Creating Art of the Era, Shaping a New Global Art Landscape
HANGZHOU, China, April 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 8, 1928, at the opening ceremony of the National Academy of Art, Mr. Cai Yuanpei delivered his renowned speech and proclaimed, "The Academy was founded by West Lake to create beauty—to transform the superstitious minds of people into hearts that cherish beauty, thereby truly fulfilling human life." Thus began the chapter of China's higher education in fine arts.
For 97 years, unwavering in its original mission, China Academy of Art has remained dedicated to nurturing individuals and enriching life, fostering cultural awareness, agency, independence, and strength among the Chinese people.
On the occasion of CAA's 97th anniversary, the "2025 CAA Report" unveils three key initiatives: Donation ceremony of Zao Wou-Ki's artworks & Inauguration Ceremony of the Zao Wou-Ki Research Center, Inauguration of Zhejiang Key Research Base: Chinese Calligraphy and Seal Research Center, Launch Ceremony of Design Intelligence Award's Innovation Incubation Initiative.
On the same day, CAA also launched a series of events celebrating its 97th anniversary:
Donation ceremony of Zao Wou-Ki's artworks & Inauguration Ceremony of the Zao Wou-Ki Research Center
Ninety years ago, the 15-year-old Zao Wou-Ki arrived in Hangzhou and enrolled at the Hangzhou National College of Art (now the China Academy of Art), formally embarking on his artistic journey. West Lake became a lifelong artistic inspiration for him, while his alma mater remained an indelible creative origin etched into his very being.
Ninety years later, in recognition of the profound impact of the China Academy of Art's major exhibition The Way is Infinite—Centennial Retrospective Exhibition of Zao Wou-Ki, the artist's family has generously donated 213 works to CAA, including his early oil paintings, prints, and ceramics. This invaluable cultural treasure, now returned to China, to Hangzhou, and to his alma mater, not only fills a critical gap in the collections of mainland China's public art museums—particularly in Zao Wou-Ki's oil paintings—but will also significantly contribute to China's role in reshaping the narrative of global art history, exerting a lasting and positive influence on Chinese art education and cultural innovation.
With selfless generosity, the donors have entrusted these precious works—imbued with both family memories and immense art-historical significance—to CAA and to Hangzhou, ensuring that Zao Wou-Ki's artistic spirit continues to inspire future generations. This act of vision and magnanimity will be remembered in the annals of world art history.
To mark this historic donation, the China Academy of Art and the Zao Wou-Ki Foundation will jointly establish an internationally influential Zao Wou-Ki Research Center. Housed under the China Academy of Art Museum, the center will focus on the study and promotion of Zao Wou-Ki's art through research publications, exhibitions, public education, and global exchanges. By engaging with Zao's transcendent synthesis of tradition and modernity, East and West, the center will actively participate in shaping the new landscape of world art history.
Launch Ceremony of Design Intelligence Award's Innovation Incubation Initiative
On April 9th, the Design Intelligence Award (DIA) Innovation Incubation Initiative was officially launched at China Academy of Art. With a decade of innovation, DIA is shaping the future of intelligent manufacturing. In collaboration with tech innovation enterprises like QiangBrain, Yushu, and Yunshen, the initiative introduces a closed-loop model of "Enterprise Proposals – University Solutions – Industry Transformation", seamlessly connecting industry, academia, and research to turn creativity into reality. The first wave of supporting companies shared their inspiring messages, opening a new chapter in intelligent manufacturing.
Organized by the Zhejiang Provincial Government, DIA seeks to drive industrial transformation and talent development through design. Over the past decade, it has become China's most globally influential innovation design award and a hub for technological innovation. DIA provides a platform for enterprises to cultivate talent, encourages independent innovation, and fosters design and R&D professionals. Moreover, DIA provides a global stage for collaboration between designers and enterprises, promoting international cooperation and development in design.
