文科学院 405-21st Ave.S.
亲爱的周日升，代化，张沁：
谨代表明尼苏达大学艺术系的名义,我想邀请你来我们学校，作为2011年秋季明尼苏达大学和北京北上苑现代艺术馆交换计划的一部分。我们两个机构的合作开始于去年冬天上苑艺术馆馆长程小蓓和众多艺术家在安高夫人的陪伴下对我校的访问。我曾荣幸地参观上苑艺术馆，当时我是被邀请去参观驻馆艺术家的作品并介绍我自己的作品。我发现每一个住馆艺术家都富有才能并充满了投身艺术的决心。对于明尼苏达大学的艺术家们来说，能够提供寻求自己作为一个艺术家的发展和文化交流的机会的驻馆计划是非常难得的机会。
三名来自明尼苏达大学的艺术家在这个夏天将会到上苑现代艺术馆，这是一个令人激动的时刻。我仍然为北京北上苑现代艺术馆为成熟的和新生的中国艺术家提供必要的支持印象深刻。我们在你们的驻馆计划和我们艺术系之间看到了许多非常有前途的可能性，这将会是我们这一地区最优秀的本科和研究生的公共艺术计划之一。
我们很高兴你会访问明尼苏达大学，并很高兴地了解到你的入选是因为你杰出的艺术作品和艺术馆馆长程小蓓女士的推荐。你的到访有如下几个目的：第一，我们期望能继续与北京北上苑现代艺术馆开展艺术家与我校艺术系学生、老师之间的交换计划。我们相信这样的交流计划对于我们双方来说都是有益的。这项计划将会带给像你一样的艺术家提供与当代美国艺术家们交流的机会，并体会他们的艺术创作。同时，来自美国的艺术家也能有机会与同时代的中国艺术家进行跨文化的交流。
第二，我们邀请你在校期间就你自己的作品作一个大约一小时的演讲。我们会做相关的安排。最后，你的到访将会使得你有机会访问位于明尼纳波利斯——圣保罗队的双子城的非常有名的艺术区。
如果你需要任何信息请及时告诉我。请让我再次表达对于你十月份的来访的兴奋之情！
Twin Cities Campus Department of Art Regis Center for Art –E201
College of Liberal Arts 405-21st Ave.S.
Minneapolis,MN 55455
Office:612-625-8096
Fax:612-625-7881
http://art.umn.edu
May 11,2011
Zhou Risheng(Daihua,Zhangqin)
Beijing North Shangyuan Modern Art Museum
Shayukou Village Township
Qiaozi Huairou District
Beijing,China 101400
Dear Zhou Risheng(Daihua,Zhangqing)
On behalf of the Department of Art at the University of Minnesota,I would like to invite you to visit our campus in Fall 2011 as part of the continuing art-exchange project between UMN and the Beijing North Shangyuan Modern Art Museum.Our evolving collaboration began last Spring when artist and Museum Director Chen Xiaobei visited our campus with Mrs.Anne Kao.Later,during the Fall of 2010,I had the pleasure of visiting Beijing North Shangyuan Modern Art Museum where I was invited to make studio visits to see the work of the resident artists and to give an artist’s talk about my work.I found each of the artists to be very talented and dedicated.It was clear that this would be a wonderful context for artists from UMN to experience an artist residency that would offer time to pursue their development as artists and to engage in an extraordinary cultural exchange as well.
This is a particularly exciting moment as three artists from the University of Minnesota will travel to Shangyuan Modern Art Museum this summer.I continue to be deeply impressed by the mission of the Beijing North Shangyuan Modern Art Museum to provide established and emerging Chinese artists with the support necessary to pursue their work.We see many promising possibilities for exchanges between your program and our art department,which is one of the finest undergraduate and graduate public art programs in the region.
We are delighted that you will be visiting UMN and recognize that your selection is the result of your impressive art portfolio and recommendations from Museum Director Chen Xiaobei.There would be several goals for your visit.First,We would like to continue to develop an artist exchange program between Beinjing North Shangyuan Modern Art Museum artists and University of Minnesota,Department of Art faculty and students.We believe that such an exchange would be beneficial for both our programs.Such an exchange will give Chinese artists such as you the opportunity to experience the work of contemporary artists in the United States while providing an opportunity for American artists to experience the work of and cultural dialogue with contemporary Chinese artists.
Second,we invite you give a one-hour presentation on your work while on campus.We will arrange a reception associated with the presentation.Finally,your visit will allow you to learn more about the vibrant art scene in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-Saint Paul.
Please let me know if you need any more information from me at this time and let me express again how excited we are to host you here on our campus in October.
Yours sincerely,
Diane Willow
Associate Professor
Experimental and Media Arts
Department of Art
University of Minnesota
