Yang Chao, a PhD student from the Centre for Arts and Design,\nFaculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau (UM), received the Young Artist\nGrant under the China National Arts Fund 2019, in recognition of his creative\nresearch project.<\/p>
This year, the CNAF <\/i>received\n3,243 applications for the Young Artist Grant. After a rigorous review process\nby experts, 375 applications were approved, accounting for 11.56 per cent of\nthe total number of applications. Yang Chao\u2019s\nresearch project aims to re-contextualise Jingdezhen ceramic art from a global\nperspective. It represents Jingdezhen<\/i>\nceramic aesthetics in a transnational context, through which the traditional\nand the contemporary are impeccably integrated. Previously,\nYang received several major international design awards from renowned\ninstitutions, including iF, Red Dot, and A\u2019Design. He\nwas also among the 25 designers to be nominated for a national award for ten outstanding\nyoung designers in China in 2018.<\/p>
Yang\u2019s advisor, Distinguished Professor and Centre for Arts and\nDesign Director Lampo Leong, says that the CAD collaborates closely with\nthe Department of Communication and the Faculty of Education, with the aim of\ncreating a high-level platform for international exchange and collaboration.\nThrough interdisciplinary research and the training of professionals in arts,\ndesign, and creative media, the centre strives to promote innovation in the\nfield of art and design in Macao. He adds that the integration of technology,\nart, design, and new media can help to promote the diversification of Macao\u2019s\neconomy and pave the way for developing Macao into a sustainable and\ncompetitive world-class tourism and leisure center.<\/p>
Established by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the CNAF aims\nto nurture talented artists and designers in China. The Young Artist Grant is\nopen to application by young artists aged under 40 from mainland China, Hong\nKong, Macao, and Taiwan, who are involved in 16 different areas of arts,\nincluding opera, drama, dance, music, painting, and design. <\/p>
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Source: Faculty of Social Science <\/p>
Media Contact Information:Communications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
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