A flower draws the eye; the layers of leaves and a brushstroke of blue-green invite a closer look. At a Richmond charity art exhibition that opened on September 25, 2026, works by Zhang Jinsheng (章金生), Liu Liyuan (刘力源) and Xu Yiwen (徐一文) brought painting and community care into the same room.
The event, “艺术有爱，温暖同行”—translated here as “Art with Love, Sharing Warmth”—runs from September 25 to 27. Focus Media participated as a media sponsor and partner. Our short video report records the setting, details of the paintings and individual interviews with the three artists, giving people beyond the exhibition a way to encounter their work.
Looking beyond the flower
The film begins with petals, leaves and colour before moving into the artists’ voices. An interview passage reflects on art’s ability to bring warmth to others and connect people, echoing the exhibition’s theme. The report follows what the artists explain about making and looking at their paintings, offering a closer encounter than a distant view of a gallery wall.
Zhang Jinsheng turns attention from the peony blossom to its leaves. His discussion moves through depth, weight, lighter and darker tones, and the changing surfaces of overlapping leaves. It offers a practical way into the painting: look at how a leaf turns and how the brushwork separates one layer from the next.
Xu Yiwen introduces shiqing and shilü—azurite and malachite mineral pigments—alongside huaqing, a plant-derived indigo. His explanation connects the appearance of the painting with its materials. The close views in the film allow viewers to return to those colours after hearing him describe them.
Three artists, a shared occasion
According to the event poster, Liu Liyuan graduated from Tsinghua’s Academy of Arts and Design and is a member of a Canadian watercolour artists’ association. Zhang Jinsheng holds a master’s degree in fine arts and previously served as an associate professor in a Taiwanese university art department. Xu Yiwen graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and studied with Li Keran, Zhou Sicong and Huang Runhua.
Those different creative backgrounds meet around one shared occasion. The paintings start a conversation, and the artists’ explanations take it further: how a leaf is shaped by a brushstroke, how colour gains its character, and what makes a work worth stopping to look at closely.
Exhibition details and charitable purpose
The poster names VISUAL ARTS ACADEMY (视觉美术工作室) as organizer and EMOTION ART CLUB (八卦情绪艺术中心) as supporting organizer. It lists the venue in Chinese as “温哥华中华文化中心,” at Unit 110, 8671 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond, BC.
The advertised schedule, in local time, is:
- September 25: opening event, 1–5 p.m.
- September 26: exhibition, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
- September 27: exhibition, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
According to the event poster, sale proceeds are intended to support seniors’ groups and community initiatives. Alongside the chance to look at paintings and meet their creators, the exhibition invites visitors to learn about this community-minded purpose. The complete event poster is linked in the Public sources section.
A guide to the Mandarin film
The report runs approximately 2 minutes 34 seconds, with Mandarin audio, Simplified Chinese subtitles and optional English captions. Select English in the player’s subtitle settings to follow the artists’ words. This English article adds context; the film retains the original Mandarin voices.
After the opening artwork details and event introduction, the reflection on art and care begins at about 00:33. The peony-leaf section starts around 00:54, followed by the introduction to blue-green pigments at 01:31. The charitable purpose is explained near 02:02, before the exhibition dates.
The artists’ interviews retain their own recorded voices, while the linking narration uses a synthetic voice. The opening graphic is an AI-assisted composite, not a photograph of all three artists together. The film and this community report preserve the artwork details, people and practical information behind the occasion.
Music credit
“Danse Morialta” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Original music source and track information. Changes: excerpt, fade-in/fade-out, gain adjustment and ducking beneath speech.
