Looking ahead to next year, the official name and logo for the upcoming China tour exhibition “Hyperdimension! International Art Exhibition of Painters (tentative)” have been decided. The official name is ‘超次元國際藝術展’ (Hyperdimension International Art Exhibition). This exhibition is being prepared under the guidance of China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The popularity of WebToons and anime is high in China too, and many cities that want to host the event, where characters from various countries are gathered, have been raising their hands one after another.
It has been decided that the event will also be held in Nantong City, which is not far from Shanghai. With this, it will be the seventh city to participate.
As many illustrators from Japan and South Korea will be participating in this art exhibition, it has been decided to hold the inaugural event in Nantong City, where many Japanese and Korean companies are present.
The first exhibition will be held under the guidance of the China Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Nantong People’s Government. Consequently, the start date has also been changed to February 23, 2024.
【Overview】
- Duration: Planned for 10 days per venue
- Touring Locations: ① Shanghai ② Shenzhen ③ Chengdu ④ Xi’an ⑤ Guangzhou ⑥ Changsha ⑦ Nantong
- First Venue: Starting at Fumei Hat Museum (Jiangsu Province) in Nantong City from 2024/2/23
- First Exhibition Date: 2024/2/23 Pre-Opening, 2024/2/24 Opening Ceremony
- 2023 CAC Award Ceremony: Held on the same day as the opening ceremony, 2024/2/24
- Participating Countries: Illustrators and artists mainly from China, Japan, and South Korea
- Estimated Visitors: Over 30,000 visitors per venue
- Exhibition Catalog: Approximately 1800 visitors who respond to a survey will receive a gift through a lottery.
- Exhibitors will receive a copy of the exhibition catalog
- Organizer: Shanghai Wuliaohou Brand Management Co., Ltd., a sponsor of 2023 CAC
- General Producer and Curator of the Festival: Mr. Wang Chaoying, 2023 CAC China Producer
- Japanese Works Contact: 2023 CAC Executive Committee
【About the Venue: Fumei Hat Museum in Nantong City】
Source: Official website▷http://fashion.sohu.com/a/660196504_121124735
Fumei Hat Museum is located at 490 Yonghe Road, Nantong City, with a total area of 1,593 square meters. It is a relatively large-scale corporate museum of Fumei Company, integrating the functions of collection, research, exhibition, education, and exchange. The museum displays over 300 collections of hats, ear warmers, and other items collected by Mr. Sun Jianhua, the founder of Fumei Company, during his travels in various countries. Each hat records past events and cultures in human history.
Source: Official website https://www.hattershub.com/museum
Fumei Hat Museum adheres to the philosophy of providing both social welfare and cultural industry, with the goal of ‘knowledge dissemination and world-class’, establishing the basic concepts of ‘public welfare, professionalism, exchange, and culture’. It contributes to society with the cultural significance of ‘hats as both a social function and an art form.’
▼Inside the Fumei Hat Museum
▼Exterior of the Fumei Hat Museum
Corporate brand website operating the Fumei Hat Museum ▷https://www.hattershub.com/about
[About Nantong City]
Nantong City is located 128km upstream of the Yangtze River (Changjiang) from Shanghai, in the southern part of Jiangsu Province. It is blessed with water and natural resources, with the Yangtze River to the south and the Yellow Sea to the east. The city harmoniously blends cultural heritage with pleasant scenery.
Nantong is a sister city with Toyohashi City in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Its population is 7.733 million people (as of 2021).
After the opening of the Shanghai-Suzhou-Nantong Yangtze River Rail-Cum-Road Bridge, it is now possible to travel from Nantong to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport in one hour.
Nantong is famous as the ‘City of Museums’ and has many tourist attractions. Industries such as light textile chemistry, machinery, building materials, food industry, and electronic appliance industry are thriving.
▼Nantong City Tourism Information
Source: Toyohashi City▷Nantong City Tourism Promotion Slide.pdf( 7880KB )
