The calligraphy art education major of Capital Normal University was founded under the initiative and leadership of the famous scholar and calligrapher Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi. In 1985, the first adult calligraphy class was established, enrolling 93 students from across the country. This move received widespread attention and support from the academic and calligraphy circles. Zhu Jia, Li Changlu, Wang Xiaju, Ouyang Keriang, Liu Jiu'an, Zhang Chonghe, Liu Qian, Ye Xiushan, Yang Chenbin, Qiu Xigui, Gao Ming, Shen Peng, Li Duo, Liu Bingsen and others came to the school to teach. The first batch of graduates have been comprehensively improved in terms of knowledge and artistic accomplishment. Graduation report exhibitions held in Beijing and Hong Kong have been widely praised. On the basis of the successful junior college classes, a continuing undergraduate program was launched, forming a complete series of high-level adult calligraphy education.
While establishing the adult calligraphy education major, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi further pushed calligraphy education to a higher level. It began to recruit master's degree students in 1991, and in 1993, with the approval of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, a doctoral degree authorization point was established. In 1998, the postdoctoral program in calligraphy was established with the approval of the Ministry of Personnel. The first postdoctoral fellow has already joined the school to conduct research. In order to broaden the channels for cultivating high-level talents in calligraphy education and provide more calligraphy theories, educators and calligraphers with opportunities for further study and improvement, the Institute of Calligraphy also held main courses for master's students, equivalent courses for master's students, and a wide range of It accepts visiting scholars and advanced students, and recruits foreign Ph.D. and master's students. In order to ensure the quality of talent selection and training and adhere to the principle of fair competition, a doctoral examination advisory committee was specially established, composed of famous scholars such as Jin Kaicheng, Feng Qiyong, Shi Shuqing, Shen Peng, Wu Xiaoru, Wang Xuezhong, Jiang Weisong, Chen Dayu, Yao Diazhong, Wei Junxiu and others . The Institute of Calligraphy also employs famous scholars such as Jao Tsung-i as consultants to the institute to guide teaching and research work and preside over thesis defenses for doctoral and master's students. The Calligraphy Research Institute adheres to the principle of being lean and efficient in team building, and has formed a teaching and research team that combines old, middle-aged and young people, has a reasonable professional title and age structure, and has a relatively high academic level. Under the leadership of subject leader Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi, subject construction has taken solid steps and achieved certain results in teaching and scientific research. With "Calligraphy and Chinese Culture" as the core and "History of Calligraphy", "History of Calligraphy Theory", "Research on Calligraphy Practice", "Research on Chinese Characters" and "Research on Calligraphy Aesthetics" as the backbone, it forms the basic framework for the construction of the calligraphy discipline and forms the focus of academic research. . Under the chairmanship of Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi, he has compiled and published more than 40 kinds of calligraphy textbooks at all levels; he has undertaken more than ten ministerial, provincial and municipal scientific research projects and international cooperation projects; he has published academic works, reference books, and two collections of ancient calligraphy materials. More than ten species.
In the teaching process, we adhere to the policy of promoting both knowledge and art, and pay attention to the compatibility of calligraphy and related disciplines. Emphasize the solid system of basic theories, pay attention to the training of basic calligraphy skills and the pursuit of artistic depth. The cultivation of abilities and the improvement of overall quality should be carried out throughout the entire teaching process, so that students' academic accomplishment and artistic level, research ability and calligraphy ability can complement each other and develop in a coordinated way. Overcome the impetuous mentality and the desire for quick success in academics and art. Be based on the long term and pay attention to the potential and stamina for development.
The development and growth of the Institute of Chinese Calligraphy Culture at Capital Normal University is based on the unremitting efforts of predecessors in the academic calligraphy field, which reflects the country's emphasis on and care for the discipline of calligraphy. In the process of calligraphy construction, we often go out to learn from brother colleges and universities, and consult and learn from senior calligraphers in the academic circle. We have received widespread support and love from colleagues in the academic calligraphy circle. It can be said that the development of the calligraphy discipline of Capital Normal University cannot be separated from the care and support from all aspects. Looking back at our work, there are still many shortcomings. We sincerely hope that we can continue to receive help and support from the academic calligraphy community. At the same time, we are also willing to work together with friends in the academic calligraphy community and go hand in hand to make new contributions to the construction and development of the calligraphy art education discipline.
