(Minghui.org) The Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition was held in mid-September 2012 at the Berrima District Art Society in Bowral, Australia. Local people were deeply impressed by the beauty and profound inner meaning of the traditional paintings. In addition, a local newspaper gave extensive coverage of this art exhibition.

Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition held at the Berrima District Art Society in Bowral, Australia

Visitors carefully view the paintings

Local paper Highlands Weekender publishes an article on the Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition

This was the second time that the Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Art Exhibition came to Bowral at the special invitation of the director of the Berrima District Art Society, who was very impressed with the art exhibition last year.

The art exhibition was on display for a week. On the first day, a gentleman in his seventies spent a lot of time viewing and admiring each painting. On his way out, when a practitioner asked him what he thought of the exhibition, he suddenly burst into tears and kept saying that the exhibition was fantastic. He said he was so touched by the painting that he couldn’t stop crying.

Many art students, most of whom were adults, came with their teacher to the exhibition. The teacher told the students that this exhibition was better than a lot of previous art displays. She said that by looking at the paintings, one can tell what the painters want to express. She concluded, “This is real art.”

Almost every visitor who came to the exhibition signed a petition calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China. One day, a woman came to see the exhibit at closing time. After she viewed all the paintings, a practitioner asked her what she thought of the exhibition. Deeply moved by the paintings, she said, “Please don’t ask me. I won’t be able to hold back my tears.” Right after that, she started to cry and then left the gallery.

When the local paper, the Highlands Weekender interviewed the practitioners, the journalist told the them that the exhibition was very moving. A lot more people came to see the exhibit because of the story in the paper.