首届“创造东西”手工艺术博览会即将空降广州

创造东西I手工艺术博览会海报

展会日程 2023 12.08-12.11

地点：广州文华东方酒店25层,广州市天河区天河路389号

VIP预展（仅限邀请）｜08-09 Dec

12.08 星期五 19:00-22:00

12.09 星期六 10:00-19:00（同期展开艺术论坛活动）

公众开放日｜10-11 Dec

12.10 星期日 10:00-19:00

12.11 星期一 10:00-19:00

首届“创造东西”手工艺术博览会Splendid Craft Art Fair (SCAF)——是中国首个唯一聚焦当代手工艺术的博览会，旨在为当代手工艺术家、画廊机构、藏家及艺术爱好者提供一个国际化的专业交流平台；与传统工艺美术、非遗等不同，SCAF强调传统手工艺术的当代化转换，传承匠人精神，通过创新的艺术探索与跨文化交流，赋予传统手工技艺与材料在当代文化框架下的新生命；SCAF将艺术融入日常生活，倡导新的美学生活方式，彰显独特品味，提升生活品质和幸福感。

展会亮点：

对标国际成熟市场，填补国内空缺的首创性

SCAF为国内首创，在国际市场上，当代手工艺术博览会市场经过50多年的发展已非常成熟且具备专业权威性，例如英国的COLLECT、芝加哥的SOFA、新晋的日本金泽KOGEI，这些艺博会都对该国当代手工艺行业的发展起着重要的作用。SCAF填补了我国在此领域的空白，具有开创性意义。

部分手工艺艺术作品展示

与奢华五星级酒店合作，艺术融入生活的沉浸式观展体验

首届艺博会选择了与SCAF理念非常契合的广州文化东方酒店合作，酒店的室内设计由季裕棠设计师事务所 (tonychi studios) 负责，设计揉合了传统东方元素及「新中国」现代特色。

广州文华东方酒店

· 将艺术作品融入酒店环境，以酒店客房作为展览空间，带来的是将艺术介入日常生活的极致体验，形成‘转角即可见、唾手即可得’的沉浸式、艺术化新生活方式。

· 艺术博览会介入酒店，可增强酒店独特的艺术文化亮点，促进酒店艺术品牌形象与知名度的进一步提升；亦可为酒店客人带来独特的尊贵体验。

· 与博览会同步的艺术论坛，也将带动周边的社区艺术文化氛围、逐渐生成城市艺术文化新地标的驱动力。促进酒店成为兼具城市美育功能的文化空间，更好的服务于共建美好社会的使命，以凝聚更优质的长期会员及藏家群体。

依托酒店环境打造生活美学的展示空间

国际化视野与品质，成就专业美学价值

国际化：首届的参展名单，在严格的遴选标准下，由组委会组织专家组进行评选，最终确定5个专业画廊/机构、近50位艺术家、180余件/组作品；参展艺术家中除了中国籍艺术家，更有来自英国、美国、日本、韩国、荷兰、新加坡等来自全球各地的海外艺术家。国内参展艺术家包括业界资深教授及学科带头人，或具有专业艺术院校背景的中青年艺术家，成熟的行业引领者，且在国际市场上皆留有痕迹并得到认可。

参展艺术家专业背景几乎涵盖所有全球最著名的艺术院校：中国九大美院、英国皇家艺术学院、美国罗德岛设计学院、芝加哥艺术学院、东京艺术大学、武蔵野美術大学、金泽美术工艺大学、诺丁汉特伦特大学、荷兰埃因霍芬设计学院、埃因霍温设计学院、日本京都市立艺术大学、美国纽约视觉艺术学院等重点艺术院校。

参展艺术家参展于众多重量级美术馆与专业展览：法国国际工艺设计双年展、米兰设计周、威尼斯双年展、韩国清州工艺双年展、法国国际工艺与创作双年展；香港M+博物馆、荷兰Princessehof国家陶瓷博物馆、新加坡土生华人博物馆、美国圣何塞艺术博物馆、法国卢浮宫、巴黎大皇宫、纽约贸易中心、佛罗伦萨 A60 、富山玻璃博物馆等展出。

