Join us at The Grace for a live painting event!

Collaborative Live Painting
2-4 PM
The Grace Museum
FREE EVENT
Visitors can enjoy a collaborative live painting experience where visiting Chinese artists and local American artists will create two works together at The Grace Museum. This is a special event in partnership with Abilene Christian University.

ABOUT THE COLLABORATION
Abilene Christian University and The Grace Museum will host visiting Chinese artists and dignitaries from Jan. 15-17 for collaborative exhibitions, a public dialogue and a live painting experience, all part of an intercultural project conceived by Robert Green (’79), department chair and professor of art and design at ACU.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
The show in ACU’s Shore Gallery, titled “Boundless: A U.S.-China Collaborative Exhibition,” features works by Chinese artists: Zhai You, Gao Yun, Fan Lei, Shao Lian, Wang Ping and Wei Dong, alongside American artists: Dallas-area artist Bonny Leibowitz; ACU adjunct instructor of art and design Hollie Brown; ACU art and design professor Kenny Jones (’82); Abilene artist Polly (Compton ’82) Jones; and Robert Green. A smaller companion exhibition entitled “Boundless: Origins” will be in the ACU Brown Library, featuring works by Green and Chinese artist Sheng Dongqiao. Zhai, Gao, and Fan will be in Abilene for the openings and events. In addition, Chen Chunmei, minister-counselor for cultural affairs for the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Washington, D.C., will attend the opening of these exhibitions on Jan. 17.

Learn more about other special events in connection with this exhibition!