Cultural Exchange evening with the Scandinavian group

2007,Sep,15th,8:00pm,there will be a Cultural Exchange evening with the Scandinavian group ,welcome to join!
Ticket price:15yuan/person
Tel:4114691
4114692

Culture Exchange

Artists’ International Exchange Programme
TCG Nordica cooperates with ArtsNordica and other organisations to facilitate opportunities for writers, representatives of fine arts and performing artists to take part in exchange programmes through which they acquaint themselves with a culture different to their own. This exposure leads to new understanding and inspiration in the artist’s life and work. Arts and Culture Exchange Projects Initiated by TCG Nordica 1999-2008>>>

Kunming Culture Forum
TCG Nordica offers a Culture Forum for young people majoring in performing arts, fine arts and English. Through this arena, participants have an opportunity to grow in their language and cross cultural skills as they work together with people of many different cultures and backgrounds. Application forms are available at the TCG Nordica office.

Scandinavian School Exchange
Scandinavian students from our partnering institutions come to TCG Nordica as a part of their education in programmes of various lengths. These students are vital members of TCG Nordica’s regular activities and cultural exchanges. Our first Scandinavian exchange started in 1999 with the Swedish Folk High School and its ‘Culture Course in China’.

Culture Course with Hyllie Park Folkhögskola
Hyllie Park Folkhögskola (College) in the city of Malmö, Skåne province, is situated in the most southern part of Sweden, just next to Copenhagen over the border in Denmark. The region is one of Sweden’s most expansive, boasting a rich multicultural environment. Hyllie Park itself has also expanded greatly since starting in 1997, always mirroring the society in general with its international mix of staff and students.
What is Folkhögskola?
The ‘folkhögskola’ or ‘Folk College’ plays an important role in the Swedish adult education system. Each ‘folkhögskola’ designs its own programmes. Some are designed to give eligibility for further university studies, whereas others simply give the student a chance to learn about a specific area of interest. Both courses result in a ‘Folkhögskola’ diploma. For Swedish citizens it is possible to get financial study support from the Swedish Government for ‘folkhögskola’ education. The Folk Colleges in Skåne province cooperates closely with the universities in the region.
Hyllie Park Folk College’s Courses and Aims
Hyllie Park Folkhögskola has developed courses in three major areas: General Courses (leading on to further studies), Profile Courses and special education commissioned by the city of Malmö. For all programmes, the aim is to raise the students’ quality of life through the interplay of theoretical studies, creative activities, cultural variety and an ongoing discussion about society and life in general.
Culture Course in China
One of our Profile Courses is the ‘Culture Course in China’, located in Kunming in the beautiful Yunnan province, south China. It has been running since 2002 in close cooperation with the Scandinavian-Chinese culture centre TCG Nordica.
The Culture Course in China’s students leave Sweden in late August each year to spend nine months in China, where they learn more about the Chinese culture while participating in the work of TCG Nordica, as well as taking classes from Chinese and foreign teachers in a variety of interesting subjects such as Chinese Language (Conversation), China Knowledge and Culture & Creativity.
At TCG Nordica the students have a great opportunity to be fully involved in the centre and its vision ‘stimulating reflection on human worth as expressed in various art forms’. This involvement is seen through hands on experience in arranging both stage and gallery events, practicing English with Chinese friends or even designing the monthly programme. There is also space for private initiatives through many different kinds of volunteer work.
Culture exchange – east meets west – is the focus point of the Culture Course in China. The students will have a chance to share their own Scandinavian culture with local friends, as well as gaining a deeper understanding of Chinese customs. It is important that the students are flexible, eager to learn and have good cooperation and communication skills. Fluency in English is of course essential! The course results in a ‘Folkhögskola’ diploma.
Find out more at:
Hyllie Park Folkhögskola, Elinelundsvägen 55, 216 23 Malmö, SWEDEN
Telephone: 040-37 59 50; folkhogskola@hylliepark.se; www.hylliepark.se/fhsk

Art and Culture Exchange Projects Initiated by TCG Nordica 1999-2008

1999 Art: Walking through the Red Sea. T CG Nordica’s founder, Anna Mellergård, artist Janeric Johansson, and author Göran Sahlberg complete a six week project together with ten students at Yunnan Arts Institute. The project is a part of the Yunnan International Arts Festival 1999.

Sponsor: Swedish Institute

2000 Culture exchange: Ten Chinese and ten Swedish youths partake in an exchange between Hyllie Park Folk High School and Yunnan Arts Intitute.

