From the Chinese Press

Budding artists need assistance

Many art colleges have started holding admission tests for candidates, and media reports say that only one in every 170 candidates can get admission. Getting admission to an art college has become so competitive because budding artists have no choice but to enroll for one of the out-dated art courses to be a successful artist, says an article in the Beijing News. Excerpts:

Even though none of the candidates can be sure of becoming a successful artist, they have to seek admission to an art college because without it they will lose the opportunity of having any career in art at all. Perhaps the lack of other channels that can help cultivate artists is to blame for that.