Chinese Painting & Calligraphy
Lessons

Demonstration by Mr Chen on
the 28th of march on the GM’s cocktail at 5.30pm



Mr Chen is a painter who studied in Germany and has lived in Europe for many years. He came back to Shanghai to share his passion for art and teaching. During his lessons, he will guide you to the technique of Chinese painting and bring out your creative side while learning the Chinese art culture. At the end of the lessons we intend to exhibit your finishing artworks at the club, so sign up for his class and show what you have got!


Cost: 800 RMB for 6 lessons incl. materials
Starts: Every Tuesday as from the 7th of April
Time: 10am—12pm
For Limited Places Only

SOLO EXHIBITION - Rory's Stolen Images

The Shanghai Racquet Club Art Gallery is proud to exhibit the photographs of
RORY ACCAME – Rory’s Stolen Images

Exhibition starts on 28th March till 17th April

At 13 years of age, young Accame(Rory) already holds an old Contax in his hands. At 19, he upgrades his camera with the legendary Nikon F2 Photomic followed, through the years, by the F3, F4, F5, F90x, Olimpus OM 10 to finally land in 2007 in the digital world with the Nikon D2x and now with the fantastic D3. Photography, especially human and action photography, is a part of his existence and his own very way of interpreting life in a fashion in which a humanist photographer should candidly catch, in a time frame of 1”so to speak, all of its temporal aspects of happiness and sorrows. In his 42 over years of Asia, its collections "stolen images" (stolen from life to be immortalized on paper) 1-2-3-4-5 were exhibited in as many exhibitions at the Nikon Gallery Hong Kong ('78) , The Italian Embassy in Beijing ('81), the American Club in Tokyo ('87), Giovenzana Gallery in Milan ('93), the Rome Francesco Conti Gallery ('95). Rory is exclusive photographer to the SWFC Shanghai and to the Metropark hotels Group across China, in care of their graphic image. Also, he is the only foreign photographer to be honorary member of the prestigious Chinese CFPA based in Beijing present throughout China with more than 21 offices in as many Provinces. As of 19 December 2008 his membership number is 34,382 out of the 40,216 overall total number of active members.
As a fully recognized photographer member of the CFPA, Rory now holds the official Chinese press pass.
Rory is specialized in human photography, particularly in portraits photography on children and people of all ages. A great part of his work is also commercial photography on behalf of clients giving him commercial assignments. He gives lectures to interested clients on how to shoot good pictures, especially the light and emotional factors.

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For enquiries please call: Dayang van Wezel–Salim at +86-13917916242
Shanghai Racquet Club & Apartments (SRCA), Lane 555 Jin Feng Lu, Hua Cao Town, Minhang District.Shanghai 201107 PRC, T: +86 (21) 2201 0801