Opportunities to understand China, Chinese culture and Chinatown

Winter Blossom Art Fair – Open Call for Participation

Calling all budding artists, student designers, boutique craft shop owners and art colleges! We are seeking entrepreneurial artists inspired by East Asian culture, who are looking to gain greater commercial experience and showcase their beautiful works to a wider audience, within a fun and inspiring art fair! Whether you’re an established designer, a fresh-faced art […]

​Woodblock Printing Demonstration & Workshop

  In this intimate workshop, attendees were introduced to this ancient craft by award-winning artist Dr Weimin He and the Muban Educational Trust. Dr He demonstrated his unique printing method and delighted us by creating a beautiful woodblock portrait of one of the attendees over the course of the session. Attendees then put their new […]

Dance with Mulan: free dance workshop

A wonderful group of audience spent their evening at China Exchange to learn about Chinese dance with The Hong Kong Dance Company on 12 April. Ahead of the premiere of The Legend of Mulan at South Bank Centre on 15th May, this award-winning dance company brought a fantastic team of artists demonstrated Chinese Classical dance and Chinese folk dance to the audience, which are the main component of the Mulan […]

#SnapCNY Exhibition

We challenged Londoners and visitors alike to submit their photos of Chinese New Year incorporating elements from a China Exchange produced interpretation guide. Eight images were selected for display at China Exchange in a small public exhibition. ​​ The winners:   Download our #snapCNY Inspiration Guide.

Chinese Star Pot Exhibition

Chinese Star Pot exhibition visitor

From 6 to 10 January we had the opportunity to exhibit the works of Hong Kong artist Tik Ka. Featuring iconic characters from a galaxy far, far away depicted in a classical Chinese style, the works demonstrated a fusion between Western film culture and Chinese poetic art. Chinese Star Pot allowed visitors to explore elements of Chinese symbolism […]