LONDON, April 14 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Recently, young artists from schools and colleges around the world proudly displayed their art pieces in a celebrated event, the Unilever International Schools Art Project, held at London's Tate Modern. The children were selected to represent their countries following their interpretation of this year's theme, Spaces and Places. Six-year-old Zhang Xidan was selected to represent China and travelled to London to see work of Chinese students being exhibited at the special reception. Her artwork "Fly Carpet Takes Me to Travel" won the first prize among Chinese contestants and Zhang Xidan expressed her wish in talking to children all over the world via the internet, learning their thoughts and making friends with them.
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The art education project run by Unilever in conjunction with Tate encouraged young people to create a painting, a sculpture or even a small installation on a given theme. It ran alongside The Unilever Series, the annual art commission in the vast Turbine Hall at Tate Modern, London. The project theme for this year was inspired by the work of Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, whose piece TH.2058 was exhibited at Tate Modern until 13 April 2009.
Displaying work of young artists from around the world was the culmination of the Unilever International Schools Art Project. The project started in 2001 and has seen participation of more than 135,000 children from forty-six countries.
Commenting last night, Gavin Neath, Senior Vice-President, Global Communications at Unilever said: "The standard of work submitted has once again been incredibly high. It has provided a fascinating insight into how the theme of Spaces and Places has inspired children from across the globe. This Unilever event is one of the largest international art projects for young people, providing an opportunity for them to express themselves artistically and learn more about each other's cultures."
The artwork from the selected 15-country representatives will then be displayed in the Clore Education Centre at Tate Modern until 2 May 2009.
UISAP Introduction
UISAP is jointly held by Unilever and Tate Modern Museum which is one of world's leading galleries for contemporary arts. As a leading multinational enterprise in Fortune Global 500 companies, Unilever began to sponsor 1,250,000 pounds to Tate Modern for holding the exhibition of global children's contemporary arts from 2001. As the honoured winner of this project, the child and his / her parent or teacher can be provided with a fascinating insight into the views and creativity of the world's children and a splendid celebration at Tate Modern. All expenses including flight tickets and accommodation in London are covered by Unilever. The child can fully develop his/her creativity and imagination in the creating process, while enjoy an opportunity to know more about the rich varieties of the global cultural.
Unilever Introduction
As one of the world's biggest consumer product companies, Unilever's history in China can be traced back 80 years ago. Unilever re-established itself in Shanghai in 1986, set up its 6th global research center in 2000, and built its own office building in Shanghai as regional headquarter in 2007.
The breadth of Unilever's involvement in China adds up to about US$1 billion in investment, the introduction of over 100 advanced technologies, creation of 20,000 job opportunities and more than 5000 employees.
Unilever has introduced nearly 20 brands to Chinese consumers, covering home & personal care, and food. The major brands include OMO, Zhonghua, Lux, Pond's, CLEAR, Hazeline, Lipton, Knorr, and Wall's.
