SEIEA and WFP launch 2022"One World One Future" Louvre International Art Exhibition in France

On January 14th, 2023, Sino-Europe International Elite Association (SEIEA) partnered with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to hold the 2022 UWEE Louvre International Art Exhibition hosted by The Louvre Museum in Paris, France. The exhibition seeks to promote awareness of climate issues and world hunger under the title of "One World One Future."

Over 40% of the global population lives in areas that are highly vulnerable to climate extremes. The climate crisis is not only a key driver of global hunger, but the greatest challenge of our time. Through 2022 UWEE "One World, One Future" International Art Exhibition, the organizers aim to encourage more people to care about climate issues, take action to address the climate crisis, alleviate global hunger, and jointly maintain our "One World, One Future" through the arts! As a part of the exhibition, 150 works were selected for the Climate Action-themed exhibition in the Louvre. The young painters use their artworks to express their good wishes to the world.

Dr. Qu Sixi, the Representative of the World Food Programme China, said, "Climate change is no longer a look into the future but a daily reality affecting people's ability to get food and live healthy lives. It is one of the leading causes of the unprecedented rise in global hunger. We hope that young people around the world can understand the current climate change and its impact so that more people can improve their awareness of climate actions and food waste. For this reason, before the Chinese Spring Festival, we invited the children from underdeveloped areas who are benefiting from the WFP Preschool Nutrition Improvement Projects in Hunan, Gansu and Sichuan provinces to create themed artworks. They use their rich imagination to describe the beautiful future they want."

Dr. Yin Shaochun, Director of the Youth Fine Arts Committee of China Artists Association, sent a message to the exhibition, "The Louvre in Paris, France and the children in rural China are linked by art. The exhibition works are rich in form and contain Chinese traditional and modern culture. These works were created in China and exhibited in France, which is a connection and an important cultural exchange activity."

Mr. Gilbert Van Kerckhove, Chairman of the UWEE Expert Committee and Executive Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Art Exhibition, said, "During the three years of COVID-19, the world's cultural and artistic exchanges have been greatly affected, but young painters are still enthusiastic about artistic creation. The original intention of UWEE International Art Exhibition is to hope that children all over the world can communicate and influence each other and bring warm greetings and love to the whole world by using artistic expressions."

This is not only an opportunity to promote global culture and art education for young people around the world, but also highlight WFP's mission to "Save Lives and Change Lives". The organizers hope that children feel compelled to participate in the "One World, One Future" art exhibition and show their artworks and good wishes for a peaceful, united and sustainable future.

The purpose of UWEE Louvre International Art Exhibition is to eliminate regional differences, enable more people to participate in art creation equally, and convey the good wishes of peace and common prosperity to the world. More than 800 children's work from 30 countries, including China, Italy, France, Britain, Germany, Spain, Russia, Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia and Brazil, were exhibited in this art exhibition. In addition, the works of dozens of outstanding artists, young painters and art teachers from different countries were also exhibited, providing a good opportunity for them to create and communicate.

About SEIEA: Sino-Europe International Elite Association, referred to as SEIEA, was registered in Paris, France. It builds Chinese and European relations, especially the "Belt and Road countries" around education, technology and cultural exchanges between countries,

About WFP: The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impact of climate change.