A calligraphy exhibition, with four special prize places, each with a prize of 500 thousand, found gold at the award site. This scene happened recently in Hefei, Anhui. It is the "First China Calligraphy Building Cup Calligraphy Exhibition" hosted by China Calligraphy Building and undertaken by Anhui Bookstore (this article is about 1300 words, and the reading time is about 5 minutes).
It is reported that at this award ceremony, * * * awarded: 4 grand prizes, 500,000 prizes each, 8 outstanding organization prizes, 65,438+10,000 prizes each, 3 outstanding prizes 1 name, 50,000 prizes each, 85 exhibitors1,and selection prizes. I calculated that the prize money for this exhibition is 64 1.4 million yuan. Suddenly I feel that this is the most "local tyrant" calligraphy exhibition in history.
To tell you the truth, I have practiced calligraphy for so many years and participated in many exhibitions and competitions. The highest prize I won was 20,000 yuan. Moreover, I have seen the calligraphy exhibition with the highest prize. The grand prize is 654.38+10,000 yuan, and there is only one quota. These exhibitions are absolutely "local tyrants" compared with the first China Calligraphy and Architecture Cup Calligraphy Exhibition in terms of prize money!
Having said that, people can't help asking: Why do organizers spend so much money on exhibitions? I don't know whether it is appropriate to answer this question with "there must be a brave man under the four rewards" After all, calligraphy is not the mainstream in contemporary times, and there are fewer and fewer learners. High bonuses can greatly motivate people to learn calligraphy.
From the organizer's point of view, high bonuses can encourage calligraphy lovers to actively contribute and increase the amount of manuscripts received. Indeed, there are many contributions to this exhibition, and there are more than 19 thousand pieces of calligraphy and seal cutting works. In addition, the high bonus is also a recognition and relief for the majority of calligraphy lovers. After all, learning calligraphy is not easy.
As a matter of fact, this time, taking the high bonus as a reward method coincides with Liu Hongbiao, vice chairman of China Book Association, who put forward that "calligraphy should not be mistreated, but should be allowed to live in a villa". Mr. Liu said, "Dress up for calligraphy and let it live in a villa. This "dressing up" and "villa" is a metaphor, which means that calligraphy works should have a good look, have a good look, and don't be so shabby and petty. Because calligraphy is noble, advanced and elegant, we can't treat it badly. "
One is to promote the development of calligraphy, and the other is to respect and treat calligraphy well. The two complement each other. In my opinion, only by being kind to calligraphy and respecting calligraphy lovers will more people be willing to learn calligraphy, and calligraphy can be spread more widely, and high bonuses are the only conditions to promote all this. On the contrary, calligraphy is not treated well and calligraphy lovers are not respected. Who wants to learn? Nobody wants to learn, let alone the development of calligraphy!
However, some netizens expressed concern that calligraphy is a culture and should not be confused with money. If so, it will make the majority of calligraphy lovers obsessed with interests and write a "copper smell", which will inevitably lose the initial heart of culture. It can't be said that such worries are unreasonable. After all, the angle and starting point are different. I'm just thinking, for a person who doesn't even have enough to eat, it seems unrealistic to talk to him about culture and calligraphy, let him spend money on pen and ink, and then practice contributing for several years.
Of course, it doesn't rule out that many people don't bend over for five dou meters today. Even if they have no food, they can still devote themselves to culture and calligraphy. I admire such people very much, but I am not such a person, because starving children are waiting for me to buy milk powder, elderly and sick parents are waiting for me to do my filial piety, and the bank is still waiting for me to repay my mortgage.
The ancients said, "A gentleman loves money and takes it wisely." In my opinion, it is very necessary to set up an award for calligraphy exhibition. Moreover, this award was not won by illegal means, but through years of hard work, which fully conforms to the principle of "doing the right thing".
If you are a calligraphy lover, what kind of calligraphy exhibition (competition) can attract you and make you actively contribute? Is it a certificate medal? Can I attend the exhibition? or ...