2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the great British Romantic artist William Turner (1775-1851). The Third Venice International Watercolor Festival, jointly organized by the Independent Turner Society (UK), the Italian Cultural Art Association, and Shengxinyu Art (China), and themed on commemorating the 250th anniversary of William Turner's birth, was grandly held on October 11, 2025, in the city of Treviso, known as the "Gateway to Venice."

On October 12, 2024, the long-awaited opening ceremony of the award-winning works exhibition for the second Venice International Watercolor Festival took place at the Trecento Palace in Treviso, Italy. This year's watercolor festival is one of the official projects authorized by the city of Venice to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo. It is organized by the Treviso City Hall and supervised by the president of the Shanghai China Foreign Cultural and Art Exchange Association.

作为全球最重要的水彩艺术盛会之一，本届威尼斯国际水彩节共展示了来自20多个国家和地区的160多幅水彩作品，展现了世界各地水彩艺术家们的非凡创作才华。这些作品涵盖了丰富多样的题材，从风景到人物、从静物到抽象，每一幅作品都以水彩的独特语言讲述着属于创作者的故事。

The "Second International Watercolor Festival Per le Venezie" is a global watercolor art event jointly initiated and hosted by Associazione Culturale per gli Scambi Artistici and Shengxinyu Art, with the patronage of the Treviso City Hall in Italy and the support of Shanghai International Culture and Art Exchange Association. The event also received generous support in China from the renowned art brand "Rubens" art supplies. Since the global call for submissions for the festival began, it has garnered widespread response and enthusiastic support from artists, art enthusiasts, and students and faculty from art institutions around the world. The organizing committee received submissions from nearly twenty countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and China. After two rounds of rigorous evaluation by more than ten international judges from Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and China, the results have now been announced as follows:

Given the international influence of the Venice International Watercolor Festival and its contribution to cultural exchange, the 2024 Venice International Watercolor Festival has been included by the Venice Municipal Government in the commemorative activities for the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo, serving as a model of artistic exchange between the East and the West and participating in the entire city's commemorative celebration activities. The preliminary round of the 2024 Venice International Watercolor Festival has come to an end, with a total of 280 artists from more than a dozen countries around the world advancing to the final stage. Shortlisted artists will be invited to participate in the live finals and exhibition at the Palazzo dei Trecento in Treviso, Italy, on October 12th!

鉴于威尼斯国际水彩节在国际性上的影响力，和文化交流所做出的贡献，2024年威尼斯国际水彩节并被威尼斯市政府纳入2024年纪念⻢可·波罗逝世700周年的活动项目，作为东西方艺术交流的典范，将参与整个城市纪念庆典活动。2024年威尼斯国际水彩节初赛结束，全球十几个国家共280名艺术家进入决赛阶段。入围艺术家将被邀请参与10月12日在意大利特雷森托宫的现场决赛与展览！

According to statistics from the competition organizers, artists, students and faculty of art academies, and art enthusiasts from nearly thirty countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland (Northern Ireland), Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Australia, Turkey, Cyprus, Russia, Lithuania, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Ecuador, Japan, Pakistan, Seychelles, the United Arab Emirates, China, and others have submitted entries.

据大赛组委会统计，有来自美国、加拿大、英国、爱尔兰（北爱尔兰）、德国、意大利、法国、荷兰、瑞士、丹麦、波兰、罗马尼亚、保加利亚、澳大利亚、土耳其、塞浦路斯、俄罗斯、立陶宛、阿根廷、墨西哥、秘鲁、南非、厄瓜多尔、日本、巴基斯坦、塞舌尔、阿拉伯联合酋长国、中国等近三十个国家的艺术家、艺术学院师生以及美术爱好者提交了参赛作品！