Bulletin Winter 1976

4th Asian Conference on Art Education Oriental Art in the Changing World The 4th Asian Conference on Art Education, jointly sponsored by the Chinese University, the International Society for Education through Art (INSEA)- Asia, and the Hong Kong Committee, INSEA, was held from 28th to 30th December, 1976 at this University. Dr. Choh-Ming Li, the Vice-Chancellor, officiated at the opening of the Conference. Both Dr. Li and Dr. John Skull, representative of the World Council of INSEA, spoke at the opening. The theme of the Conference was ‘Oriental Art in the Changing World'. The 150 participants were art educators of Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. The University provided the Conference with a number of cultural activities: an exhibition of Chinese jade carvings at the Art Gallery, an exhibition of art book collection at the University Library, an Art Exhibition by the Fine Arts students and an Evening of Chinese Music arranged by members of the Music Department. At the Conference, lectures and research papers were delivered, group discussions were held and reports on art/art education in the region were also made by participants. Lectures Chinese Nature Painting The Nature and Standing of Art in Life Today Oriental Art in the Changing World:An Introduction Cheng Te-k'un Miss E.M. Hipwell S.Kurata Research Papers Relationship between Chinese Calligraphy and Characters The Enhancement of the Oriental Tradition of Graphic Art An Important Step for Originality Chuang-wei Wang Yun-shih Pan Bow Hasegaw & Takeshiki Manabe Group Discussions How to reach the aim of education through art Significance of art education How to promote art education The duty of the art educator The special characteristics of oriental art in artistic expression The role of oriental art in the changing world How to promote oriental art through teaching How to use modern technological materials to promote education in the East The Conference has promoted the free exchange of educational ideas, cultural interflow and international understanding. It has also served as an impetus to local art education.