Sponsor: Palme Fund + Forum South (Sida)

Music: Christina Furbacken and Christer Palm (singer and pianist from Malmö Music Institute) take part in the Yunnan International Culture Festival.

Sponsor: Swedish Institute

2001 Poetry and Art: The poet Tomas Tranströmer visits T’café/Gallery for one week. Lectures and poetry recital, as well as an exhibition by artist Jan Persson, “Etchings from Runmarö”.

Sponsor: Swedish Institute

Culture exchange: Ten students together with administrative staff from Yunnan Arts Institute visit Sweden. Two weeks exchange with Hyllie Park Folk High School that precipitates into a Swedish-Chinese performance at the Southern Theatre in Malmö.

Sponsor: Palme Fund, Forum South

2002 Dance: Four dancers from Yunnan Arts Institute take part of an exchange with the Viksjöfors Ballet and the Dance Academy of Stockholm + Viksjöfors.

Sponsor: Youth Board (Sida)

Students Exchange: a student delegation come from Malmo HPF School in duration of 9 months in TCG Nordica.

Young musician Zhuang Jun Lin goes to HPF Schoold in duration of 9 months study.

2003 Dance: Four dancers from Yunnan Arts Institute complete a dance project at T CG Nordica together with dancers from Viksjöfors Ballet and the Dance Academy in Stockholm.

Sponsor: Youth Board (Sida), Swedish Institute

Art: Give me five! Anna Stake, Linn Femström, Johan Karlsson, Johanna Karlsson, and Pontus Raud work together for one month in Chuang Ku’s and present and exhibition at LOFT and T CG Nordica.

Sponsor: Swedish Institute in cooperation with Sweden General Art Organization.

Culture Event: Scandinavian Culture Week in Kunming. Dance performances, concerts, and lectures about Nordic poetry, cinema, and drama in cooperation with Yunnan University.

Sponsor: Swedish Institute

Music: Opera! Danish opera singer Marianne G Nielsen (first of three visits 2002-2004). Hildegard Von Bingen – concerts at T CG Nordica.

Sponsor: Norad

Artist in Residence: T CG Nordica’s first Artist in Residence. Oskar Mörnerud, Royal Art Academy, Stockholm.

Sponsor: Swedish Institute/Royal Art Academy

Poetry: Four Chinese poets from Kunming, among them Yu Jian, are invited to Nässjö Poetry Festival via T CG Nordica.

Artist in Residence: Artist Nina Ericsson works in T CG Nordica’s guest studio and presents the exhibition Passion at

T CG Nordica.

Sponsor: Swedish Institute

Art: Sugar & Salt. Five Chinese and five Swedish female artists take part in a barrier-breaking art project in Kunming.

Sponsor: Swedish Mission Council (Sida)

Artist in Restidence: Exchange with Nordic Water Color Museum. Chuang Ku artist Sun Guo Jian works in Sweden for three months.

Sponsor: The West Götaland Region.

Artist in Residence: Alfred Vaagsvold (Norway), Sissel Vagart (Norway), and Jorn Henrik Olsen (Denmark). Work and exhibits their art at T CG Nordica.

Sponsor: Norad + Areopagos

Artist in Residence: Anna Carlsson works at T CG Nordica through cooperation with West Götaland Region.

Sponsor: T CG Nordica/Norad

Art: Norweigan artists Laila Kongevold and Stefan Christiansen work at the guest studio on invitation by T CG Nordica. Art lectures at Yunnan Arts Institute and T CG Nordica.

Students Exchange: a student delegation come from Malmo HPF School in duration of 9 months in TCG Nordica.

Young artist Tian Yao goes to HPF Schoold in duration of 9 months study.

2004 Poetry: Nordic Poetry Week www.pbase.com/kunming/poetry

China’s first international poetry festival is arranged at T CG Nordica in cooperation with Nässjö Poetry Festival and Kunming Municipal City. Invited poets include Pia tafdrup, Linda Vilhjalmsdottir, Catarina Gripenberg, Eldrid Lunden, Jorgen Gassilewsk, Anna Hallberg, Stig Larsson, Yu Jian, Nu Han, and others.

Sponsor: Nordic Minister Council, Swedish Institute, Norad

Poetry Exchange: Young Poetry, consisting of 12 students from Sweden and China. The project is completed in conjunction with the Nordic Poetry Week later also in Malmö.

