On May 11, 2024, the "Heart Print - China Watermark Woodcut Youth Program Special Exhibition" opened at the Hongqiao Contemporary Art Museum in Shanghai. The exhibition gathered 53 outstanding young watermark woodcut artists from all over the country, showcasing a total of 41 selected works from previous editions and 12 recommended works by Shanghai young artists. With exquisite artistic skills, the exhibition showcased the unique charm of watermark printmaking art

The "China Watermark Woodcut Youth Program" was initiated by Professor and Artist Chen Qi of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and is a public welfare special program aimed at supporting young artists. The plan has already held three annual exhibitions and published two literature collections, which have had a certain academic influence in the art, cultural, and education sectors

This exhibition is the fourth annual exhibition of the program, divided into two main units. The first unit is selected works from the previous three sessions of the "China Watermark Woodcut Youth Program", and the second unit is recommended works by young watermark woodcut artists in Shanghai. The organizers hope to achieve deep interaction between national and Shanghai printmaking through this

"Heart imprint" refers to watermark woodcut, as a unique art form of Chinese culture, which should be created and disseminated in a more diverse and direct way to people's hearts in contemporary times. The artistic and cultural imprints of watermark woodcut should be deeply rooted in the hearts of contemporary people. This exhibition aims to showcase the overall appearance of contemporary watermark woodcut young creators, as well as their pursuit of cultural self-awareness and cultural confidence

During the exhibition, there will also be discussions, exchanges, and social art education activities. Among them, the discussion and exchange invited participating artists, printmaking experts, and art critics to d