经过一年多的精心策划筹备,在各国政府有关艺术机构及艺术家的积极配合下,由中国文学艺术界联合会、北京市人民政府、中国美术家协会联合主办的首届“中国北京国际美术双年展”,将于2003年9月20日至10月20日在北京中华世纪坛和中国美术馆隆重举行。届时将展出来自世界各地四十多个国家的三百余位艺术家的六百余件绘画和雕塑作品。 After more than a year of careful planning and preparation, with the active cooperation of relevant government agencies and artists from all over the world, the first “China Beijing International Art Biennial” jointly organized by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Beijing Municipal People’s Government and Chinese Artists Association Exhibition "will be held from September 20 to October 20, 2003 at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing and the China Art Museum. Over 600 paintings and sculptures from more than 300 artists in more than 40 countries around the world will be on display.