In 1924, a big flood hit Hunan Province, resulting in heavy losses.As part of the flood relief effort which was unfolding rigorously in the society, Hunanese calligraphers and painters living in Shanghai launched a series of calligraphy and painting charity donations to raise funds to help people in flood-stricken areas, which had got positive critical responses and had yielded fruitful results.The calligraphy and painting exhibitions held in 1924-1926 as part of the flood relief effort in Hunan Province marks an important transition of modern calligraphy and painting-based charity work from emergence to maturation.As a new charitable way, the relief by calligraphy and painting exhibition not only promotes the centralization and transparency of charitable funds and ordering of the philanthropic activities, but also integrates philanthropic activities, commercial activities and studies of arts, jointly promoting China's charitable work.%1924年,湖南发生大洪灾,社会各界掀起抗洪救援运动.湘籍寓沪书画家发起书画助赈展览会,筹集救灾资金,取得可观收益.1924-1926年湘赈书画展览会是近代书画助赈活动由初兴走向成熟的重要标志之一,作为近代新型的慈善方式,书画助赈展览会不仅有利于书画助赈资金的集中化、透明化,保证书画界慈善活动的有序化,而且将社会慈善活动、商业活动以及美术的普及与研究融为一体,推动慈善风尚的养成,取得多重社会效益,充盈中国慈善文化.
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