“The 47th Oil Painting Exhibition in Taiwan,” co-organized by The Oil Painting Association of R.O.C. and National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall of Ministry of Culture, will be grandly held at Bo-ai Gallery from June 14 to 29, 2023. The opening ceremony was held today (June 18). The distinguished guests including Director-general Wang Lan-sheng of National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Director Hsiao Tsung-huang of National Palace Museum, Chairman Li Ming-Hsien of Cathay United Bank Foundation, former Chairman Wu Long-rong of Tai-Yang Art Association, former Deputy Minister of Justice Hsieh Tsai-chuang and his wife Lin Mei-zhu, Admiral Chen Yong-kang, Major General Yuan Nian-xi, and Chairman Yang Yung-fu of The Oil Painting Association of R.O.C. attended the ceremony.
The Oil Painting Association of R.O.C. was established by many senior Taiwanese painters in 1974. It is the professional society of oil painting with the longest history. The admission requirements are strict: winning the top three awards of national art exhibitions at least twice or winning a total of at least 10 points from the competitions of the oil painting association (gold award 5 points, silver award 4 points, bronze award 3 points, merit award 2 points, judges’ award 1 point). There are 93 members in total at present. The Oil Painting Association of R.O.C. grandly holds the member exhibitions and competitions every year and has the substantial achievements in raising the creative standard of fine arts education and oil painting in our country. The Oil Painting Exhibition in Taiwan is exclusively sponsored by Cathay United Bank Foundation, which offers high bonuses to encourage the active participation of the new generation and art lovers and gather the abundant energy of oil painting creation in Taiwan. This year there are 32 selected works. The Gold Award (Cathay Award) winner, Liao Wen-bing, is given the prize of NT$200,000. The Silver Award winner, Lu Zheng-yang, is given the prize of NT$150,000. The Bronze Award winner, Huang Xiu-lan, is given the prize of NT$100,000. There are also 2 winners of the Lin Mei-zhu Award, 5 winners of the Merit Award, and 22 winners of the Judges’ Award.
Director-general Wang Lan-sheng of National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall welcomed The Oil Painting Association of R.O.C. to hold the 47th Oil Painting Exhibition in Taiwan at the hall. As an important venue of cultural exhibitions, it is a great honor for the hall to cooperate with the oil painting association for years and display the outstanding artists’ works. In the future, the hall will continue to provide the platform for the artists who love painting and encourage the young painters to engage in creation.
Chairman Li Ming-Hsien of Cathay United Bank Foundation attended the ceremony and promised to keep supporting and sponsoring “National Oil Painting Competition” and “National Oil Painting Exhibition,” expecting to discover more art talents of the new generation and irrigate art saplings.
Chairman Yang Yung-fu of The Oil Painting Association of R.O.C. said the oil painting association and Tai-Yang Art Association are both the domestic fine arts groups with long history. Tai-Yang has been established for a longer time; however, the oil painting association is the society of a single art with the longest history focused on the study of oil painting. Besides the members’ publication of works, discussion, research, and exchanges, the association also holds competitions every year to award and discover the outstanding creative talents of oil painting. Chairman Yang also expressed his gratitude to Cathay United Bank Foundation for the support and generous sponsorship that make the association operate smoothly.
“The 47th Oil Painting Exhibition in Taiwan” will be held from June 14 to 29. There are a total of 125 splendid works including 93 works of the members and 32 works of the competition winners displayed at Bo-ai Gallery and Culture Corridors of National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. Welcome everyone to visit the exhibition. For more information, please visit the official website of National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, www.yatsen.gov.tw, or call the service counter, (02) 27588008, ext. 545, 546.