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PUBLISHING HOUSES
(this document is prepared by Lina Liu, a visiting scholar from New China News Agency)
People's
Art Publishing House
Established in 1951, the most prestige publishing house.
Address: No. 32, Beizongbu Alley, Beijing, 100735 2.
China
Graphic Novel Publishing House
Established in 1985, this publishing house focuses on graphic novels.
Address: No.7 Beixinqiao Banqiaonanxiang, Beijing, 100007 3.
Beijing
Art and Craft Publishing House
Established in 1985, Beijing Art and Craft Publishing House mainly publish
Chinese traditional art and craft historic materials, yearbooks, textbooks,
and series books about Chinese contemporary art and crafts.
Address: No.61 Xinglongjie Chongwen district, Beijing, 100062
Tianjin
Tianjin
People's Art Publishing House
Established in 1950, Tianjin People's Art Publishing House aims at popularizing
art to serve the public.
Address: No.150 Machangdao, Tianjin, 300050
Hebei Province
Hebei
Art Publishing House
Formerly called Public Art Agency, Hebei Art Publishing House was established
in 1954. In earlier years, it focused on Chinese folk painting, but now it
pays concentrates more on publishing contemporary painting, calligraphy and
techniques.
Address: No.45, Beimalu, Shejiazhuang, Hebei province, 050071
Liaoning Province
Liaoning
Art Publishing House
Funded in late 1940s, Liaoning Art Publishing House publishes books about
art and photography, painting, history review, year book, translated books,
painting techniques, folk painting, calendar, calligraphy and art education
textbooks.
Address: No. 29 Minzubeijie Heping district, Shenyang, Liaoning province,
110001
Jilin Province
Jilin
Art Publishing House
Funded in 1984, Jilin Art Publishing House mainly publishes series drawings,
folk painting, calendar, art illustration, art history books and textbooks.
Address: No.136 Renmin street, Changchun, Jilin province, 130022
Heilongjiang Province
Heilongjiang
Art Publishing House
Originally funded in 1950s, this publishing house was attached to Heilongjiang
People's Publishing House in the early 1960s. In 1983, it became independent.
Heilongjiang Art Publishing House publishes art theory and techniques books,
instrumental books, painting, illustrations, Chinese folk painting, calligraphy
and photography.
Address: No75, Daoliansui street, Harbin, Heilongjiang province, 150061
Shanghai
Shanghai
People's Art Publishing House
Originally funded in 1952, the Shanghai People's Art Publishing House was
called East China People's Art Publishing House in 1952. Since 1956, it combined
Shanghai New Art Publishing House, Shanghai Painting Publishing House. It
not only focuses on the popularizing art materials, but also on high level
paintings. Address: No.33 Alley 672, Changle Road, Shanghai, 200040
Jiangsu Province
Jiangsu
Art Publishing House
Established in 1983, Jiangsu Art Publishing House focuses on primitive art,
folk art and contemporary art.
Address: No. 165 Zhongyang Road, #5, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210009
Zhejiang Province
Zhejiang
People's Art Publishing House
Established in 1958, it was originally attached to Zhejiang Daily. It was
suspended during the Cultural Revolution. The media-sized profession publishing
house was restarted in 1980.
Address: No.125 Wulin Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310006
National
Academy of Art Publishing House
Established in 1985, this publishing house focuses on high level of fine art
and art textbook. It published the first comprehensive set of art textbooks.
It edits and publishes New Art and Art translations.
Address: No.218 Nanshan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310002
Anhui Province
Anhui
Art Publishing House
Established in 1984, Anhui Art Publishing House was developed by the Art editing
section of Anhui People's Publishing House. It aims at publishing books with
local characteristics and serving the local readers.
Address: No.283 Jinzai Road, Hefei, Anhui province, 230061
Fujian Province
Fujian
Art Publishing House
Fujian Art Publishing House was funded in 1985. It was also the art editing
section of Fujian People's Publishing House, which was established in 1952.
This art-publishing house focuses on Chinese traditional and modern art.
Address: No. 27 Deguixiang, Fuzhou, Fujian province, 350001
Jiangxi province
Jiangxi
Art Publishing House
Formed in 1989, Jiangxi Art Publishing House previously was the art editing
section of Jiangxi People's Publishing House. It publishes art works from
the past to nowadays, from the East to the West.
Shandong Province
Shandong
Art Publishing House
Funded in 1984, Shandong Art Publishing House previously was the art editing
section of Shandong People's Publishing House. It publishes painting books,
folk painting, photographs, practical art and foreign art.
