The first Artistic Water Cube Cup international art exhibition is running at the National Aquatics Center gallery.

The annual event presents more than 40 award-winning ink paintings and oil works submitted by overseas Chinese, along with masterpieces by veteran artists such as Huang Yongyu and Fan Zeng. "The art contest and exhibition will be held every year to strengthen the links between overseas Chinese artists and their motherland, " says Zhao Zhixiong, a key organizer of the National Aquatics Center, which was built in 2007 with funding of about 940 million yuan ($146 million) from overseas Chinese for the Beijing Olympic Games.

9 a.m.-5 p.m., until Aug 16. 11 Tianchen Donglu, Chaoyang District. 010-8437-0112/0116