The 2025 Undergraduate Exhibition of the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University (AADTHU) opened at the university's art museum in Beijing on June 7. The exhibition will run until June 19.

Guests attend the opening of the 2025 AADTHU undergraduate exhibition at the Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing, June 7, 2025. [Photo courtesy of AADTHU]

Guo Yong, deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Tsinghua University Committee, addressed more than 200 guests gathered at the Tsinghua University Art Museum. He said the graduation exhibition is not only a summary of the students' academic journey but also a new starting point for engaging with society.

Guo noted that the 2025 cohort of undergraduates are a very special group, as these students entered the academy at a time when art creation and art education still largely followed classical models. During their studies, however, they have experienced the full arrival of the AI era.

"I want to remind you that the passion, character and feelings of the creator — the moments of inspiration intertwined with pain and joy — are the soul of art and rights that creators must never yield."

He then urged graduating students to draw inspiration from real life, remain keenly perceptive of society and respond thoughtfully to its complexities. He called on them to carry forward a strong sense of national sentiment and responsibility, and to bring the aesthetic literacy and cultural conviction cultivated at AADTHU into the wider world.

"With a humanistic heart, you should reflect the spirit of the times and let the spark of art ignite your journey of creation," he said.