Address: Six floor of Orient Book Company building, No. 227 Jing Road, Jinan,
250001
Henan Province
Henan
Art Publishing House
Funded by the art editing section of Henan People's Publishing House and the
art editing division of Zhongzhou calligraphy and painting association in
1984, Henan Art Publishing House specializes in the publishing of art, photograph,
calligraphy. Address: No.16 Jingwu Road, Zhengzhou, Henan province, 450007
Hubei Province
Hubei
Art Publishing House
Hubei Art Publishing House was developed from the editing sections of Hubei
People's Publishing House and the Yangtze River Art Publishing House. It publishes
painting series, Chinese folk painting as well contemporary art works. Address:
Hubei press and publishing bureau building, Second Dongliang Road, Wuchang,
Hubei province, 430077
Hunan Province
Hunan
Art Publishing House
Funded in 1980, Hunan Art Publishing House mainly publishes art materials.
It pays more attention to tourism publications and photograph. Address: No.
103 Renmin Road, Changsha, Hubei province, 410011
Guangdong Province
Lingnan
Art Publishing House
Lingnan Art Publishing House was established from by the art editing section
of Guangdong People's Publishing House in 1981. It publishing strategy is
not only focusing on Guangdong province, but also on the national and oversea
markets. It publishes all kinds of publications about art. It runs two magazines,
including Art Gallery and Weekend series illustration.
Address: No. 25 Xidixinji road, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, 510130
Guangxi Province
Guangxi
Art Publishing House
Established in 1990, Guangxi Art Publishing House publishes all kinds of materials
about art. It was developed from the art editing sections of Guangxi People's
Publishing House and Lijiang Publishing House.
Address: No. 14 Hedi Road, Nanning, Guangxi province, 530021
Hainan Province
Hainan
Photograph and Art Publishing House
Funded in 1988, Hainan Photograph and Art Publishing House emphasizes on publishing
local art creations and introducing overseas art works. Address: No. 2, Nanhang
Road, Haiko, Hainan Province, 570005
Sichuan Province
Sichuan
Art Publishing House
Established in 1984, Sichuan Art Publishing House was the former art editing
section of Sichuan People's Publishing House. It now has six editing sections,
including painting, combination, art history, illustration, photograph and
folk painting. Address: No. 3 Yandao Street, Chengdu, Sichuan province, 610016
Guizhou Province
Guizhou
Art Publishing House
Established in 1984, Guizhou Art Publishing House mainly publishes materials
about fine art, photographs, art theory, techniques, illustrations for fictions,
and folk paintings. Address: No. 15 Beijing Road, Guiyang, Guizhou province,
550001
Shanxi Province
Shanxi
Art Publishing House
Shanxi Art Publishing House was previously called Changan Art Publishing House,
which was funded in 1957. It emphasizes both on Chinese traditional and contemporary
art and art information from overseas.
Address: No. 131 North Avenue, Xi'an, Shanxi province, 710003
JOURNALS
Fine
Art
Edited by China Artists Association, ART was established in 1950. It was previously
called People's Art and changed to ART in 1954. Bimonthly. Since 1980, it
started to discuss issues such as content and form, modernism art, human body
art, 1985 art movement, Chinese painting and oil painting and the commercialization
of art. It also organizes symposiums and scholar seminars to promote the research
about art theory and contemporary art.
Address: Wenlian building, No. 10 Nongzhanguan Road nanli, Beijing, 100026
2.
Art
Research
A distinguished art journal, run by China Central Academy of art, established
in 1957. It serves professionals of art history, artists and art-goers. The
columns of the journal include art history research, theory research, creation
and comments, education research, research exchange, discussion, material
and archaeology. It focuses both on Chinese art and the overseas art.
Address: No.2 Wanhongxijie, Chaoyan district, Beijing, 100015 3.
World Art
Academic journal of the China Central Academy of Art is quarterly published.
Its readership includes educators and students, artists, art theory professionals
and art-goers. Its columns are artists and works, art theories, history and
opinion, research and visit, technique and material, museum review. Focusing
on the Western art history, this journal has systematically introduced world
art development.
Address: No.2 Wanhongxijie, Chaoyan district, Beijing, 100015 4.
China
Art
Published by People's Art Publishing House, China Art is mainly issued to
the overseas market. Established in 1985, the journal is a valuable collection
for art professionals, collectors and relating institutions. Its content is
divided into two parts-classic and modern. It has both Chinese and English
versions.
Address: No. 32 Beizongbu Alley, Beijing, 100735 5.
