A CEREMONY was held at Shen Wai International School (SWIS) on Thursday to mark the opening of Han Gallery, the first school gallery focused on art education for adolescents in Shenzhen.

The ceremony began with a fine piano performance by students at SWIS, which earned warm applause from time to time. Daniel Legault, the school’s vice president, gave a speech at the ceremony expressing his gratitude to Hans Group for their generous donation and assistance in opening the gallery.

Previously, Hans Group also offered support to build Hans Maker Space for SWIS.

According to Legault, 21st century education demands that students are prepared for the future and the establishment of the gallery demonstrates the SWIS mission and vision: to develop confident, open-minded, lifelong learners.

More than 200 guests, including Gao Yunfeng, chairman of Hans Group, took part in the inauguration ceremony.

The gallery was inaugurated with its opening exhibition, “Coalescence,” which symbolizes growing together and uniting as a whole. The works on display were selected by students at SWIS out of a collection of works by their fellow students.

The exhibition will be open to SWIS students and teachers through Dec. 20.

(Zeng Zhiwei)