[Students] Chinese Art Exhibit

[Joan Lawrence]

Texas A&M University-Commerce will host a Chinese art exhibit and a visit of Chinese educators to campus on Monday, Feb. 23, and Tuesday, Feb. 24.

The A&M-Commerce International Students Office, Dr. Jiaming Sun, and the Shanghai Social Sciences Association are sponsoring the free art exhibit in the atrium of the Sam Rayburn Student Center on Monday, Feb. 23 from 9-5 and Tuesday, Feb 24 from 9-6.  

Faculty/staff and students are invited to attend the exhibit, which will feature 30 paintings by Shanghai artists, according to John Mark Jones, director of A&M-Commerce International Student Services. The paintings are on the history and new face of Shanghai, including ancient and modern architecture as well as people¹s lives in urban and rural areas.  On Monday, Feb. 23, from 1:30-3pm there will be an informal forum in SRSC 233a (Innovations), hosted by members of the Shanghai Social Sciences Association that will include painting demonstrations and a discussion of Chinese culture and history.  

Shanghai is one of the largest cities in China, located on the west coast of the Pacific and is in the middle of China¹s east coastline and at the mouth of the Yangtze River. This city has a population of 16 million with 9.48 million living in urban areas.