Shanghai

18Gallery

Bund18, 4/F,18 Zhongshan East Road (E1) Shanghai,200002

World Photography Festival / 14 - 16th October 2010

The World Photography Festival, 14 - 16th October, will be an exciting three days of photography-focused events, talks, meetings and portfolio reviews, led by Chinese and international industry figures. Open to all, the Festival is a celebration of the still image, creating a global platform for the photographic industry to communicate, converge and showcase current trends in Photojournalism, Fine Art and Commercial Photography.

We're excited to be presenting World Photographic Academy Members and industry experts who will be participating in the Festival such as Chen Guang Jun (Director of Gallery 798, Beijing), Yao Lu (Associate Professor, School of Design at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing), D J Clark (Contract multimedia reporter for China Daily, Director of Visual Journalism at the Asia Center for Journalism / Course leader on the MA International Multimedia Journalism at Beijing Foreign Studies University), Biljana Ciric (Curator), Liu Heung Shing (Author and Photographer) and Scott Thode (Editor of VII Magazine).

To see images of past Festivals and Events, click here.

World Photography Exhibition / 29th September - 17th October 2010

The World Photography Organisation is exhibiting in Shanghai this year for the first time. Brought together by leading curator Magda Danysz, Director 18Gallery, the World Photography Exhibition showcases some of the very best photographs from across the world.

Free to the public, this truly international exhibition will display images by the 2010 Sony World Photography Awards winners, complemented by a special student exhibition from the World Photography Student Focus programme. In addition, the exhibition will feature a special multi-media piece created for the 2010 World Photography Focus Award: UNICEF, A Photo Pledge for Children’s Rights.

18Gallery has established a new benchmark for cultural appreciation in Shanghai. With a reputation for exhibiting contemporary art, new media and photography, Gallery18 creates a platform for local and international artistic exchange.