Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan: Monthly Calligraphy & Painting Exchange Gathering 新加坡潮州八邑会馆的每月书画交流雅集

The Singapore Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan was formally established on 20 March 1929 by a group of prominent Teochews (chaozhou) immigrants from the 8 Chaozhou districts in the province of Guangdong, China.
The Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan which presently engages actively in a wide range of cultural activities such as workshop on Chinese dance, Chinese martial arts, Chinese painting, Chinese calligraphy competitions and Chinese essay-writing competition. In 1983, it formed a cultural and education section and setup an education and cultural centre in the Teochew Building. In 1985 the cultural and education section was enlarged to become the Cultural and Educational Committee to be responsible for promoting educational, cultural and recreational activities.
One of the activities organised by the Committee is the Monthly Calligraphy & Painting Exchange Gathering. The first such gathering was organised in Oct 2003 and since then, it is held at 3.00 pm on the last Sunday of every month in the association’s Teochew Building at Tank Road, Singapore.
Every month, a famous calligrapher or painter will be invited to give talk on specific topic followed by exchange of ideas between the speaker and participants. After the talk, the speakers and participants are invited to write calligraphy or paint on the spot so that all those who are present can learn from each other.
To date, 63 gatherings and talks have been organised. The fairly good response and attendance so far show that the effort put in by the Committee is well appreciated. It is hope that the activity will continue to be held for a long time to come.
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新加坡潮州八邑会馆由一批来自中国广东八个潮州区的移民领袖于1929年3月20日发起正式成立。
新加坡潮州八邑会馆目前积极地推动多项文化活动，如中国舞蹈、武术、绘画、中国书法比赛、华文作文比赛，等等。1983 年，它在潮州大厦成立了文教组和文教中心。1985年文教组扩展为文教委员会，负责教育、文化与娱乐活动。
文教委员会所举办的一个活动就是每月书画交流雅集。第一次雅集于2003年10月举行；此后，每月最后的一个星期天的下午3时都会在会馆的潮州大厦举行雅集。
每个月，著名书法家或画家都会被邀针对一个主题发表演讲，随后演讲者与参与者进行意见交流。演说完毕，演说者和参与者都被邀当众挥毫或画画，互相学习。
到目前为止，雅集已经举行了63次。从相当好的反应与出席率看来，文教委员会所作的努力是受到肯定的。希望这个活动可以长久继续搞下去。