Friend
of Art
Making comments on all kinds of publications about art, Friend of Art was
established in 1982, collaboratively run by the national and provincial art
publishing houses. This monthly journal aims at recommending art books, providing
art publishing information and art knowledge, linking up readers, authors,
editors and publishers.
Address: No. 32 Beizongbu Alley, Beijing, 100735 6.
Chinese Painting
Established in 1958, Chinese Painting focuses on modern Chinese national paintings.
Its major columns include special comment, introduction of artists, art analysis,
Chinese painting discussion, painting history research, ancient painting appreciation,
etc.
Address: No. 13 Dianmen Yuer Alley, Beijing, 100009 7.
Chinese
Calligraphy and Painting
Established in 1979, Chinese Calligraphy and Painting was published by the
People's Art Publishing House. It mainly introduces the art works of famous
Chinese painters, and publishes calligraphy, seal carving, art comments and
some ancient works as well. It is issued in Asia, America and Europe. Address:
No.32 Beizongbu Alley, Beijing, 100735 8.
The
World of Print-making
This quarterly journal was established in 1983, run by the People' Art Publishing
House. It focuses on woodblock printing and lithograph works. Address: No.32
Beizongbu Alley, Beijing, 100735 9.
Chinese
Garden
An exchange journal of garden art, run by Chinese Scene and Garden Institution.
Funded in 1985, Chinese Garden has columns as city environment plan, garden
building, garden project, garden history and art etc. Address: Ministry of
Construction, Baiwanzhuang, Beijing, 100835 10.
Environment
Art
City environment design art and function research journal. Established in
1988, this journal is run by the Institution of City Construction of the Ministry
of Construction. It introduces environment design and technique, environment
art theory, city culture, latest development of China and overseas environment
art, etc. Address: Institution of City Construction of the Ministry of Construction,
Baiwanzhuang, Beijing, 100835 11.
Flowers
of Spring-welcoming
This quarterly is published by Tianjin People's Art Publishing House. Established
in 1979, the journal focuses on introducing art history, art theory and artists.
Its columns include artists profiles, theorists introduction, research, ancient
painter introduction, techniques, art works, etc. Address: No. 150 Machangdao
Heping district, Tianjin, 300050 12.
Chinese
Oil Painting
Established in 1980, China Oil Painting was previously called Art Gallery,
published by Tianjin People's Art Publishing House. This quarterly journal
has columns as artists profiles, art works, art gallery, comments, China oil
painting history, Western oil painting genre, materials and techniques, etc.
Address: No. 150 Machangdao Heping district, Tianjin, 300050 13.
Art
Cultivation
Established in 1985, run by Shanxi Academy of Art. It mainly publishes articles
relating to art. Its columns are art forum, artists profile, folk art research,
technique and overseas art, etc. Address: No.46 Yingzedajie Taiyuan, Shanxi
province. 14.
Meiyuan
Academic journal of the Lu Xun Academy of Art. Established in 1980, this quarterly
journal aims at making progress of art research. Its columns fall in educational
practice, academic research, comments of creation, dissertation, foreign art
and art self-teaching, etc. Address: No.19 Sanhaojie Heping district, Shenyang,
Liaoning province, 110003 15.
Art
of Modeling
Initialed in 1980, Art of Modeling is published by Liaoning Art Publishing
House. It introduces painters, art works and theory of both China and overseas
artists. Address: 2-5-6 Minzujie Heping district, Shenyang, Liaoning province,
110001 16.
Art
Review
First published in 1952, Art Review was formerly called Northeast Farmers
Illustration. Its readership shifted from farmers to the youth and photographers
all over China from 1988 on. The publisher is Liaoning Art Publishing House.
Its columns include Art Gallery of the North, Artist and Artwork, Technique,
Foreign Art, Art Review etc. Address: 2-5-6 Minzujie Heping district, Shenyang,
Liaoning province, 110001 17.
Art
Series
Established in 1978, this quarterly journal has columns as artist profile,
art work introduction, art theory discussion, art knowledge and art appreciation
etc. It focuses on new development in the art world, especially on the avant-garde
artists. Address: 172-33 Changle Road, Shanghai, 200040 18.
Art
of Woodblock Print
Quarterly journal for woodblock print art. Initialed in 1980, published by
Shanghai People's Art Publishing House.
Address: 672-33 Changle Road, Shanghai, 200040 19.
Current
Architecture
Academic journal of architecture. Funded by Tongji University in 1985, this
quarterly journal introduces dissertations, design and creation projects,
field practice and new information.
Address: No. 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 100092 20.