Inauguration of Zhejiang Key Research Base: Chinese Calligraphy and Seal Research Center
On April 9, as part of the 97th anniversary celebrations of the China Academy of Art, the Inauguration of Zhejiang Key Research Base: Chinese Calligraphy and Seal Research Center was held.
In 2023, upholding its pioneering spirit, the China Academy of Art formally established the School of Calligraphy. Now, with the accreditation of this provincial-level research base, the Chinese Calligraphy and Seal Research Center will join forces with the school to carry forward the academy's tradition of balancing heritage preservation with innovation.
The institute is structured around three core research pillars:
This initiative not only pays homage to the educational ideals of past masters but also reaffirms CAA's academic mission as "the birthplace of higher education in calligraphy". By strengthening autonomous discourse in Chinese calligraphy and seal engraving, it will provide robust scholarly support for enhancing the social influence and global reach of traditional Chinese culture.
"Painting 100" Program
On April 9, 2025, the "Painting 100" Program officially commenced at the China Academy of Art.
Initiated by the China Artists Association, the program encompasses multiple disciplinary modules including "Children's Picture Books 100", "Ceramics 100", "Animation 100", and "Painting 100". Designed as a "seed project" for discovering, nurturing, and promoting young artistic talents, the program aims to preserve and revitalize outstanding traditional Chinese culture while facilitating its creative transformation and innovative development. By producing high-quality artistic works that meet the spiritual and cultural needs of the people, the initiative further promotes the core ethos of Chinese arts in the new era and highlights the diversity and richness of realist art creation.
The program features a broad selection of participants, a diverse panel of judges, a multi-tiered evaluation system, an innovative and comprehensive curriculum, as well as clearly defined teaching objectives and training approaches.
As a breakthrough initiative for cultivating young talents, "Painting 100" Program will drive the enduring legacy and continuous renewal of fine arts, fostering artistic roots for the times and creating enduring narratives for the people.
Black Myth: Wukong Art Exhibition
The "Black Myth: Wukong" Art Exhibition opened on April 9 at the CAA Art Museum in Hangzhou and will run until May 21.
Curated into seven thematic sections, the exhibition showcases "Black Myth: Wukong", a groundbreaking Chinese AAA game, through original concept art for game environments and characters, reference photographs from field studies, models, statues, and merchandise. Many of the works are being publicly displayed for the first time.
The exhibition breaks down the boundaries between the virtual and physical realms of digital art, recreating the game's iconic narratives, characters, environments, and props within a tangible space, allowing visitors to closely explore the artistic blueprints, production intricacies, and behind-the-scenes development stories of the game.
Xiao Feng Art Museum Opening — Debuting with "Children of the Era: The Art Exhibition of Xiao Feng & Song Ren"
On April 9th, the Xiao Feng Art Museum officially opened in celebration of the 97th anniversary of China Academy of Art, accompanied by the launch of the exhibition "Children of the Era: The Art Exhibition of Xiao Feng & Song Ren".
At the opening ceremony, the 93-year-old Xiao Feng donated 503 core works from their eight-decade artistic journey. These pieces, spanning from the 1950s to the present, offer a comprehensive overview of their creative legacy. These masterpieces, representing a lifetime's dedication, not only trace the evolution of their artistic trajectories but also embody their cultural mission. The exhibition serves as a valuable resource for contemporary art research and highlights their profound love for their nation and dedication to the spirit of their era.
As the 10th president of CAA, Xiao Feng brought unique intellectual vigor and bold reforms, leading the academy into a new chapter in the 1990s and making significant contributions to the development of art education in China.
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2025 CAA Report & 97th Anniversary Academic Series Overview
2025 CAA Report & 97th Anniversary Academic Series Overview
2025 CAA Report & 97th Anniversary Academic Series Overview
HANGZHOU, China, May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fueled by the open-source wave, the AI field is experiencing explosive global growth, forging new pathways for developers, researchers, and entrepreneurs to construct next-generation intelligent systems. Against this dynamic backdrop, GOSIM AI Paris 2025 took center stage in Paris, France, on May 6–7. Co-hosted by GOSIM (Global Open-Source Innovation Meetup), CSDN (Chinese Software Developer Network), and 1ms.ai, the conference united over 970 technical experts, open-source contributors, AI practitioners, and industry professionals from 28 countries and regions for two days of intensive dialogue and intellectual synergy.
