Visitors gather at the 2014 China International Gallery Exhibition, which is held at China National Convention Center. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The China International Gallery Exposition (CIGE), which is now in its 11th year, will be held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing from Oct 8 to Oct 11.

Unlike previous expositions, CIGE 2015 not only made the exhibition booth free for exhibitors, but also launched a solo exhibition project for the first time.

As reported, a "50+50=100%" model was introduced this year, which separates the exhibition into two parts – area A and area B. The former consists of 50 outstanding galleries from around the world, and the latter showcases solo exhibitions of 50 brilliant young and middle-aged artists.

"Making the exhibition free of charge and setting up an area for solo exhibitions are all for improving the quality of the exhibition," said Wang Yihan, executive-director of the exhibition. Wang said that such an arrangement would allow viewers more choice, and the people would get a chance to see the really good artworks.

A peep at the 2012 China International Gallery Exhibition held at China World Trade Center. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

"In the past few years, the Chinese art market has been focusing more on the market value of the artworks, rather than the value of the artworks themselves. Now the market has cooled down a little bit, and we think it's time to turn to genuinely good artworks," said Wang.

This year's galleries were chosen primarily based on the plan-to-exhibit artworks. About 60 percent of the art galleries are from overseas, and 40 percent are domestic. The artworks on exhibition include paintings, installation art, photos and sculptures.

The exhibition will open to public from Oct 9 to Oct 11. The Oct 8 event was for artists and VIPs only.

If you go

Oct 9, Oct 10 - 10:00 to 19:00, China National Convention Center

Oct 11 - 10:00 to 17:00, China National Convention Center

A peep at the 2011 China International Gallery Exhibition. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A corner of the 2010 CIGE China International Gallery Exhibition. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]