Shangguan Kaili
Curator
Shangguan Kaili, an art master’s degree holder and curator. She is the director of AVG Space (Aspiring Van Gogh) and the head of the international residency project at the Van Gogh Art Factory, effectively facilitating artistic and cultural exchange cooperation between Van Gogh House London and San Mei Gallery in London.
Her work primarily focuses on experimental case studies, with a keen interest in the development of contemporary young artists. She actively engages in art residency projects, emphasizing the academic and cutting-edge nature of exhibitions, while integrating psychological research on the relationships between individuals, nature, and technology in contemporary society.
Q：Who is suitable for participating in art residency ？
Lai Guoping
Founder of the “Travelling with hotel” Group & CEO
Mr. Lai Guoping is the founder of the “Traveling with hotel” Group and has previously served as the Creative Director of a 4A international advertising agency. Since 2007, Mr. Lai has owned the first hostel in Chongqing, with the initial aim of providing accommodation and comprehensive services such as travel guidance for travelers under the concept of “travel socialization”. In 2016, he founded the destination vacation aesthetic hotel brand “SUNYATA”, dedicated to creating ultimate humanistic vacation experiences in ultimate destinations. In 2023, a new brand series under “SUNYATA” was launched, named “Ji”. It aims to restore the beauty of classical China with a rural base, and further engage in a dialogue between classical Chinese contexts and contemporary culture.
Q：How to boost rural agricultural tourism through art residency ？
Zeng Pu
Artist
Zeng Pu，born in 1981 in Xichang, graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Chengdu Academy of Fine Arts in 2007, now living and working in Chengdu and Shanghai, engaged in the art of painting.
Q：How to meet with chance?
Liu Yanping
Director of Planning and Communication Department of Polus International College
Liu Yanping primarily engages in brand planning, event organization, and other communication-related work for school development and promotion. She is particularly interested in promoting student growth by providing services such as academic/career planning, social practices for college students, and incubation of entrepreneurial projects. She established and advocates for a collaborative creation community to support and encourage students and teachers to engage in and initiate social activities with public welfare as their initial motivation. She encourages students and teachers to initiate projects based on their personal interests and strives to help connect resources and create conditions as much as possible.
Q：After falling in love, do you want to get married?
Zhang Xiaoxi
Co-Founder of YUAN JIA
Moon Village’s space “YUAN JIA” opened in 2021 and has become a well-known brand in the national rural creative industry after two years of operation. It was awarded the title of “Heart’s Choice · Better Homestay” by the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture, Broadcast-TV, and Tourism, for the Most Chengdu- Selection And Promotion of New Scenes of Life Aesthetics, and also won the 6th “Black Truffle Award” . The “WORK WITH HANDS HANDICRAFT MARKET” held in Moon Village received the Chengdu Inspiration Award from the media outlet You Chengdu, as well as the “Space Media Alliance” and “China Cultural Tourism Pioneer Award” from Creative Rural China, and was named one of the top ten beautiful spaces in Chengdu.
Q：How do literature and art reside in Rural Areas?
Lien
Owner of LAGOMIA GALLERY
Lien, the generation born in the 00s，owner of LAGOMIA GALLERY.
Q：How does art residency blur the boundary between art and life in the streets of Chengdu?