A testament to the surging global momentum in AI open source, the conference boasted a diverse and illustrious lineup of speakers and projects. The agenda featured 2 Keynotes and 6 thematic forums, with 89 distinguished guest speakers from world-renowned institutions such as Meta, NVIDIA, Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Hugging Face, Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI), MiniMax, Neo4j, Dify.AI, MetaGPT, Zhipu AI (Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology), Eigen Technologies, Docker, InfiniFlow, Peking University (PKU), Fraunhofer Institute (Germany), University of Oxford, and the OpenLLM France community. Together, they delivered 82 compelling technical deep dives focused on pivotal topics including AI models, infrastructure, applications, embodied intelligence, PyTorch, and OpenHarmony.
Meanwhile, several groundbreaking achievements were unveiled for the first time during the conference. Notably, Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) released its high-quality bilingual dataset, CCI4.0, poised to significantly boost global AI open-source innovation. Additionally, 12 exceptional innovative open-source projects, selected for the Spotlight segment, showcased the latest strides by global developers in AI innovation practices and cutting-edge technological exploration. While championing the fusion of open source and technology, the conference also placed immense value on cultivating a robust community ecosystem and fostering deep developer engagement. Interactive hubs like the PyTorch Day France track, the 2025 European OpenHarmony Technical Forum track, and the Seeed Embodied AI Workshop hands-on experience zone catered to diverse needs—from technical sharing and practical operations to immersive learning—creating a rich, high-impact exchange experience for frontline tech professionals and learners alike.
This edition of GOSIM AI Paris 2025 also drew robust engagement from multiple prestigious global technical communities and organizations. These included heavyweight partners such as Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Association des Jeunes Chinois pour la Technologie et l'Innovation Scientifique en France (AJTIS), Association d'Intelligence Artificielle France-Chine (AIFC), The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), Eclipse Foundation, The Khronos Group, WasmEdge (Runtime), LF AI & Data Generative AI Commons, Linux Foundation Research, OpenWallet Foundation (OWF), Open Source Initiative (OSI), Software Heritage, and K8SUG (Kubernetes & AI User Group). Their collective contributions were instrumental in staging this landmark international technology summit, celebrating the synergy of AI and open source, and the convergence of academia and industry.
Global Open Source Collaboration Shapes the Future, AI Open Source Evolution Reaches New Depths
Michael Yuan, Co-founder of GOSIM, underscored in his opening Keynote: "Future AGI should not be monopolized by the company with the deepest pockets but should be developed through global collaboration, co-building an ecosystem network covering models, knowledge bases, robotics, and execution systems." Daniel Goldscheider, Executive Director of the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF), shared his insights from promoting global digital collaboration: the strategy involves first uniting diverse stakeholders to forge consensus, paving the way for specialized bodies to then spearhead the development of specific standards and technical frameworks.
Zhipeng Huang, a board member of the LF AI & Data Foundation, systematically delineated six pivotal development trends in the contemporary large model landscape demanding attention. These encompass unified multimodal architectures, the evolution of efficient attention mechanisms, second-order optimization maturing into practical applications, the paradigm shift from AI4S to Equivariance4ALL, the construction of "data oil wells," and the post-training stage emerging as a critical juncture. He firmly avowed that as large models continue their evolutionary trajectory, only by embracing open source, fortifying collaboration, and championing standards development can a truly sustainable technological ecosystem be forged.
