Exhibition View
All the members at CAFA are accustomed to honoring our mentors as “misters”, and “senior misters” are the idols revered by all of us. Misters’ persuasive and sincere teachings have continuously introduced young students to the art world; generations of students insist on diligent pursuit by following misters’ instructions, which ensures that the misters never leave the classrooms. As time goes by, the younger generations of students gradually become misters, inheriting the glorious tradition and continuing the centennial academic lineage.
Senior misters, professors, cadres of CAFA, President Lin Mao, Deputy Party Secretary Wang Xiaolin, Vice President Lyu Pinjing, Deputy Secretary and Discipline Inspection Secretary Wu Qiang, as well as heads of relevant departments and faculties attended the event.
On October 28th, 2025, the opening ceremony of “The Spirit of Educators Never Stops: CAFA Teaching Heritage Exhibition II”, the 2025 Double Ninth Festival Blessings and the CAFA Briefing were held at CAFA Art Museum. Senior misters, professors, cadres and faculty members of the Central Academy of Fine Arts gathered at CAFA Art Museum and jointly celebrated the Double Ninth Festival.
Jin Shangyi, former President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, announced the opening.
Lin Mao, President of CAFA, made a briefing report.
Wang Xiaolin, Deputy Secretary of CAFA Party Committee hosted the event.
Zhou Hongbing, reported on the work of the Care for the Next Generation Working Committee and the Retired Personnel Office at CAFA.
Professor Wang Wei from the Sculpture Department spoke as a representative of young and middle-aged teachers.He recalled the precious memories of "conversations" with several senior professors after he was enrolled in CAFA.
“The Spirit of Educators Never Stops: CAFA Teaching Heritage Exhibition” as a new chapter of the “Esteemed Masters & New Era” exhibition series, embodies the commitment of misters to the academic lineage of the Central Academy of Fine Arts over a century, reflecting on their art education practices, inheriting educational ideals, and promoting the spirit of art education. The exhibition introduces the stories of mentor-student inheritance in the School of Chinese Painting, School of Calligraphy, Oil Painting Department, Printmaking Department, Sculpture Department, Mural Painting Department, and the Fundamental Department of School of Plastic Arts. From the inter-textual approach of “one mentor, one student”, the exhibition intends to outline a clear academic lineage and vivid mentor-student stories, thereby comprehensively presenting the spectacle of art education jointly created by “what misters have taught, are learned by generations of students”at CAFA.
View of the Event
The Group Photo of Honored Guests at the Opening of CAFA Teaching Heritage Exhibition II
About the Exhibition
The Spirit of Educators Never Stops: CAFA Teaching Heritage Exhibition II
Dates: 24 October 2025—9 November 2025
Venue: 4th Floor Exhibition Hall, CAFA Art Museum
Organizer: Committee for the Care of the Next Generation, Central Academy of Fine Arts
Undertakers: Office of Retirement Affairs, Central Academy of Fine Arts and CAFA Art Museum
Support: Publicity Department, Central Academy of Fine Arts
Co-organizers: School of Chinese Painting; School of Calligraphy; Department of Oil Painting; Printmaking Department; Department of Sculpture; Department of Mural Painting; Fundamental Department, School of Plastic Arts
Consultants: Xu Yang, Lin Mao
Curator: Wang Xiaolin
Project Planning: Zhou Hongbing, Wang Lei
Exhibition Directors: Jin Jun, Han Wenchao, Gao Gao, Hai Jun Exhibition Execution: Shi Jia
Exhibition Coordination: Wang Yu
Design Director: Ji Yujie
Design Execution: Wang Yuejia, Zheng Luyao, Li Jinyu
Literature Coordination: Wan Jinglin, Yao Wenpei
Exhibition Management: Wu Peng, Jing Peng, Su Shicun
Exhibition Coordination: Lu Dongdong, Zhao Haishun, Li Fangfang, Wei Xingchen Ma Jian
Collection Management: Li Yaochen, Xu Yan, Wang Chunling, Ma Liang, Cui Ranran, Dou Tianwei, Li Wei
Edited by Publicity Department, CAFA.