Sponsor: Youth Board (Sida)

Music: POING. Norwegian contemporary music with the trio consisting of Frode Haltli, accordion, Haakon Thelin, double bas, and Rolf-Erik Nystroem, saxophone. Visits T CG Nordica with concerts and workshops together with Chinese musicians.

Sponsor: Federal Culture Council and Norad

Art: Sugar & Salt. Part two of the project is completed in Malmö.

Sponsor: Norad, Swedish Mission Council (Sida)

Dance: Writing on the Wall. Norwegian-Chinese dance project. Margrete Kvalbein is initiator and leader of the project which is an interpretation of Göran Tunströms novel “The Christmas Oratoria”.

Sponsor: Norad

Art: Five! The exhibition at Örebro Art Hall is done in cooperation with T CG Nordica. Exhibitors are Shen Qing, Tang Zhi Gang, Liu Jin Hua, Sun Guo Juan, and Wang Ai Ying

Sponsor: Örebro Municipality

Art: The Log Book. Part 1 of the project is completed at T CG Nordica. Five Chinese artists and five artists from Uppsala send log books to each other over a period of one year.

www.art-logbook.com

Sponsor: Culture Fund Uppsala, Längsmansk Culture Fund, Swedish Mission Council (sida), and others

Artists in Residence: Ning Zhi visits the Nordic Water color Museum during the period March-May.

Sponsor: West Götaland Region

Artist in Residence: Artist Åsa Herrgård makes use of

T CG Nordica’s guest studio for a duration of three months and presents an exhibition in T CG Nordica’s gallery.

Sponsor: T CG Nordica/ Norad

Artist in Residence: Swedish artist Dan Fröberg cooperates with Chuang Ku artist Sun Guo Juan and present the exhibition DanSun Planet at T CG Nordica.

Artist in Residence: Sculptor Riitta Liede from Finland works in T CG Nordica’s guest studio for three months, presents the resulting exhibition Letters from Unknown T CG Nordica and holds lectures at Yunnan Arts Institute and Yunnan Wenhua Art Institute.

Art: Artist Janeric Johansson from Sweden is invited to T CG Nordica to work as Gallery Director for a period of nine months. Exhibition Work of Heart displayed at T CG Nordica. Art lectures at several universities in Kunming.

Students Exchange: a student delegation come from Malmo HPF School in duration of 9 months in TCG Nordica.

Young artist Liu Li Fen goes to HPF Schoold in duration of 9 months study.

University Exchange: Norwegian MF University start University Exchange with Yunnan University Art School via TCG Nordica.

2005 Artists in Residence: Zhang Qiong Fei visits Nordic Water Color Museum from February to April as the artists in resident. In May, she is invited to use Fredrikstad’s guest studio in Norway.

Sponsor: West Götaland Region /TCG Nordica

Art: The Log Book Part 2. Exhibition at Uppsala Art Museum February 12-March 28. five Chinese artists visit to Sweden.

Sponsor: Culture Fund Uppsala, Längmanska Culture Fund, Swedish Mission Council (Sida), and others

Art: FOLK -05. Art project at Lista Fyr, Norway, in June and July.

Sponsor: Vest Agder Fylke, Farsund Municipality, T CG Nordica, Areopagos, and others

Dance: Writing on the Wall. The second phase of the dance project takes place in Oslo and Lista Fyr Gallery, with dancers and musicians from Kunming. The dancer and choreographer Margrete Kvalbein as project leader.

Sponsor: Norad

Culture: minority project. The first phase is in both Sweden and Norway. The Lisu delegation visit for institutes; governments; parliaments; museums etc. there are performances and reacting activities presented.

Sponsor: SIDA / TCG Nordica

Music: Nordic-Chinese Jazz Contemporary Music Week. Willy Egmose trio (Denmark), Hanna Holgerson, Ola Heden, Elisabeth Melander, Vincen Nilsson (Sweden), POING, consisting of Håkon Thelin, Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, och Frode Haltli (Norway), Maria Solheim (Norway), together with a number of Chinese musicians. Concerts, workshops, jam sessions, and more at Yunnan Arts Institute and T CG Nordica.

Sponsor: Norad, Yunnan Arts Institute, Yunnan Performance Company

Music: Young Music. A continuation of Young Poetry, students from Malmö Music Institute and Hylliepark Folk High School take part in and exchange with musicians and dancers from Kunming.