To unlock AI's full potential, Matt White, Executive Director of the PyTorch Foundation and General Manager of AI at the Linux Foundation, offered several key recommendations: select appropriate open-source licenses for AI tools and models; actively engage in global collaboration and resist the protectionist undercurrents of "AI nationalism"; oppose excessive regulation of open source to prevent the stifling of innovation; support neutral, reliable open standards; and consistently build trustworthy AI with responsibility, ensuring ethical and engineering integrity from conception through to product deployment.
The pace of large model iteration is staggering. In the "AI Models" forum, experts from leading open-source communities and enterprises—including Hugging Face, Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI), CSDN (Chinese Software Developer Network), MiniMax (company), University of Oxford, Zhipu AI (Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology), Fraunhofer Institute, LAION (Large-scale Artificial Intelligence Open Network), LINAGORA - OpenLLM France, Northeastern University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and OpenBMB (Open Lab for Big Model Base) & Modelbest—delivered captivating presentations on architectural innovation, open-source synergy, and the evolving ecosystem of large models.
Dedicated to forging a more open, efficient, and inclusive foundation for large models, the "AI Infrastructure" forum convened frontline experts from NVIDIA, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Peking University (PKU), Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI), Docker, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Technical University of Madrid), Beihang University (BUAA), Runhouse Inc., InfiniFlow, Dimforge, Carrefour, and Oxen.ai. They engaged in profound discussions on critical issues spanning data, computing power, and system architecture.
A central theme of the conference, the "AI Applications" forum saw practitioners and technical leaders from several flagship open-source projects share their invaluable insights and frontline experiences. They illuminated tangible implementation pathways and the expansive future of AI applications powered by large models.
The "Embodied Intelligence" theme brought together a multitude of experts and scholars from the vanguard of industry and research. They delved into core subjects like humanoid robotics, data acquisition, and affective computing, sharing practical insights from their work on architectural design, model application, and real-world scenario implementation.
In the electrifying PyTorch Day France track, the PyTorch Foundation and its community partners showcased PyTorch's practical triumphs in research and industry, highlighting advancements in underlying toolchains, deployment optimization, and multimodal support. As one of today's foremost deep learning frameworks, PyTorch continually pushes boundaries with its inherent flexibility and scalability, thereby fostering greater autonomy and control in AI development for nations and communities worldwide.
Concurrently, the conference proudly hosted the 2025 European OpenHarmony Technical Forum, themed "OpenHarmony Connecting the Future: OS Innovation and Ecosystem Evolution Empowered by AI." This forum spotlighted the global technological research advancements and ecosystem-building endeavors of the OpenHarmony project, deeply exploring its AI-empowered integrated development trajectory, and presenting groundbreaking achievements and future horizons in the operating system domain.
A Dedicated Stage for Developers: Spotlight and Workshops Shine Bright
GOSIM AI Paris 2025 was more than just a repository of knowledge; it was an electrifying, immersive interactive experience. Beyond the insightful keynote presentations, the conference meticulously curated a rich array of Workshops and Spotlight activities, inspiring every attendee to not merely listen, but to actively "get hands-on" and "lend their voice."
In the two-day Seeed Embodied AI Workshop, co-hosted by Hugging Face and Seeed Studio, participants dove headfirst into the hands-on realm of embodied intelligence. They meticulously assembled, debugged, and demonstrated a variety of robot perception and control projects live on site. Their ingenious creations drew enthusiastic crowds, garnering applause and accolades, vividly demonstrating the compelling synergy and boundless potential of AI fused with open-source hardware.
In contrast to the thematically structured main forums, the Spotlight Talks—a demo showcase of outstanding innovative projects recruited and selected from global submissions—delivered a rapid-fire exhibition of technical ingenuity. Project teams unveiled standout features and novel methodologies, featuring in-depth explorations of trending topics such as green AI, robot lifelong learning, and RAG agent frameworks, spanning both academic research and industrial application. These showcases vividly illustrated the power of open source to accelerate prototyping and broad dissemination, underscoring the developer community's dynamic innovative spirit.
