On August 12, 2025, the China-Japan-ROK Forum on Culture, Arts and Education was successfully held in Huzhou city,Zhejiang Province. This forum, an important international cultural exchange event, was hosted by the Bureau of International Exchange and Cooperation of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, academically supported by the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), and organized by the Huzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism. As the academic support unit, CAFA deeply participated in all aspects of the forum, making significant contributions to advancing cultural and artistic education exchanges and cooperation among the three countries.

Artists from our academy were invited to participate in the “New Perspectives: China-Laos Youth Artists Exchange Exhibition” co-hosted by the China Cultural Center in Laos and the Center for China International Cultural Exchange.

On July 9 (local time), 500 Brushstrokes: An Abstract Portrait of Peru ("500 TRAZOS: UN RETRATO ABSTRACTO DEL PERÚ") officially opened at the Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI), Peru’s foremost art museum. As Wu Jian’an’s first solo exhibition in South America, the show centers on the artist’s latest monumental work from 2024–2025: 500 Brushstrokes for Peru, a 12-meter-long and 5-meter-high ink and mixed-media paper-cut collage. The work brings together the bodily traces of 459 residents of Peru from diverse backgrounds—spanning gender, age, class, geography, language, and culture.

CAFA Art Museum unveiled “Interflowing Artscapes: CAFAM International Exchange Research Exhibition from the Collection” on July 18, 2025 in Beijing. A total of 244 (sets) works by over 133 international artists selected from the Collection of CAFAM are open to the public for the first time. The exhibition project was selected as one of 2025 National Exhibition Season of Art Museums’ Brilliant Collections Organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

The opening ceremony of “PARALLELS: LEGACIES IN FLUX” was unveiled on the afternoon of July 11, 2025, at Ubud Art Ground in Bali. Invited by the Satya Djaya Raya Foundation, the exhibition was co-curated by Professor Qiu Ting, Dean of the School of Chinese Painting at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and Farah Wardani (Indonesia), aiming to foster cross-cultural and intergenerational artistic collaboration while reinterpreting distinct visual cultural heritages.

On June 13, 2025, “Space-Time Layer: CAFAM Collection of Graduate Works Exhibition” had a grand opening ceremony at the Fuminli New Cultural District in Zhengzhou.

2025 CAFA Graduation Season Phase C Undergraduate Students Exhibition Unfolded on June 8

The unique charm of May 20th symbolizes a contemporary Chinese Valentine’s Day, deeply rooted in the phonetic resemblance between the numbers “5-2-0” (wǔ èr líng, 五二零) and the phrase “I love you” (wǒ ài nǐ, 我爱你) in Mandarin. This playful similarity turned May 20th into a meaningful occasion to express love and affection.

Recently, the "101 Wishes: Exhibition of the Beauty of Chinese Characters" was held in Cape Town, South Africa and Venice, Italy respectively. Featuring over 20 pieces/groups artworks, the exhibition traces the origin, evolution, and contemporary artistic reinterpretations of Chinese characters.

Recently, at the inaugural China–Central Asia Education Ministers’ Meeting held in Urumqi, Xinjiang, the new visual identity of the “Study in China” brand and its integrated service platform for international students was officially launched to a global audience.

On May 13, in recognition of President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and artist Lin Mao's outstanding contributions to cultural and artistic exchanges between China and Russia over the years—as well as his tireless spirit of exploration, distinctive artistic style, and remarkable achievements in his personal artistic practice—the Russian Academy of Arts awarded him the title of Honorary Academician.

Recently, the "Light and Rhythm Reimagined: Sino-French Contemporary Design Schools Exchange Exhibition", organized by the School of Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), opened at the National Institute of Gemology in Paris.

On May 9, 2025, H.E. Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to China, led a delegation to visit the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA).

On April 30, 2025, the signing ceremony for the Memorandum of Understanding between the Central Academy of Fine Arts and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University was held at the Creative Technology R&D Center (Beijing) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Witnessed by Lin Mao, President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Lü Pinjing, Vice President of CAFA, Lam Tai-fai, Chairman of the Council of PolyU, and Zhao Ruheng, Vice President of PolyU, the memorandum was signed by Professor Wang Chuan, Director of the Office for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs at CAFA, and Professor Li Kinjap, Dean of the School of Design at PolyU, marking a new chapter in deepening cooperation in the fields of art and design.

The online booking system for the 2025 CAFA Graduation Season has been opened. Visitors can make reservations and purchase tickets through the WeChat account or homepage of CAFA Art Museum (instructions can be found at https://www.cafamuseum.org/). CAFA Art Museum has a quota on daily visit. It will be open on Mondays during the graduation season.

For art professionals and aficionados in Beijing, few summer events are more exciting than the graduation exhibitions of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, where they look to discover stunning new works and explore fresh perspectives.

Poughkeepsie, NY — The Trolley Barn Gallery at the Hudson Valley Arts Center proudly presents NEXUS: A Transcultural Printmaking Exchange, a landmark exhibition featuring works by leading printmaking faculty from China and New York State. Curated by Liang Kong (Director of Printmaking at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts) and Emilie Houssart (Chair of Printmaking at SUNY New Paltz), the exhibition opens with a public reception on April 19, 2025 (5–7 PM) and runs through April 30.

On April 11, the opening ceremony of the 2025 China Study Abroad Forum and China International Education Exhibition Tour was held in Beijing, under the theme “Quality, Trust, Safety: Sustainable Development in Study Abroad Education.” Vice Minister of Education Xu Qingsen delivered the opening speech. Nearly 1,000 representatives from over 200 institutions, organizations, and enterprises from more than 30 countries gathered to discuss new prospects for international education cooperation.

"Lin Lang: The Chinese Story of Jewelry Art – International Touring Exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry" presents its grand finale at the SCHÜTT Exhibition Hall in Pforzheim, Germany (April 15 to May 16, 2025), a historic event supported by the China National Arts Fund 2025 Communication and Exchange Promotion Project. This exhibition showcases China’s profound cultural wisdom and contemporary innovation, offering a global audience a dialogue between traditional aesthetics and modern creativity.