Summer Art in China 2015 Photography Exhibition

02/07/2016 – 02/25/2016
Organized and Sponsored by Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University, the Department of Art, and the College of Arts and Communication
Power Art Gallery, 25 Power Avenue, Wayne, NJ 07470

Under the leadership of Professor Zhiyuan Cong, founding Director of the Center for Chinese Art and Professor Lauren Razzore, Chair of the Visual Arts program, 20 William Paterson University students documented their recent journey to China as participants in the 2015 “Summer Arts in China Study Abroad Program” — through the universal medium of photography. Students traversed the cultural capitals of the “Middle Kingdom” visiting Shanghai, Guiyang, Chengdu, and Beijing, experiencing extraordinary opportunities of engagement with artists, visiting provincial and national museums, universities and other cultural institutions. These experiences transcended urban and rural environments providing meaningful interaction with China’s ethnic minorities in areas with ancient landscapes that included villages, monasteries, and Buddhist temples. This exhibition celebrates and highlights the fruit of those life-changing experiences through the fine art of photography.

Daryl Joseph Moore
Dean of the College of the Arts and Communication
William Paterson University