Immersive Deep Connections and Surprises: People to People, People to Technology
Simultaneously, the conference fostered a rich environment for multicultural exchange. Two pivotal roundtable discussions—the "Open Source AI Strategy Forum" and the "GOSIM Innovation Ecosystem Exchange Meeting"—became crucibles for profound deliberations on global cooperation and collaborative ecosystem development. Key issues encompassing technology, market dynamics, and talent cultivation were meticulously analyzed and re-envisioned. Ideas sparked in vibrant dialogue, and collaborations took root in shared understanding, propelling long-term international technological partnerships forward.
Beyond the formal discussions, two specially curated evening events amplified the networking experience: an enchanting Seine River night cruise for AI luminaries, and a convivial gathering for speakers at the Station F café. These occasions allowed attendees to dream, discuss, and connect freely against the magical backdrop of nocturnal Paris, nurturing profound cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary technical and industrial exchanges.
Adding to the intellectual depth were the "Frank Talks." Throughout the conference, the Open AGI Forum segment hosted 12 live, engaging interview dialogues. These featured open-source pioneers from China, the US, and Europe, including representatives from Hugging Face, Zhipu AI (Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology), the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, MiniMax (company), Alibaba Tongyi Lab, University of Oxford, LAION (Large-scale Artificial Intelligence Open Network), and CAMEL-AI, with participants hailing from nations such as France, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Germany, Scotland, and Portugal. Tech visionaries eloquently articulated the value of open source, and the formidable challenges and exhilarating possibilities of AGI, blending practical insights with strategic foresight.
Candid "Voice of Attendees" flash interviews ran throughout the event, capturing authentic, firsthand impressions and genuine experiences. Twenty-nine attendees from diverse nations—ranging from "teenage developers" to a 70-year-old "tech veteran," and encompassing speakers, audience members, exhibitors, and volunteers—shared their candid reflections on the conference's content, the promise of AI applications, and the vibrant open-source atmosphere of Paris.
And the fun factor? Off the charts! The exhibition area buzzed with interactive experiences, including T-shirt heat transfers, captivating VR demonstrations, and engaging robot interactions, quickly becoming the liveliest and most sought-after check-in destinations. Attendees got hands-on and minds-on, with this direct participation dramatically enhancing immersion and transforming technical exchange from abstract theory into tangible reality.
Adding to the excitement were delightful surprises and a touch of "good luck." The conference orchestrated a special "Show GOSIM Moment" surprise draw, with 2 coveted special prizes for the GOSIM HANGZHOU 2025 conference and 40 lucky draw prizes sparking considerable anticipation and delight among attendees.
Farewell Paris, See You at the Next Stop in Hangzhou, Embarking on a New Journey of Global Open Source Collaboration!
And so, GOSIM AI Paris 2025 drew to a triumphant close. Reflecting on this remarkable journey—from Shanghai to Delft, then Beijing, and now Paris—GOSIM has consistently united developers, researchers, and innovators from every corner of the globe, forging invaluable bridges across languages and cultures. Our commitment to the profound application of open-source technology remains steadfast, as we relentlessly explore new horizons for collaboration and innovation.
Yet, these vibrant cross-border conversations are far from over. Our next destination: Hangzhou. We'll carry forward the passion and inspiration ignited in Paris, eagerly anticipating our reunion with you in September to collaboratively script a new, exhilarating chapter in the open-source saga.
GOSIM HANGZHOU 2025 official website: https://hangzhou2025.gosim.org/
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GOSIM AI Paris 2025 Concludes with Resounding Success! 80+ Global Luminaries Delve into Model Frontiers, Tackle Computing Challenges, and Chart Implementation Pathways
GOSIM AI Paris 2025 Concludes with Resounding Success! 80+ Global Luminaries Delve into Model Frontiers, Tackle Computing Challenges, and Chart Implementation Pathways
GOSIM AI Paris 2025 Concludes with Resounding Success! 80+ Global Luminaries Delve into Model Frontiers, Tackle Computing Challenges, and Chart Implementation Pathways
