The Asia Art Festival, as the first regional international art festival held by China, since its birth in 1998, aimed at enhancing the understanding and friendship of ASEAN member countries and promoting their common development. Compared with the previous seven AAF, the Festival this year reaches a new height, in terms of scale and contents.

Starting from August 31 to September 6, the 8th AAF, with the theme of "learning from each other, and developing in a harmonious step", will hold four main activities, namely, the grand performance of "Bravo! ASEAN" jointly staged by ASEAN and Chinese artists, the "Theme Conference of Asian (10＋3) Art Museum Directors Forum", "Asian Wonders - Art Exhibition of ASEAN", and "The 2nd NEACH & (10＋3) Cultural Personnel Resource Development and Cooperation Training Class". The highlight of this year's AAF is the ASEAN Culture Week.

The Agenda of 8th Asia Arts Festival (AAF):

1. The greeting banquet
Time: 18:30 30th August, 2006
Place: the Kerry Center Hotel

2. The opening ceremony of "Theme Conference of Asian (10＋3) Art Museum Directors Forum"
Time: 9:30 31st, August, 2006
Place: China Art Gallery

3. The opening ceremony of " Asian Wonders - Art Exhibition of ASEAN
Time: 15:00 31st, August, 2006
Place: Yanhuang Art Museum in Beijing

4. The opening ceremony performance of "Bravo! ASEAN"- the 8th AAF
Time: 19:30 31st, August, 2006
Place: Theatre of Beijing Exhibition Center

5. The opening ceremony of "The 2nd NEACH & (10＋3) Cultural Personnel Resource Development and Cooperation Training Class"
Time: 9:00 1st, September, 2006
Place: Xinhai Jinjjiang Hotel, Shanghai Hall