The 2011 Beijing International Art Exposition kicked off in Beijing on August 18, 2011. "Artistic Creativity, Artistic Life" is the theme for this year's event.
Vistors take pictures in front of the head of a giant Gundam model during an exhibition in Tokyo, capital of Japan, Aug. 17, 2011.
Tourists sit in the art installation "Meeting Bowls" by the Spanish collaborative mmmm in Times Square in New York August 17, 2011.
Music lovers heard voices from around the world at the third National Center for the Perfomring Arts (NCPA) Chorus Festival in Beijing this month.
2nd Qianmen Historical Culture Festival was held in Beijing from August 7-16. 21 time-honored brands exhibited their historical relics and treasures.
The Sixth China (Changchun) Folk Art Fair, which displayed around 200,000 folk art works, took place between Aug.5 and the 14.
European artwork artwork from the 14th to 16th century are exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia.
The Chinese version of the classical broadway play "Mamma Mia" premiered on Aug 12 and has attracted many theater-goers in Beijing.
The Magic Flute by Katharina Thalbach is shown during the Seefestspiele (lake festival) at Wannsee lake in Berlin, August 11, 2011.
There is a dreamy quality in Bertil Nilsson’s photography that can be romantic and quirky at once.
Shooting of art film "A Dream of Red Mansions" began in Beijing on Aug 8, 2011.
The third Asia Quilt Festival opened in Shanghai on August 4, 2011. Artwork by Asian artists will be displayed.