After more than ten years of hard work and with the support and help from all aspects, the First Normal University has established a complete higher calligraphy education system in my country’s universities from postdoctoral, doctoral, master’s to undergraduate and junior college. It is listed as a key construction discipline of the National 211 Project. Integrate calligraphy education into the system of modern discipline construction in our country, become an important category in culture and art, and gain a firm foothold in the higher education system and academic fields. Since its establishment, the calligraphy major of First Normal University has made remarkable achievements in cultivating high-level calligraphy talents. There are more than 800 adult education graduates, 16 master's degree graduates, 6 doctoral graduates, more than 80 graduate students, and 8 foreign Ph.D. and master's degree students. Accepted 20 visiting scholars and advanced students.
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——China’s only national-level highest award for calligraphy that has attracted much attention—the Third Chinese Calligraphy Franting Award was announced on November 4, 2009. "Research on Engraving Culture" won the first prize of the Theory Award. There are only 5 people in the country who have won this honor. This is the highest award the Chinese Calligraphy Culture Research Institute has received since Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi won the first Lanting Award for Educational Lifetime Achievement. The Chinese Calligraphy Lanting Award is the only national-level highest calligraphy art award approved by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. This year’s Lanting Award consists of Art Award, Theory Award, Education Award, Editing and Publishing Award, Lifetime Achievement Award and the Yaoshan Cup Lanting New Talent Exhibition. awards. Professor Wang Yuanjun is the first postdoctoral fellow in calligraphy in my country. His award-winning monograph is "Research on the Calligraphy and Engraving Culture of the Han Dynasty" (published by Shanghai Painting and Calligraphy Publishing House in 2007), which was completed based on the postdoctoral outbound report. The Han Dynasty was a long time ago, with complicated materials and few achievements. It has always been regarded as a daunting path by calligraphy researchers. The author overcomes difficulties and uses cultural sociology and systems theory as theoretical reference to try to explain the form, role and status of "books" in the society of the Han Dynasty, and to explain the social and cultural roots of its development. The author extracted 14 topics from the calligraphy and engraving culture of the Han Dynasty and unified the complex materials. He not only conducted timely research on the relationship between each topic and the relationship with the entire cultural system, but also clarified the relationship between each topic. The diachronic evolution process of various phenomena and systems forms a criss-crossing network narrative structure, giving readers a clear sense of time and space. This book has a broad research horizon, and even marginal issues such as "Taoism and writing" and "decorative writing" are included in the research horizon. This book also has considerable depth. It has a thorough analysis of many issues such as writing education, calligraphy, writing of official documents, selection of officials, name letters, Hongdu sects, and the system of official documents in the Han Dynasty. It has obvious significance. Groundbreaking. The book has been widely praised by academic circles since its publication. With this Lanting Award, the students of our school also received a good harvest. Current students*** won 5 awards: Zhong Quanchang (Master of Arts, Class of 2008) was selected for the Art Award, Guo Shuhui (Master of Arts, Class of 2007), Liu Dachuan (Master of Arts, Class of 2007), Ma Long (Ph.D., Class of 2009), Wang Deyang ( Master students from the 2008 class entered the Yaoshan Cup Newcomer Exhibition. Graduated students *** won 10 awards. Yang Jun and Wu Huiping won the second prize for Theory Award, Long Kaisheng won the second prize for Art Award, Li Fang won the third prize for Theory Award, Cui Shenghui, Li Jiebing, Yang Jianfeng, Yu Mouyong's "Art Award" was included in the exhibition, and Song Dezhen, Wang Xianjie and Xu Xiaoling's "Yaoshan Cup" newcomers were included in the exhibition. Among the highest national calligraphy awards, teachers and students of the Chinese Calligraphy Culture Institute won 16 awards in one fell swoop. The scale is unprecedented and rarely matched among brother universities across the country. It fully reflects the calligraphy research and calligraphy practice of the calligraphy institute. Strong strength.