From June 16th through to 18th, a three-day live streaming themed on “Visiting Enterprises to Promote Employment & Experiencing the Graduation Show with the President and Deans of CAFA” was successfully held at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (abbr. CAFA), which was broadcast lasting 18 hours over three days and accumulated a total of 2,028,500 views on five online platforms including CCTV Videos (www.yangshipin.cn), CCTV Literature and Art, Beijing News (bjnews.com.cn), Douyin and Xiaohongshu.
Gao Hong, Secretary of the CAFA Party Committee; Fan Di’an, President of CAFA; Chen Qi, Executive Deputy Dean of the CAFA Graduate School; Sun Tao, Director of the Academic Affairs Office; Wang Xiaolin, Deputy Secretary of the CAFA Party Committee, as well we 15 deans, directors, deputy secretaries of the CAFA Party Branches (directly affiliated to the Party Committee) were invited to introduce and recommend the excellent graduation works by CAFA Class of 2022 exhibited during the Graduation Season for over 200 employers and the general public. It was hosted by Li Yadi, a postgraduate (enrolled in 2020) from the Institute of Arts Administration and Education and Zhang Yudong, a postgraduate (enrolled in 2020) from the School of City Design.
Screenshots of the Live Streaming
On the first day of the event, Party Secretary Gao Hong and President Fan Di’an provided a detailed interpretation of the significance and achievements of the online degree shows presented by CAFA. They respectively contacted high-quality employers and discussed about intentions for cooperation and talent selection. Chen Qi, Executive Vice Dean of the Graduate School and Sun Tao, Director of the Academic Affairs Office, respectively introduced the Degree Show of the Graduate School and the Degree Show of Undergraduates in their keynote speeches.
Gao Hong, Secretary of the CAFA Party Committee
Gao Hong, Secretary of the CAFA Party Committee, talked with Han Ziyong, President of the Chinese National Academy of Arts
Gao Hong, Secretary of the CAFA Party Committee, talked with Zhu Binfan, Co-founder of Zilong Games Shanghai R&D Center
Fan Di’an, President of CAFA
Fan Di’an, President of CAFA, talked with You Yang, Deputy Director of UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
Fan Di’an, President of CAFA, talked with Lin Lin, Head of School-Enterprise Relations of Beijing Byte Dance Technology Co., Ltd.
Chen Qi, Executive Vice Dean of the Graduate School
Sun Tao, Director of the Academic Affairs Office
It was hosted by Li Yadi, a postgraduate (enrolled in 2020) from the Institute of Arts Administration and Education and Zhang Yudong, a postgraduate (enrolled in 2020) from the School of City Design.
On the Second and Third Days
On the following two days, a total of 15 deans, directors, and deputy secretaries of the the CAFA Party Branches (directly affiliated to the Party Committee) from 13 departments took the audience to “visit the online graduation exhibition” around the characteristics of each department; and they directly talked with high-quality employers in related industries and recommended graduates. All the companies affirmed the comprehensive quality of CAFA graduates, and they would like to provide platforms and welcome CAFA graduates to participate in them.
There were a total of 15 deans, directors, and deputy secretaries of the the CAFA Party Branches (directly affiliated to the Party Committee) from 13 departments. The pictures were sorted by live streaming time.
Tang Hui, Director of the Department of Mural Painting, talked with Zhu Hongzi, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Film Publishing House Co., Ltd..
Zhang Wei, Director of the Department of Sculpture and Sun Tingting, Deputy Secretary of the Directly Affiliated Part Branch talked with Qu Feng, Deputy Director of the Department of Protection, Science and Technology of Cultural Relics of the the Palace Museum.
Li Liang, Deputy Dean of School of City Design, talked with Qu Jiayuan, Director of Talent Development and Recruitment of Base Media.
Zhao Li, Deputy Dean of the Institute of Arts Administration and Education, talked with Wang Tong, Deputy General Manager of Beijing Guardian Art Center.