参展艺术家作品纷纷被国际重要美术馆机构收藏：被英国V&A（维多利亚和阿尔伯特）博物馆、Boijmans Van Beuningen(鹿特丹)、MoMa(纽约)、Cooper Hewitt(纽约)、mudac(洛桑)、费城艺术博物馆、蓬皮杜中心(巴黎)、阿姆斯特丹市立博物馆和维多利亚博物馆、英国布里斯托博物馆与美术馆青州博物馆、法国Joseph DécheletteRoanne博物馆、威尼斯玻璃博物馆(Museo del Vetro)等收藏。

部分参展艺术作品

文化传承与创新，聚焦传统工艺的当代转化

传统工艺的当代转化——传统材料、技艺的传承与创新，与时俱进下走入日常的全新理念和呈现方式，引领具有文化与艺术内涵的高品质、格调、与艺术化生活。首届参展作品的材料与工艺涉及陶瓷、玻璃、大漆、木艺、金工与首饰、纤维等。

艺术论坛海报

专家聚首，学术支持共建行业之路

艺博会期间，将以“锦绣生活”为主题，围绕“教学与行业间的手工艺”和“市场与生活中的手工艺术”两大议题举办艺术论坛。邀请高校学科带头人、国际手工艺大师、文博机构负责人及艺术市场相关专家学者共同为中国手工艺行发展业献计献策，营造当代语境下的新美学生活方式，聚行业之力，助力中国手工艺术的传承、创新与国际发声。

这是一个汇集来自世界各地杰出手工艺艺术家的独特时刻！

相约首届SCAF2023艺术博览会，期待与您的不期而遇!

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The inaugural edition of Splendid Craft Art Fair（SCAF）

The inaugural edition of Splendid Craft Art Fair (SCAF) --- is the only contemporary arts and crafts fair in China, it aims to provide an international platform for craft artists, designers, galleries, collectors, art professionals and the general audience. Unlike traditional arts and crafts or intangible cultural heritage, SCAF emphasises on the contemporary transformation of traditional craftsmanship, to reassess a variety of materials and techniques in the practices, and to translate the past to the present and future.SCAF strives to enhance the quality and happiness in life, fostering a deeper appreciation for the artistry that shapes our world.

Exhibition Schedule|Fair Schedule

08/12 -11/12/2023

Address: 25/F Mandarin Oriental Hotel, No. 389 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou

VIP Preview (invitation only)|08-09 Dec

Collectors Preview (Invitation only)

Friday 08/12 19:00-22:00

Saturday 09/12 10:00-19:00 (Arts Forum events in the same period)

Public Open Day | 10-11 Dec

Public Days

Sunday 10/12 10:00-19:00

Monday 11/12 10:00-19:00

Art Fair Highlights：

We fill thevoid in domestic art marketand take international mature ones as benchmark

SCAF is the first contemporary arts and crafts fair in China, marking a significant milestone in the country's burgeoning art scene. While contemporary arts and crafts fairs have been thriving in the international market for over five decades, with renowned events like COLLECT in the United Kingdom, SOFA in Chicago, and KOGEI in Kanazawa, Japan, playing pivotal roles in their respective industries, SCAF fills a crucial void in the Chinese art landscape. Its groundbreaking presence is set to propel China's contemporary arts and crafts scene to new heights.

We create an immersive art experience ina luxury 5-Star Hotel

The inaugural art fair opted for a partnership with Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou, which fits well with SCAF's philosophy.The hotel’s interior designer, tonychi studios, fused traditional elements of the orient with the modern identity of today’s “new China”.

· With artworks integrated into hotels and hotel rooms as exhibition spaces, we bring an ultimate experience of the art intervening in daily life and form an immersive yet artistic new lifestyle, making contemporary masterpieces accessible and tangible to a wider audience.

