Visitors admire a painting at the fourth fine art exhibition of Nantong on Oct 14. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

The fourth edition of a fine art exhibition was opened to the public at six venues in the downtown area of Nantong on Oct 14.

On display are 272 out of the 500 works the organizers have received, 42 of which are award-winning creations. In addition, 23 artists have been invited to showcase their works at the exhibition.

Award-winning and invited works, traditional Chinese paintings, oil paintings, woodblock paintings, artistic designs, as well as watercolor, gouache, lacquer paintings, comics and cartoons are being exhibited at the city's culture and art exhibition center, Taobao City gallery, Wenyi Zhijia Gallery, Geyi Art Gallery, Luhong town, and the city's cultural center respectively.

The biennial event, which is organized by the city's publicity department, culture, broadcasting, television and tourism bureau, and federation of literary and art circles, is the largest exhibition in terms of scale in Nantong.

The event has served as an important platform for local artists to showcase their skills and exchange ideas.

The organizers said that this year's event will run for 11 days until Oct 24.