During the Cumulus Jinan Seminar this July, you are going to experience a wide variety of programs.

THEME

Harmony stands for prosperity, peaceful coexistence and long-term development. As a common goal, the harmony between international community and cultural diversity has evolved into a shared vision of Olympic culture, making peace, friendship, equality, respect, and understanding go beyond the sports and competition and thus making us live in harmony. The harmonious space for Olympic Games cannot be created without design, whose ultimate goal is to realize harmony and perfection. What's more, as a colorful context of poetic living, design is one of the paths to a harmonious world, and to the harmony between people and the environment. Therefore, harmony among people, between people and society, and between people and nature, highly regarded in traditional Chinese culture, not only contributes to Olympic Games and design, but also theoretically inspires the resolution of various problems of nature, society, and modern people.

Following the rapid footsteps of 2008 Beijing Olympics, participants from Cumulus member institutions will gather in July in the springwater city, Jinan, China to discuss relevant issues concerning design, Olympics and harmony, aiming at reconsidering the development of design education in the context of harmony and Olympics.

THEME OF THE LEADERS’ FORUM

A. Design Education and Market Demand
B. What kind of design graduates is needed?
At present, cultural industry is booming across the world. The key issue of the cultural industry is design and creativity. One of the biggest problems with design education is how to revise its program and meet the need of the market. We should make it clear that what kind of design graduates is needed. Not only talents with practical skills but also design theorists with vision are necessary to guide the sound development of design and creative industry.

EXHIBITIONS

A Retrospective Exhibition of Olympic Games Posters
Venue: Gallery, Shandong University of Art and Design
Date: 4 July 2008 - 24 July 2008
Exhibition of Posters by University Students
Venue: Gallery, Shandong University of Art and Design
Date: 4 July 2008 - 24 July 2008
Italy · Marco Nereo Contemporary Art Exhibition
Venue: Gallery, Shandong University of Art and Design
Date: 4 July 2008 – 24 July 2008
Italy · Molaro Fashion Design Exhibition
Venue: Gallery, Shandong University of Art and Design
Date: 4 July 2008 – 24 July 2008
Image in the Sports--Winners from the Harmonious Life
Venue: Gallery, Shandong University of Art and Design
Date: 4 July 2008 – 24 July 2008
Design for Sports
Venue: Gallery, Shandong University of Art and Design
Date: 4 July 2008 – 24 July 2008
Concept Design Exhibition of Students from Shandong University of Art and Design, China and Istituto d’Arte Applicata e Design, Italy
Venue: Gallery, Shandong University of Art and Design
Date: 4 July 2008 – 24 July 2008

CULTURAL PROGRAM

  
Visit to Sun Changlin Art Museum, Chinese Folk Art Museum and Embroidery Museum on SUAD campus