· Art Fairs engaging in hotels benefit both hotels and their customers. On one hand, it enhances the hotels' unique artistic and cultural features and promotes their brand image and recognition. On the other, guests are treated to an unforgettable premium experience that goes beyond traditional hospitality.

· The art forum that accompanies the fair will invigorate the local art communities and shape the cultural landscape, gradually becoming the driving force to upgrade the city as a new urban artistic culture landmark. It enables the hotel to become a cultural space that serves aesthetic educational purposes and helps build a harmonious society. Hence, to create a group of long-term members and collectors.

We possess international vision and quality, achieve professional aesthetic values

Internationalization:The group of our first art fair exhibitors are selected by a panel of experts under strict selection criteria. The organizing committee formed our experts, who decided 5 professional galleries/institutions, nearly 50 artists, and over 180 works/compositions; Our diverse pool of exhibitors extends beyond Chinese artists, encompassing a vibrant global presence, including talented individuals from the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, and Singapore.The domestic exhibiting artists represent a dynamic spectrum of talent, ranging from senior professors and academic leaders who have shaped the art industry to young and mid-career artists with distinguished backgrounds in fine art academies. We are also honored to feature mature industry leaders who have garnered international recognition for their exceptional contributions.

The professional background of the artists in this exhibition covers almost all the world's most famous art colleges: the nine exceptional Art Academies from China, the Royal Academy of Arts, the Nottingham Trent University from the United Kingdom, the Rhode Island School of Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The School of Visual Arts New York City from the United States, the Tokyo University of the Arts, the Musashino Art University, Kanazawa College of Art, the Kyoto City University of Arts from Japan, the Eindhoven School of Design from the Netherlands.

The artists in this exhibition are represented at many major galleries and professional exhibitions: the Révélations International Biennial of Crafts and Creation, the Milan Design Week, Venice Biennale, Cheongju Craft Biennale Organizing Committee in South Korea, Hong Kong's Global Museum of Visual Culture, The Princessehof Ceramics Museum in the Netherlands, Peranakan Museum in Singapore, The San José Museum of Art, the Louvre Museum, the Grand Palais, the World Trade Center, A60 Contemporary Art Space in Florence, Toyama Glass Art Museum and others.

The works of the artists in this exhibition are in the collection of the major art galleries or institutions: the V&A (Victoria and Albert) Museum of the United Kingdom, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam), MoMa (New York), Cooper Hewitt (New York), Smithsonian Design Museum (Lausanne), Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Centre Pompidou (Paris), Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Joseph-Déchelette Museum and The Murano Glass Museum.

Cultural Inheritance and Innovation, Focusing on Contemporary Transformation of Traditional Technology

SCAF is a forerunner of contemporary transformation of traditional techniques, driven by an unwavering vision to preserve and reimagine time-honored materials and practices. We seamlessly integrate these heritage elements into modern life, showcasing their enduring relevance and adaptability. SCAF paves the way for an elevated lifestyle, steeped in refined aesthetics and artistic expression. Our inaugural exhibition features a captivating array of traditional materials and techniques, including ceramics, glass, lacquer, woodcraft, metalworking, jewelry, and fabric.

Academic forum calls experts and scholars to get together to jointly devote to a better handicraft industry

Themed "Splendid Life", an art forum will be held during the fair, delving into two key themes: "Handicrafts: Where Teaching Meets Industry" and "Handicrafts in the Market and Life." Eminent university discipline leaders, international handicraft masters, heads of cultural and museum institutions, and art market experts and scholars will be invited to contribute to the development of China's handicraft industry. This forum will foster the creation of a new aesthetic lifestyle in the contemporary context, unite the industry's efforts to safeguard China's handmade art heritage, and promote innovation and international recognition.

This is a rare opportunity to embrace a world of artistic brilliance worldwide!

Meet you at the first SCAF 2023 Art Fair!