Beijing——Christie’s is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the「 Grant for Female Young Artists 」 an initiative launched by the Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation(BCAF) this year which aims to select and support four emerging female talents in the exploration and development of their careers in the art world, unleash their potential, and celebrate their creative energy.
The grant is open to any female artist from Mainland China especially those from remote or rural areas, with a university degree and no more than five years experience in the disciplines of painting, installation art, sculpture, video or other new media creation. The application period will be from May 13 to August 30, 2022, and each of the selected recipients will receive RMB 63,750 to fund her future artistic creations.
The jury will consist of a diverse panel of experts which includes Dina Zhang, Senior Specialist of 20th and 21st Century Art, Christie’s, Qiao Cui, President of the Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation and Dan Cao, Publisher of The Art Newspaper China LEAP Works will be judged on artistic creativity, potential for continued excellence, and social engagement and winners will be announced in early November.
More information can be found on BCAF’s website or WeChat.
Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation（BCAF）
Founded in 2008, Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation (BCAF) is the only foundation and cultural think tank in China focusing on contemporary humanities and arts.
With our extensive public programs in three major fields including cultural innovation, art public welfare, and think tank research, BCAF enhances a civil society based on the concept of "Creative China”.
BCAF is dedicated to discovering cultural innovation, supporting new independent generation for international cultural exchange, and advancing the public welfare especially for children, women and minority. Our notable and awarded projects include China Art Film Fund, China-EU Cultural Research Project, Creative China Festival, China Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, China Eco Design, China-France Cultural Forum, China-India Cultural Mapping Research, China-Japan Cultural Mapping Research, Chinese New Folk Craft, Chinese Arts and Design for Public Welfare Alliance, Fellowship for Chinese Young Talents, and International Artist Residency, Asia Art Festival etc.
Active in 18 countries, BCAF collaborated closely with a range of international artists and institutions, including David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Lee Changdong, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Gabriel de Broglie, Umberto Eco, Rem Koolhaas, Xu Bing, Liu Xiaodong, Song Dong, Zeng Fanzhi, Yu Hong, Gong Yan, Liu Wei, Cao Fei, Wang Bing, Diao Yinan, Zhang Lv, Yu Hua, Li Yiyun, Liang Hong, Zhai Yongming, Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the European Union Department of Education and Culture, WHO, UNESCO, UNDP, documenta, Venice Biennale, Venice Architecture Biennale, Cannes International Film Festival, Locarno international Film Festival, New York international Film Festival, High-Level People to People Dialogue (China-Europe; China-US; China-France) etc.
