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The Dafen Art Museum in Shenzhen, China, announces the call for artists for the 1st Dafen International Oil Painting Biennale.

International Deadline: May 15th, 2018 – Dafen Art Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the 1st Dafen International Oil Painting Biennale, with the theme of “Opening-up and Integration.” We hope that through the International Oil Painting Biennale, Dafen as a leader in the development of China’s cultural industry, will become a platform and window for mutual understanding between China and the world, and enhance the artistic exchange between countries worldwide.

Exhibition Dates: October, 2018.

Sponsors
China Artists Association
CPC Publicity Department of Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee
Shenzhen Federation of Literary and Art Circles
CPC Shenzhen Longgang District Committee, People’s Government of Longgang District

REQUIREMENTS
1. The participating works should be oil paintings created in the last 3 years
2. The length and width of oil painting works should be no less than 1m (excluding the outer frame).

ENTRY FEE
No Application Fee. However, if your work is selected, you will be required to cover the cost of round-trip insurance of transportation for your work. The Organizing Committee will cover the cost of round-trip transportation for the selected international works.

REWARDS
1. Each participating artist will receive a copy of the “The Collection of 1st Dafen International Oil Painting Biennale, China”. The Collection will be published in color print and include all participating works, artist bios, work descriptions and other related content.

2. The Organizing Committee will invite some artists to Shenzhen to attend the opening ceremony of the Dafen Biennale and related meetings. Expenses for invited artists in Shenzhen will be reimbursed by the Organizing Committee.

3. The Dafen Art Museum will discuss the specific collecting intention with the participating artists for the selected works. The artist of each collected work will receive proper collection fee of RMB 100,000 (equal to about USD 15,870 including tax) and a collection certification issued by the Organizing Committee.

4. The participating artists will receive a Dafen Biennale Participating Certificate awarded by the Organizing Committee.

APPLICATION
The committee will use online registration, and participating artists should log on to the website and submit their application according to the requirements (http://dfbiennale.artron.net/index.php). Applicants need to submit JPG format HD images of one work (the image should be no less than 5MB, and the electronic photo of the artist should be no less than 1MB) and are required to complete the unified registration form of works which can be found on the official website. Please do not mail photos or original works. All participating information will be archived.

The judging committee will select the works based on the photos of works, and the results will be issued on the official website of the Dafen Biennale (http://dfbiennale.artron.net/) in June, 2018.

Visit us online for more details
http://dfbiennale.artron.net/index.php/articles_models/index/152

About:
Located in Shenzhen City, Dafen Oil Painting Village has attracted more than 1,200 galleries of various sizes, more than 60 famous companies, and about 8,000 workers in the oil painting business in the core area of only about 0.4 square kilometers. The galleries and companies in Dafen are mainly engaged in the production and trading of oil paintings and relevant items. As the National Demonstration Base of Cultural Industry, Dafen Oil Painting Village is one of the first of its kind in the country. Since 2004, the village has received more than 3,000 Chinese and foreign visiting groups.

According to statistics, 70% of commercial paintings in European and American markets come from China, and among them, 80% are imported from Dafen. At the end of 2017, Dafen reached an annual output of RMB 4.15 billion yuan, and domestic sales and exports accounted for 50% respectively. World famous media have reported on Dafen Oil Painting Village many times, including the New York Times, BBC, Financial Times, Sky News, and NHK.

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