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Lin'gang Campus: Small Painting, Grand Vision— Small Oil Painting Landscape Teaching Achievement Exhibition

April 13, 2026

The spring campus is filled not only with the fragrance of flowers but also with the scent of oil paints. Recently, the "Small Painting, Grand Vision — Small Oil Painting Landscape Teaching Achievement Exhibition" opened at Shanghai East High School. The event was guided by the Lingang Branch of Shanghai Pudong Institute of Education Development, and co-hosted by the Qian Xuefeng Art and Fine Arts Research Team under the Fifth Phase of Shanghai's "Double Outstanding Talents Program," the Shen Xuewen Middle School Fine Arts Studio of Pudong New Area, and the Qu Jianwan Lingang Aesthetic Education Research Team of Pudong New Area.







Taking advantage of their art classes and recess, students in Grades 1 to 3 from the Lingang Campus of Shanghai High School International Division visited this art-filled exhibition for a unique aesthetic education experience. Upon entering the gallery, the children were immediately drawn to the delicate, small oil paintings. Exclamations of "Wow, such tiny paintings!" and "The sky in this one is so beautiful!" echoed throughout the space.


The exhibition's foreword reads, "Small paintings capture the seasons and hold vast landscapes in a tiny space." While the works are modest in size, each brushstroke and play of light reveals the older students' observations of nature and their understanding of beauty. Some paintings are bright and refreshing, others warm and evocative, and still others full of imaginative flair. The young visitors stood on tiptoe, leaned close to the frames, and carefully searched for the secrets hidden within the images.


"Why is the tree in this painting blue?" one child asked. "I feel like the sea is moving!" said another. Through their innocent eyes, the children interpreted the unique stories within the artworks. Each piece on display represents the older students' encounter with scenery and dialogue with art. Our young learners became the most sincere audience. Some whispered among themselves, some gazed quietly, and others even pulled out small notebooks to try to imitate the lines they saw. Meanwhile, art teachers gently guided them on how to observe changes in color and sense the mood of a painting. This was more than just a visit — it was a living lesson in aesthetic appreciation. As East High School's aesthetic education philosophy advocates, art's true purpose is to enable everyone to learn to discover, to feel, and to express themselves.





When the visit concluded, the children were still full of enthusiasm. Back in their classrooms, they picked up paintbrushes to depict their own most beautiful landscapes. Some said, "I want to paint beautiful pictures like these in the future!" Others remarked, "So a tiny painting can hold an entire world."







Such is the magic of art — its power lies not in the size of the canvas but in the immensity of the heart. This experience will become a shining star in the children's childhood memories. Through color and light, they have seen a more beautiful world and are quietly discovering their better selves. May every child grow up happily accompanied by beauty and develop fully through the nourishment of the arts.


(Written by Shawna Zhang

Pictures by Xu Chun’ai

Reviewed by Ms. Fu Bing, Shiyu Wu, Hannah Kloeber)