A historic agreement between two cities will create a more vibrant Chinese art scene in the South Australian city.

Adelaide is set to become Australia’s leading centre for Chinese visual arts and multimedia exhibitions after a new agreement was signed last week. The agreement between Adelaide Festival Centre and the China Cultural Centre in Sydney will facilitate increased presentations of Chinese performing arts, securing Adelaide’s standing as a city of culture.

The historic agreement will also foster an increased level of Australian-Chinese cultural dialogue when the city hosts the 2016 Association for Asia-Pacific Performing Arts Centres (AAPAC) Conference in September as part of the 10th annual OzAsia Festival. “The agreement will see the presentation of programmes that aim to enhance the existing friendship, to encourage dialogue and foster mutual understanding between China and Australia,” said China Cultural Centre director Zhao Li. News of the agreement was broadcast on China Central Television, “raising awareness of South Australia as a cultural tourism destination with hundreds of millions of Chinese viewers,” said Adelaide Festival Centre’s CEO Douglas Gautier.

South Australian Premiere Jay Weatherwill witnessed the agreement, and believes that the cultural link between Australia and China is just as important as...