"One Festival, One Art" Public Education Hall
No.5｜Children's Creative Sculpture: The Tree of Growth - Highlights Review

· Mentor ·


Wu Yizhen
Born in 1977 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, sculptor. Wu Yizhen is an artist with extensive practical experience. His works often engage with themes of environmental protection and urban humanistic social issues. His sculpture installation series "Li Yuan" (Neighborhood Courtyards), created during 2018–2019, once sparked widespread urban cultural discourse. Concurrently, Wu Yizhen is also an enthusiastic art educator dedicated to nurturing children's interest in sculpture. In recent years, young students under his guidance have repeatedly been nominated, exhibited, and awarded in national children's sculpture exhibitions.
Selected Chronology
2021 "Sensing Media: Invitational Exhibition of Chinese Artists' Creations" (Qingdao International Art Annual Exhibition · Independent Section)
2020 "Qingdao Public Art Exhibition 'City Frame' Series Events" (Qingdao)
2019 "Qingdao Century Art Exhibition: Sculpture Section" (Qingdao)
"Symbiosis · Li Yuan Art Festival Invitational Exhibition: Mini Exhibition" (Qingdao)
"Urban Showcase: Cultural Three Rivers Artists Joint Exhibition" (Qingdao)
2018 "Spring Tide Sculpture Biennale" (Qingdao)
"Qingdao Narrative: Li Yuan Tribute Comprehensive Art Exhibition" (Qingdao)
2017 "Another World: Contemporary Art Project (4)" (Qingdao)
"Sculpting Time: Wu Yizhen Sculpture Exhibition" (Qingdao)
"Belt and Road沿线国家雕塑邀请展" (Sculpture Invitational Exhibition of Countries along the Belt and Road) (Qingdao)
2016 "Tongxi Cup: Chinese Youth Sculpture Exhibition"
"New Language of the Silk Road: Joint Exhibition of Eastern and Western Sculptors"

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About "One Festival, One Art"

Purpose

1.To fulfill the mission of promoting and nurturing public aesthetic education through art.
2.To create opportunities for artists and art enthusiasts to engage closely, enabling a two-way exchange of artistic concepts and aesthetic enrichment for mutual growth.
3.To provide hands-on experience for art enthusiasts, allowing them to immerse themselves in the creative process and appreciate the charm of art.
4.To integrate art more deeply into social contexts and collectively build a shared spiritual landscape.

· Original Intent ·

Since first venturing into art curation in 2011 and formally registering in 2014, Dechang Art Cultural Institution has been dedicated to advancing art initiatives that align with international trends while remaining rooted in local action. We believe that a city’s cultural vitality
must first be driven by organic, grassroots energy. Short-term activities that exploit culture and art for utilitarian purposes are like fleeting bubbles—they do little to enhance the city’s aesthetic literacy.
For over a decade, we have focused solely on being producers of artistic content, serving both artists and the public. We have planned and implemented numerous large-scale local humanities and art exhibitions—such as Qingdao Narrative: Liyuan and Urban Showcase:
Cultural Three Rivers Artists Joint Exhibition—as well as over a hundred solo and major exchange exhibitions with a contemporary academic focus, including the Qingdao International Art Annual Exhibition.
In 2023, with the generous support of Shandong Yinfeng Home Textiles Co., Ltd., our fully upgraded physical venue—Dechang Art · V Exit Art Museum—officially opened. Spanning over 2,000 square meters of exhibition space, it has reinforced our original vision and determination to “establish an art museum with a clear academic stance.” Though we are aware that the road ahead remains challenging, we have already embarked on this journey and must press forward.
Over the years, whether as curators or as an exhibition venue, one of our greatest challenges has been the gap in perception that arises between the artistic expression of carefully selected artists and works and the audience’s reception—a disconnect often rooted in differing perspectives and levels of expertise. This remains a significant barrier to art’s role in inspiring and enlightening.
As a bridge between artists and the public, the role of art institutions in co-creating public aesthetic education is more crucial than ever. This is precisely why V Exit Art Museum launched the One Festival, One Art public education initiative. Through small-scale, face-to-face interactions, we aim to allow art enthusiasts to engage directly in hands-on creation, experience the charm of art and its fundamental methods, gain a more intuitive understanding of art and artists, and gradually develop and broaden their aesthetic knowledge and critical judgment.