Jiangsu
Illustration
Established by Jiangsu Publishing House in 1974, this monthly journal has
been introducing the new artists since 1985. Its columns fall in contemporary
Chinese painting, avant-garde art, art theory, critics, contemporary calligraphy,
foreign art, and art history etc.
Address: No. 165 Zhongyang Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu provinc, 210009 21.
China
Art Education
Serving as a public art educational journal, China Art Education was funded
in 1980. The bimonthly journal is edited by Nanjing Normal University. Its
major columns include theory research, experience exchange, China Art Education
history material, overseas art education material and art gallery etc.
Address: No.122 Ninghai Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, 210024 22.
New
Art
New Art is the academic journal of Zhejiang Academy of Art. Initialed in 1980
and published by Shanghai People's Art Publishing House, this journal mainly
introduces the new art works of Zhejiang Academy of Art. It also publishes
academic thesis about Chinese art history, aesthetic, art critics, introductions
about overseas artists and other contents.
Address: No.218 Nanshan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, 310002 23.
Art
Translations
Also an academic journal edited by Zhejiang Academy of Art since 1980, Art
Translation focuses on the translation and introduction of the Western art
history and art theory. Its readership is art history and art theory researchers.
Address: No.218 Nanshan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, 310002 24.
World
Art News
An exchange journal among the academic communities, World Art News initialed
in 1989. Edited by World Art Research Institute and published by Zhejiang
Academy of Art Publishing House, this journal introduce the latest art trend,
current activities of famous artists, international art exhibitions information,
art competition, introduction of art academies, art market information and
so on. Its columns fall in art hotline, art competition, new book review etc.
Address: No.218 Nanshan Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, 310002 25.
Art
World
Edited by the Association of Literature and Art of Anhui province, Art World
was established in 1988. It combines all kinds of art forms as fine art, photography,
calligraphy, movie, TV, drama, music and dance, to serve the art professionals.
Address: No.9 Suzhou Road, Hefei, Anhui province, 230001 26.
Art
Life
An academic journal about art and craft, Art Life was funded in 1979. It was
previously called Fujian Art and Craft Journal. It started publicly issuing
in 1988. Its columns are theory exploring, teaching and learning, marketing
and management, new current, art appreciation etc.
Address: No. 22 Hexi Road, Fuzhou, Fujian province, 350001 27.
Visuality 21
Initialed in 1999, this journal focuses on contemporary art, covering the
art current and fashion. Address: No.61 Renmin Road Changsha, Hunan province,
410011 28.
Art
Gallery
This professional journal was funded in 1980s. It introduces overseas Chinese
and foreign art works. It is published by Lingnan Art Publishing House. Addrwss:
No.25 Xidixinji Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, 510130 29. World of Art?«???»?
Initialed in 1976, this bimonthly journal is published both domestically and
internationally. It mainly introduces the new art works from Guangxi province.
Address: No.28 Jiangzheng Road, Nanning, Guangxi province, 530023 30.
Contemporary
Artists
Initialed in 1984, Contemporary Artists combines history research with creation.
It is the academic journal of Sichuan Academy of Art. Published by Chongqing
Publishing House, the columns of this journal include art history research,
art comments, theory discussion, overseas art research, technique research
etc. Addess: Huangjiaoping, Chongqing, 756201 31.
Northwest Art
Academic journal of Xi'an Academy of Art, established in 1982, previously
named as Xi'an Academy of Art Journal, changed its name to West Art in 1985,
and became Northwest Art since 1987. It is a publishing field for the Academy.
Its columns fall into teaching research, art exploring, theory research, art
creation, art works, introductions of artists, thesis, folk art and foreign
art etc. It emphasizes on the art from the northwest of China. Address: Xingguosi
South district of Xi'an, Shanxi province, 710061
WEBSITES
Art
Union: http://arts.cn..com
Providing art news, feature report and exhibition information.
Art
Observation: www.art-observation.com
See art from the perspective of observer, observe the world from the vision
of artists.
China
art gallery: www.china-gallery.com
Presenting art news with expert comments.
China
Zhengzhi art network: www.zi-art.com
Avant-garde art for Chinese people. It includes 100 pictures and detailed
instrction.
Art
websites attached to www.china-01.com:
China art web: www.chinaartsweb.com
China
art news web:
www.artnews.com.cn
China
photography web:
www.worldphotographer.net
Chinese
art web: www.chineseartweb.net
China sculpture web: www.chinaartsweb.com/ds
China TV and movie report web: www.tv.china.com
World art news: www.worldartnews.net
China painter net: www.china-painter.net
Chinese calligrapher and painter web: www.chinapainter.net
http://www.chinaartnetworks.com