Zhao Li, Deputy Dean of the Institute of Arts Administration and Education, talked with Chen Xiaodong, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Free Trade Zone International Cultural Investment Development Co.,Ltd..
Bai Xiaogang, Director of the Fundamental Department, School of Fine Arts, talked with Wen Yao, Deputy Dean of the School of Fine Arts, Guangxi Arts University.
Bai Xiaogang, Director of the Fundamental Department, School of Fine Arts,talked with Luo Weili, Deputy Dean of the School of Fine Arts, Guangxi Arts University.
Ge Yujun, Secretary of the General Party Branch of the Graduate School and Director of the Teaching Department, talked with Liu Qi, Secretary of the Part Committee of the School of Fine Arts at the East China Normal University.
Ge Yujun, Secretary of the General Party Branch of the Graduate School and Director of the Teaching Department, talked with Chen Gang, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Fine Arts, Minzu University of China.
Zhang Lujiang, Director of the Department of Oil Painting, talked with Zhao Yini, Art Director of Art Beijing.
Zhang Lujiang, Director of the Department of Oil Painting,, talked with Hong Jianxiang, a representative of graduates from the Department of Oil painting in 2022 and an operator in self-media.
Liu Qinghe, Dean of the School of Chinese Painting, talked with Lu Bei, Director of One Art Museum.
Liu Qinghe, Dean of the School of Chinese Painting, talked with Cheng Chen, Artistic Director of One Art Museum.
Wang Huaxiang, Director of the Printmaking Department, talked with Yu Fangqian, Co-founder of Beijing Inkfish Internet Cultural Communication.
Qiu Zhijie, Dean of the School of Experimental Art, talked with Wu Rui, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai DeTao Group Co., Ltd..
Qiu Zhijie, Dean of the School of Experimental Art, talked with Xie Hongying, Chairman of Shenzhen Yuqi Education.
Song Xiewei, Dean of the School of Design, talked with Shao Jingfeng, Deputy Chief Designer of SAIC Innovation Research and Development Institute and Global Executive Director of Design Center.
Zhu Pei, Dean of the School of Architecture, and Li Lin, Deputy Secretary of the General Party Branch, talked to Liu Miao, Deputy Chief Architect of Beijing Institute of Architectural Design.
Zhu Pei, Dean of the School of Architecture, and Li Lin, Deputy Secretary of the General Party Branch, talked with Li Weifeng, Director of Human Resources Department of Beijing Institute of Architectural Design.
Li Jun, Dean of the School of Humanities, talked with Li Feng, Director of Beijing Minsheng Art Museum.
Wang Xiaolin, Deputy Secretary of the CAFA Party Committee, introduced the general profile of CAFA Class of 2022 and recommended excellent students.
At the end of the event, Wang Xiaolin, Deputy Secretary of the CAFA Party Committee, delivered a concluding speech. Wang Xiaolin introduced the basic overview of CAFA, the concept of talent training and the advantages of students, and she recommended particular graduates from the aspects of painting skills, aesthetic level and creative ability. Talking about innovation and entrepreneurship education, Wang Xiaolin said that CAFA has always encouraged employment through entrepreneurship and created a school-enterprise industry-production-research cooperation model, cultivated students' awareness of independent innovation, and provided a superb innovation and entrepreneurship platform for students from art schools across the country. Outstanding achievements were awarded in national, provincial and municipal competitions. Finally, on behalf of CAFA, Wang Xiaolin expressed her heartfelt thanks to the employers and the audience in the live broadcast room for their support, and congratulated everyone for the successful event.
Wang Xiaolin, Deputy Secretary of the CAFA Party Committee, talked with Wang Jie, HR Director of Silkroad Visual Technology Co., Ltd..
In the future, CAFA will continue to aim to achieve more adequate and higher-quality employment for graduates, carry out in-depth employment and entrepreneurship work for the 2022 graduates, and work with graduates to continue “l(fā)oading...” for the new chapter of their lives.
Text and Image Courtesy of the CAFA Department of Student Affairs, edited by CAFA ART INFO
