This is an exciting opportunity to study in Beijing where you will work alongside artists and designers from the UK and China and have the opportunity to experience the vibrant mix of modern artistic culture in China side by side with its traditional art forms and culture.

The culmination of the Summer School will be a final exhibition in Beijing which will provide an international stage for your work.

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Day 4: In the studio

Elaine and Paulina talking about their photos. Elaine is interested in the idea of the human hand on the urban environment - she was also one of the only people to use black and white photos so far.

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July 28, 2011 at 12:44 pm

Now that we have had some time to settle in, we are starting to think about developing our ideas for the exhibition. We started today by discussing the photos we took in the hutongs to give each other an idea of what we are interested in and what has inspired us so far.

About Beijing

798 Art District – aka Dashazi Art District

“798″ is located to the north east of central Beijing. The site was originally an industrial area of state-owned factories including the electrical Factory 798.

Now the pedestrian streets are full of galleries, artists’ studios, art centres, design companies, restaurants and bars. 798 has an industrial, urban “Soho-esque” vibe with high ceiling warehouse galleries and semi-pedestrianized streets with cafes. 

You can spend days wandering around 798 peeking into studio of artists and designers at work or visiting one of the larger spaces to look at the work of internationally established artists.

I decided to apply to the Beijing Summer School to give myself a challenge, and it was definitely hard work! Despite the heat and the culture shock, I’m glad I did it because I saw and experienced so much in the three weeks that I was there and met some lovely people, including our three assistants. I felt that we were well looked after but also given the freedom to explore Beijing in our own ways.

Josceline Fenton