A new art season launched on Monday, bringing Beijing art lovers a sampling of artwork created by artists from Latin American and Caribbean countries.

The fifth Latin American Art Season and the Latin American and Caribbean Art Exhibition were launched at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities in Beijing by the China Arts and Entertainment Group. The opening event was attended by artists from Argentina, Panama, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

Eighty-eight modern paintings and photographic works by seven artists were displayed at the exhibition to share with Chinese audiences the artists' thoughts on popular culture, history and society.

The event was jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the embassies of Argentina, Panama, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

The exhibition will run until May 22 and the artists will also travel to the famed Xiaozuo Art Museum in southeast China's Fujian Province for an eight-day cultural and artistic exchanges with their Chinese counterparts.