Sponsor: Youth Board (Sida)

Students Exchange: a student delegation come from Malmo HPF School in duration of 9 months in TCG Nordica.

Young dancer Chen Jia goes to HPF Schoold in duration of 9 months study.

University Exchange: Norwegian MF University continues the University Exchange with Yunnan University Art School via TCG Nordica.

2006 Artists in Residence: Wu Wei visits Nordic Water Color Museum from February to April as the artists in resident. In May, He is invited to use Fredrikstad’s guest studio in Norway.

Sponsor: West Götaland Region /TCG Nordica

Artists in Residence: Shen Qin and He Li Bing visit Norway Vestrfossen gallery in May-June as residence artists. The Exhibition is presented together with Tang Zhi Gang.

Sponsor: Areopagos in Norway / TCG Nordica

Art: Photo exhibition “ Norway Through Chinese Eyes” present at TCG Nordica in April-June. In order to find out the Norwegian Embassy in Beijing sent 4 of China’s best photographers to Norway to capture Norwegian society. During the visit, the Chinese photographers stayed with Norwegian families, providing a unique chance to experience Norwegian life from the inside. They covered very varied parts of the country, both urban and rural, in the north as well as the south.

Culture: As part of the celebration of Henrik Ibsen TCG Nordica hosted an Ibsen exhibition in cooperation with the Norwegian Embassy in Beijing. The president of the Yunnan Arts Institute, Wu Wei Min, who specializes in Drama, gave a lecture entitled “Ibsen’s Influence on Chinese Female Dramas in the 20^th Century”. There was also a theatrical performance during the exhibition time.

Sponsor: Norwigian embassy in Beijing and TCG Nordica

Art: “Contagious Love” art support HIV Aids, the first part complete of an exhibition in September. There are 35 artists participant.

Sponsor: TCG Nordica

Artist in Residence: Grete Refsum Norwegian artist and art professor makes use of T CG Nordica’s guest studio for a duration of a half year from March to September.

Sponsor: T CG Nordica/ Norad

Artist in Residence: Swedish artist Christina Wassberg makes use of T CG Nordica’s guest studio for a duration of one month.

Sponsor: West Götaland Region

Artist in Residence: Artist Meggie Sandell makes use of

T CG Nordica’s guest studio for a duration of three months and presents an exhibition in T CG Nordica’s gallery.

Sponsor: T CG Nordica/ Norad

Music: Danish soprano Marianne G. Nielsen visit TCG Nordica for a duration of one month and give two concerts; Master Classes.

Sponsor: TCG Nordica / Norad

Children Project: “To be a faraway land” is a special activity for memorizing Astrid Lindgren a great Children’s writer. TCG Nordica organized eexhibition (August 26 to September 13, 2006), art workshops, lectures, discussions, music performances and films at TCG Nordica.

Sponsor: SIDA / T CG Nordica / Swedish Embassy in Beijing

Culture: Minority Culture Exchange second part held in November. The Sami delegation visit to Kunming city and the Lisu Municipality County in Yunnan Province. It complete with a art exhibition and performances.

Sponsor: SIDA / TCG Nordica

Dance: ‘Avensis’ make a Dance exchange in TCG Nordica. 20 dancers from both Sweden and local participate to performances. Helena Jönsson is project leader.

Sponsor: SIDA

Artists in Residence: Swedish artist Lennart Alves and Marit Lindberg makes use of T CG Nordica’s guest studio for a duration of one month and presents an exhibition in T CG Nordica’s gallery.

Sponsor: IASPIS

Artists in Residence: Cecilia Jansson starts the exchange project between Orbro Art School and TCG Nordica. She makes use of TCG Nordica’s guest studio for a month stay and presents an exhibition in TCG Nordica gallery.

Students Exchange: a student delegation come from Malmo HPF School in duration of 9 months in TCG Nordica.

Young dancer Liu Min Jia goes to HPF Schoold in duration of 9 months study.

University Exchange: Norwegian MF University continues the University Exchange with Yunnan University Art School via TCG Nordica.

University Exchange: Norwegian Angaard University starts the University Exchange with Yunnan University Art School via TCG Nordica.

School Exchange: Swedish Uddevalla Upper Collage starts exchange with Yunnan Hua Xia disable school via TCG Nordica.

2007 Artists in Residence: Lei Yan visits Nordic Water Color Museum from February to April as the artists in resident. In May, He is invited to use Fredrikstad’s guest studio in Norway.

