Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the exhibition “Affection for Lotus – Exhibition of Painting and Calligraphy for the 100th Birthday of Jao Tsung-I” will be inaugurated on Thursday, 12 October, at 3:30pm, at the Jao Tsung-I Academy. All are welcome.
Professor Jao Tsung-I is a world-renowned sinologist who has made prominent achievements and outstanding contributions in the fields of academia, painting and calligraphy and literature, among others. Professor Jao Tsung-I has a profound connection with Macao and has devoted his support to Macao’s culture by generously donating his painting and calligraphy works to cultural departments and museums of the Macao S.A.R. Government and hosting a number of exhibitions dedicated to the theme of lotus in Macao. In recent years, Professor Jao Tsung-I’s artworks dedicated to the theme of lotus have reached its peak of creation and were designated by academics as “Jao’s lotus”, owing to their unique charm.
One of the aims in establishing the Jao Tsung-I Academy is to promote Professor Jao’s academic and artistic achievements. On the occasion of Professor Jao Tsung-I’s 100th birthday this year, the Jao Tsung-I Academy, with the support of the Macao Museum of Art, specially selected 15 works dedicated to the lotus by Professor Jao Tsung-I for the exhibition “Affection for Lotus – Exhibition of Painting and Calligraphy for the 100th Birthday of Jao Tsung-I”, thereby allowing the public to appreciate the artistic charm of “Jao’s Lotus”.
The Jao Tsung-I Academy is located at No. 95 C-D, Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, Macao. Admission is free. The Academy is open daily from 10am to 6pm, including on public holidays, and is closed on Mondays (no admission after 5:30pm). For more information, please visit the Jao Tsung-I Academy’s webpage at www.ajti.gov.mo. For enquiries, please contact the Jao Tsung-I Academy through tel. no. 2852 2523, during office hours.