Flowers bloom for a reason

From May 25 to 27, 2017, I had the honor to participate in the "Puning Calligraphy Backbone Teachers Exchange Study Group" to visit and study in Zhongshan and Boluo. Along the way, I saw the flowers of art blooming and felt the art. The atmosphere is full of indulgence, the schedule is tight, and it is both bitter and happy! Three feet of ice does not freeze in one day, and flowers bloom for their own reasons.

The first stop was Xiaolan Town, Zhongshan City, which is known as the "Ju City". It is a national key town and plays an important role in the economy, population, transportation and urban construction scale of Zhongshan City. , with a registered population of 167,000, including about 300,000 permanent residents. Such an economically important town has many world-famous brands, and the familiar "Lanju Mosquito Repellent" is one of them. Xiaolan's calligraphy and painting art has a long history and has been passed down from generation to generation, with celebrities emerging in large numbers. The paintings of Guan Yuan and Wu Ruilong in the Ming Dynasty, and the calligraphy of Li Sunchen and He Wuzou are all treasures that people are eager to collect; Jiang Lian, Deng Dalin and other Lingnan painters in the Qing Dynasty, His works are collected by museums at all levels; modern cartoonist Chen Shubin (Fang Tang), painter Chen Fangzhi, entrepreneur Luo Jianhua, calligrapher and seal engraver Luo Peihua and others have also made great achievements in calligraphy and painting art, which has promoted the development of Xiaolan's calligraphy and painting art. Comprehensive development. Luo Jianhua, the boss of "Lanju Group", and Luo Peihua, an entrepreneur and calligrapher and seal engraver, are both sentimental and responsible entrepreneurs. They often organize gatherings of local art colleagues, splash their ink, open their hearts, communicate sincerely, and create great opportunities for colleagues. progress. They have repeatedly sponsored calligraphy classrooms, exhibition halls, exhibitions, publications and other expenses. Mr. Luo Peihua is both the chairman of the Calligraphy Association and the founder of the Xiaolan Seal Society. He practices it personally and often organizes professional backbones to visit campuses to train teachers and students. He often provides all-round guidance for teachers and students' exhibitions, including the writing and form of works, writing of exhibition labels, details of layout, publishing books and publicity, etc., and is meticulous in every aspect. Many local parents send their children to professional art institutions for training at a very young age to lay a good foundation in art. The government and education authorities attach great importance to and actively guide the establishment of calligraphy studios to cultivate professional talents and optimize the allocation of teachers. The leadership's great attention, rapid economic development, profound humanistic heritage, and professional support have created a good external environment for the school to carry out calligraphy education.

The school cherishes good external conditions and actively promotes calligraphy art education, allowing the seeds of art to take root in the hearts of children! Fenghua Primary School is well-positioned, focusing on team building, improving combat effectiveness, advocating cultural guidance and cultural cultivation, doing a good job in inheritance and development, and constantly optimizing; it runs a school with characteristics and teaches students in accordance with their aptitude, as its cultural slogan says: "Plow the field for a good career, educate a good person "My own garden"; make good plans and implement training guarantees and funding guarantees. According to the principal, more than 300,000 yuan is invested in rice paper every year, and the funds mainly come from financial expenditures and parent sponsorship; to build a brand, a clear path, social affection, the school As long as the event is held, many local entrepreneurs will give their full support to ensure the event goes smoothly. According to reports, in addition to investing hundreds of thousands, they are also planning to invest more than 400,000 to decorate the calligraphy and painting exhibition hall. When we walked into the auditorium, we saw students, teachers, and parents writing together. The auditorium was full of people, which was quite spectacular! The most shocking thing is the children in front of the rostrum. The ground is covered with a red carpet, which is covered with long scrolls, six-foot rice paper, and eight-foot rice paper. The one holding a several kilograms of writing brush in both hands is writing the list calmly on the long scroll. The children are the most eye-catching, but the rest of the children are also good. They hold big pens in their hands, and on the rice paper, which is too big for them, they have left either vast and simple official script, or dignified regular script and seal script, or flying and flying dragons and phoenixes. Cursive script... It is said that there are many such children in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. While sighing, we have to admit that the infiltration of profound cultural heritage into a region is not just as simple as spring breeze and rain.

At Jucheng Primary School, Principal Chen Yuling focuses on making full use of collective wisdom to enhance the interactivity and three-dimensionality of art. She believes that art should be creative and popular.

When answering why calligraphy education should be carried out, she said that calligraphy education in schools is not just a political task. She believes that calligraphy is a required course for self-cultivation. The school is not to cultivate great calligraphers, but to deeply explore the educational function of calligraphy and guide children Establish good moral character, cultivate children's sound personality, improve children's space construction ability, enhance children's aesthetic level, and make learning calligraphy the foundation of their moral cultivation. The school vigorously creates an atmosphere, mobilizes funds, and through the efforts of all parties, carefully selects full-time teachers with professionalism, dedication, and creativity to lead the school's calligraphy education. At the same time, the principal and the administrative team take the lead in learning, and the other teachers learn together. The school is decorated Exhibition halls and cultural corridors, holding exhibitions in Fengshan Park, publishing portfolios, etc. strive to build a display platform for teachers and students to enhance the sense of pride and honor of teachers and students. When we visited the calligraphy and painting studio, we were struck by the number of classrooms dedicated to calligraphy and painting. I was shocked by the high level of decoration. The most noteworthy thing is that the school has included calligraphy joint exhibitions or individual exhibitions for graduates in the series of activities of "Drawings and Children's Fun, Daisy Chasing Dreams". Luo Peihua, an entrepreneur and calligrapher and seal engraver, has given full financial and professional support, such as A joint exhibition of five graduates was held in 2014, the "Li Wenxi Calligraphy Works Exhibition" was held in 2016, and the "Feng Shiqing Calligraphy Works Exhibition" was held in 2017... The school encourages teachers to go out for further study, and Principal Chen Wenfang took the lead in going to the Chinese Calligraphy Association Training Center for further study. At the same time, famous experts are invited to give lectures to teachers and students, such as Mao Guodian, Hu Qiuping, Yang Xiaolin, An Duomin, etc., to effectively improve the horizons of teachers and students. Here we do not feel the slightest exaggeration, only solid steps, natural touches, and warm education are performed wonderfully here...

The last stop is Boluo Normal Senior High School, which is A middle school restructured from a normal school. They rely on the unique artistic resources of the normal school to carry out characteristic education. However, due to restrictions from objective reasons such as policies and local economy, art education has been in a bottleneck period in the past two years. The school is trying every means to break through. .

I still remember that on the first day of the visit and study, I wrote sixteen words in WeChat Moments: "Government attaches great importance, social support, huge investment, and remarkable results." I think this is also the reason why this trip The greatest feeling! When we see the blooming flowers today, have we ever thought about the sacrifice and hardship behind them? The seeds are buried deep in the soil, the sunshine, the moisture of the dew, and the freshness of the air are all indispensable in the process of careful cultivation. We have been emphasizing becoming bigger and stronger, using collective wisdom and the power of unity, building a value-leading system in a large environment, optimizing the teaching structure, equipping professional talents, increasing investment, especially exploring entrepreneurs with feelings and responsibility. It is very necessary to support the calligraphy education model and strive to inject new strength in promoting the healthy and sustainable development of calligraphy education! We must, as Professor Ringer, a nationally renowned education expert, said, through learning, enlightenment, and transformation, that is, to forget "what we have learned", surface our own values, transform them into our own values ??and thoughts, and give each degree Increase purity and gold content!