Sponsor: West Götaland Region /TCG Nordica

Art: XYLON makes an exhibition in TCG Nordica gallery as a part of globally show. Swedish artist CHUN LEE WANG GURT curator this project.

Sponsor:

Artists in Residence: Denmark artist Susanne Chen make use of TCG Nordica’s studio for a duration of two months and held art workshops for Children and Adults.

Sponsor: Aeropagos

Artists in Residence: Swedish artist Tibor Csikos make use of TCG Nordica’s studio for a duration of three months and presents an exhibition in TCG Nordica-UP gallery.

Sponsor: Västra Götaland and TCG Nordica

Art: Chinese Photographers Ye Ju Lan, Zhang Yong Ning, Chen Lin, Dekun Shen, Wang Yuhui exhibit their “Children of China” in Sweden.

Sponsor: Västra Götaland

Art: ‘Love protection’ make first phase in TCG Nordica. 5 Swedish artists Anneli Linder, Christina Nyström Jansson, Elisabeth Johansson, Linda Thörnblad, Else Månsson meet and work together with 5 Chinese artists Dou Yu, Sha Sha, Shi Zhijie, Wang Han, Zhang Yi. The exhibition shows variety of material as silver, oil painting, textile weaving print, textile and metal sculptures.

Sponsor: ArtsNordica

Art: ‘Chinese Contemporary Art –Identity and Transformation’ make the first exhibition in TCG Nordica. Afterwards, Bohusläns Museeum in Sweden held it in September - November and Chinese artists Liu Li Fen, Luo Fei, Mao Xu Hui visit Sweden as representatives of 16 Chinese artists.

Sponsor: Bohusläns Museeum

Artists in Residence: Norwigian artist Arne Revheim makes use of TCG Nordica’s studio in duration of one month.

Sponsor: Fredrikstad NorwayNorge

Artists in residence: Chinese artist Wu Yanxi visit Fredrikstad Gallery in Norway and held an exhibition in duration of one month, she also invited by Swedish Orbro Art School for exchange program.

Sponsor: ArtsNordica

Artists in Residence: Swedish artist Agneta Segerfelt makes use of TCG Nordica’s studio in duration of three months.

Artists in Residence: Finish film maker Annica Stubbs stay at TCG Nordica for her four months residence project.

Art: Swedish artist AnnaKarin Svensson held an exhibition together with Eta Hedman the Program Director of TCG Nordica

Sponsor:

Artists in Residence: Finish artist Kaarina Ormio makes use of TCG Nordica’s studio in duration of five months and an exhibition complete in TCG Nordica gallery.

Sponsor:

Artists in Residence: Cambodian artists Sopheap Piech and Chath Piersath works use of TCG Nordica’s studio in duration of two months and an exhibition held in TCG Nordica’s gallery.

Sponsor: TCG Nordica / ArtsNordica

Art: “Contagious Love” art support HIV Aids, the second part complete of an art exhibition with literature works in December.

Sponsor: TCG Nordica

Artists in Residence: Swedish artist Kristina Henrysson saty in Yunnan art institute in duration of five months as University Exchange with Royal Academy in Stockholm. It organized by TCG Nordica.

Students Exchange: a student delegation come from Malmo HPF School in duration of 9 months in TCG Nordica.

University Exchange: Norwegian MF University continues the University Exchange with Yunnan University Art School via TCG Nordica.

University Exchange: Norwegian Ansgar University continues the University Exchange with Yunnan University Art School via TCG Nordica.

School Exchange: Swedish Uddevalla Upper Collage continues exchange with Yunnan Hua Xia disable school via TCG Nordica.

2008 Artists in Residence: Chen Qun Jie visits Nordic Water Color Museum from February to April as the artists in resident. In May, He is invited to use Fredrikstad’s guest studio in Norway.

Sponsor: West Götaland Region /TCG Nordica

Artists in Residence: Swedish artist Jonas Bottern makes use of TCG Nordica studio in duration of three months.

TCG Nordica Sweden establish in Sweden on June 28^th.

University Exchange: Norwegian MF University continues the University Exchange with Yunnan University Art School via TCG Nordica.

University Exchange: Norwegian Angaard University starts the University Exchange with Yunnan University Art School via TCG Nordica.

School Exchange: Swedish Uddevalla Upper Collage starts exchange with Yunnan Hua Xia disable school via TCG Nordica.