Lydia女士与李国栋先生联合国书画展

通过书画展形式，促进世界和平，和谐，友谊和发展。由国际著名书法大师李国栋先生和葡萄牙常驻联合国大使夫人，著名画家丽迪亚女士经过一年半的精心创作，将呈现给观众一幅幅新颖，别致，而又充满艺术震撼力和绝对创新，绝无仅有的书画作品。从作品中可以看到中西方的文化艺术大胆而又巧妙的结合。在作品中，观众可以从两位书画大师在中西方艺术创作中，体会到两位书画大师在艺术创作中碰撞出来的艺术共性火花，从中西方巨大文化和艺术差异中寻找到了和谐之路，为构建世界人民的和平，友谊，世界的艺术新形式，开辟了一条崭新的道路。

展览地点：

        联合国总部艺术长廊
展览时间：

        2012年6月20日至27日举行预展。6月28日举行隆重的开幕典礼。展             览将一直持续到7月6日，为期三个星期。

活动内容:
1.展览预热，新闻发布会:
预热闻中英文发布会将在曼哈顿举行，向纽约华人社区及介绍画展的宗旨，提起大家了解此次中西方绘画展内容，提起他们前往观看画展的兴趣。本中心将调动与华人社区，主流社会的各种人脉，借鉴以往举办各种活动的成功经验，把各种工作做足。

2.演讲会，开幕招待会及观众讨论会：
2012年6月20日至27日举行预展，地点：联合国总部艺术长廊。6月28日举行隆重的开幕典礼。展览将一直持续到7月6日，为期三个星期。拟邀请出席记者会及开幕酒会的贵宾包括：中国常驻联合国大使、大使夫人、公参、中国驻纽约总领事、文化参赞、各国驻联合国大使、大使夫人、州议员、市议员等。我们也将邀请国会议员及联合国秘书长潘基文及联合国重量级人物出席。记者会和放映会将制作成DVD和精美画册，送达联合国秘书长潘基文手中。

3.展览演讲及讨论会：

李国栋的讲座及作品讨论会于7月6日下午在哥伦比亚大学举行。此外，预计将会有更多的后续展览及讨论活动将会在美洲华人博物馆，纽约公立图书馆和法拉盛图书馆进行，目前主办单位正在进行运作。到时将邀请文化名人、教授，专家，学者，艺术家与会，将此次中西艺术家联展的热潮持续下去。


媒体支持：
本中心与中国中央驻联合国各主要媒体及美国华人媒体关系密切，以往活动曾获得他们的大力支持。来自中国的中央主要媒体的支持：新华社、中新社、CCTV、人民日报、文汇报、中国日报（China Daily）、经济日报、凤凰卫视等。 纽约主要华文媒体：世界日报、星岛日报、侨报、明报等。

Ms. Lydia Reinhold and Mr. Guodong Li Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition

ITRODUCTION

To promote world peace, harmony, friendship and development through painting and calligraphy exhibition, after one year and a half of careful creation, the internationally renowned calligraphy masters, Mr. Guodong Li, and the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations ambassador's wife, the famous painter Lydia Reinhold, will present a series of refreshing, unique, full of art shocking and absolute innovative calligraphy and paintings to the audience. A bold and ingenious combination of Western and Eastern art can be seen from their works. Audience can experience the common artistic sparkle by two painting and calligraphy master in the creation of art. They have found a harmonious road from huge cultural and artistic differences between west and east.  They have opened a new road for world peace, friendship, and new form of arts.       

Venue

United Nations Headquarters art gallery
Exhibition Date

Preview exhibition, June 20 to 26 2012

A grand opening ceremony, June 28

The exhibition will continue for three weeks until July 6

ACTIVITY CONTENT

Warm-up Exhibition, Press Conference
Warm-up news Chinese-English conference will be held in Manhattan, introduce to the Chinese community in New York the purpose of the exhibition, help them know its contents, lift their interest to watch the exhibition. The Centre will mobilize a variety of contacts with the Chinese community and mainstream society, drawing on the successful experience of the past and various events.

Lectures, the Opening Reception and Audience Discussion

Ø        Pre-show June 20 to 27 2012

United Nations Headquarters in art gallery

Ø        Grand opening ceremony June 28 2012. 

VIP to be invited to attend the press conference and opening reception include: Consul General of China's UN ambassador, the ambassador's wife, public participation, in New York, Cultural Counselor, States ambassador to the UN, the ambassador's wife, state legislators, city councilors and so on. 

We will also invite members of Congress and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN heavyweights attend. Press conference and screenings will be released on DVD and beautiful pictures, which will be sent to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The exhibition will continue until July 6, for three weeks. 

Ø        Columbia University Li Guodong work seminar July 6 2012

Exhibition Lectures and Seminars
Follow-up exhibitions and discussion activities will be held at Columbia University in July 6. Currently, the organizers attempt to hold such activities at Museum of Chinese in the Americas, New York Public Library. Cultural celebrities, professors, experts, scholars, artists will be invited to continue the upsurge of this Exhibition.

*There will be more relevant activities and lectures working on progress. We will update these events and activities on our website in time. Please check our website regularly. 

MEDIA SUPPORT
The Centre has close relationship with China’s major media to the United Nations and has received their strong support for its past activities.

Ø        Media from China: Xinhua News Agency, CNS, CCTV, the People's Daily, Wen Hui Po, China Daily (China Daily), the Economic Daily News, Phoenix Satellite TV, and so on. 

Ø       Major Chinese media in New York: World Journal, Sing Tao Daily, newspapers     and Ming Pao Daily News and so on.