with the organizer and obtain a pre-tax payment of RMB 100,000.
(VI)Intellectual Property Protection
1.The projects submitted by the participating authors must not infringe on the patent rights, copyright, trademark rights, reputation rights, or any other legal rights of third parties.
2.The exhibition organizer and guiding units have the right to publish and distribute a compilation of the exhibition projects and to use them for charitable purposes.
(VII)Academic Support Units
Sculpture Department of China Central Academy of Fine Arts
Sculpture Department of China Academy of Art
Sculpture Department of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts
Sculpture Department of Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University
Sculpture Department of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
Sculpture Department of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts
Sculpture Department of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts
Sculpture Department of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts
Sculpture Department of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts
Sculpture Department of Hubei Academy of Fine Arts
(VIII)Organization
Organizer:China Sculpture Institute
Dehua County Culture and Travel Group Limited
Director of Art Committee:Zeng Chenggang
President of China Sculpture Institute, President of Shanghai Academy of Fine Art, President of Shanghai Artists Association
Art Committee Members:Sun Zhenhua
Secretary-general of China Sculpture Institute, Editor-in-Chief of China Sculpture
Lv Pinchang
Vice President of China Sculpture Institute, Vice President of School of Plastic Arts of Central Academy of Fine Arts
Jiao Xingtao
Vice President of China Sculpture Institute, President of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts
Yin Xiaofeng
Vice President of China Sculpture Institute, Dean of Public Art Research Centre, Northeast Normal University
Ji Shaofeng
Vice President of China Sculpture Institute, Director of Hubei Art Museum
Zhai Qingxi
Vice President of China Sculpture Institute, Vice President of Shanghai Academy of Fine Art
Lin Gang
Vice President of China Sculpture Institute, President of Hangzhou Sculpture Academy
Dong Shubing
Vice President of China Sculpture Institute, Vice President of Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University
Zhang Wei
Vice President of China Sculpture Institute, Dean of Sculpture Department of China Central Academy of Fine Arts
Tan Xun
Vice President of China Sculpture Institute, Vice President of Plastic Arts College, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts
Art Committee Advisers:Li Ming
Professor of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
Yang Jianping
Professor of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts
Chen Yungang
Professor of Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts
Yin Shuangxi
Professor of Central Academy of Fine Arts
Fu Zhongwang
Artistic Director of Hubei Museum of Art
Huo Boyang
Professor of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts
Long Xiang
Professor of China Academy of Art
Curator:Zeng Chenggang
President of China Sculpture Institute, President of Shanghai Academy of Fine Art, President of Shanghai Artists Association
Academic Host:Sun Zhenhua
Secretary-general of China Sculpture Institute, Editor-in-Chief of China Sculpture
General Coordinator:Hua Chunjiang
Executive Deputy Secretary-General of China Sculpture Institute
Assistant Curator:Yan Kun, Katherine
Exhibition Supervision Department:Zhai Qingxi, Zhu Chen, Dong Shubing, Lin Gang, Chen Hui, Feng Chongli, Ma Tianyu
Office Director of the Art Committee:Liu Meixia
Office Dean of China Sculpture Institute
Members of the Art Committee Office:Shao Yuejiao, Lv Wentao, Luo Ping, Zhang Zhuoming, Ding Xuezhu
Click to download: Registration Form