“Everybody has a dream, and the whole world is just within your reach. We want them to open their eyes, and they will dare to think more!”

In his use of unusual materials such as incense ash, ox-hide and feathers, Zhang Huan demonstrates his bold imagination, artistic genius and mastery of materials. The short documentary film Zhang Huan Studio 2007 reveals the process behind Zhang Huan’s artwork and gives us a glimpse into the inner workings of his sprawling, factory-sized studio in Shanghai.

The first lecture is an introduction to Rousseau and some of his key philosophical ideas, and an examination of Rousseau’s first successful published work, Discourse on the Arts and Sciences, which poses the question: "Do the Sciences and the Arts contribute to corrupting or to improving morals?"

You might have no idea where on earth is Si Gang Li, Xi Meng. However you must have known Avatar, the planet that embraces nature and human instincts. UCCA now is very honored to invite a group of people of Wa ethnic who have been living like that for centuries. They will bring their tree drum, and showing the mysterious rituals to our completely different world.

Peculiar Perspectives is a series of art workshops designed to help children develop their artistic and observational skills. Activities include making sketches of plants and animals, creating three-dimensional representations of objects and mastering the use of color and perspective.

Indie film forum presents Li Hongqi’s latest feature Winter Vacation, which picked up the Golden Leopard, the top prize at Locarno Film Festival (2010), and the Red Chameleon Award at the Cinema Digital Seoul Festival (2010).

The topic of “Wave” Series 5 is Voyeurism and the Opposite of Sex. This philosophical experiment by the WAVE community combines art performance, democratic drama in a public space and Restroom, a work of video art by female artist Cui Youwen.

Brendan McGetrick is an independent writer, editor, and designer. His work has appeared in publications in over twenty countries, including Wired, Art Review, Domus, and Casa BRUTUS. His recent projects include the books Becoming (Ivory Press, 2008) made in collaboration with Ai Weiwei and Norman Foster...

There will be an exhibition opening on Sunday, Sept. 12th, from 14:00 to 15:00 pm. The exhibition will run until Sunday, Sept. 26th, 2010.

Fashion designer Mei Yuan is known for incorporating elements of the natural world into her delicate silk scarves, jewelry and accessories. In her workshop at UCCA, she will help children to design soft cloth dolls as “bedtime buddies.” Patterns, fabric and other materials will be provided.

Javier Noguerol [Madrid, 1984] is freelance graphic creator and a resident artist at CORE Labs. He teaches digital art related subjects in several Spanish colleges. He is also a researcher and a promoter of the intersection among games, arts and new technologies...

From the “Last Child In the Woods”,Let’s awake the linkage between nature and education.Furthermore,be an earth keeper for the land.

Professor Shang Jie from the Chinese Academy of Social Science shares his understanding of Rousseau’s classic Emile, widely considered a masterpiece on the subject of education.

After the fantastic response to our summer children’s dance workshops, UCCA is planning to continue the series into fall, featuring one new “fairy-tale ballet” per month. Upcoming workshops include Snow White, The Nutcracker, Cinderella and Coppélia.

Indie Film Forum presents Fortune Teller, a feature-length documentary by director Xu Tong. The film was awarded the Jury Prize at the recent 7th China Documentary Film Festival in Songzhuang.

Hua Dan is a Beijing-based social enterprise that uses the power of participation in theatre as a tool for personal and social transformation. Hu Dan has a particular focus in using techniques to explore a range of social issues in China, such as rural to urban migration, women’s issues, psycho-social rehabilitation of Sichuan earthquake victims, and creative education for children. 

UCCA Art Cinema presents outdoor summer screenings of two masterpieces of filmmaking history: Playtime by Jacques Tati and Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard. Watching these 35 mm film classics in 798 Creative Square under the stars is the perfect antidote to Beijing’s summer heat.

From where there is no return is a selection of 80 photographs from the celebrated Spanish photographer Alberto García-Alix's ambitious project, De donde no se vuelve .

Yang Shaobin is an artist famous for his unique abstract realist paintings. This September, he will transform UCCA's Middle Room into a monochromatic sea of trueblue landscapes and portraits inspired by global climate change.

This September, as part of the UCCA "Curated By..." series, Liu Wei will introduce Wang Yuyang and Hu Xiangqian, two young artists whose creative mediums are as uniquely experimental and varied as those of the curator himself.

In 2007, the British government put forth a plan to add some Harry Potter-style magic to the field of British design. By comparison, Chinese design over the last 15 years has struggled with a lack of artistry and a challenging business climate. So, maybe what China needs is…