2004年6月23日,漓江画派促进会在桂林华侨饭店召开了成立大会。大会由广西艺术学院院长黄格胜主持,画坛名宿阳太阳,国内部分理论家,广西壮族自治区、桂林市政界部分人士,漓江画派画家代表等出席了成立大会。当日下午,漓江画派促进会举办的“桂林中国画学院教师作品邀请展”在桂林展览馆举行了开幕式。 On June 23, 2004, Lijiang River Painting School Promotion Association held a founding conference in Guilin Overseas Chinese Hotel. The conference was presided over by Huang Gesheng, dean of Guangxi Arts Institute, Yang Suanyang, a famous star in painting circles, some domestic theorists, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, some politicians in Guilin, representatives of Lijiang River Painting School and other artists attended the inaugural meeting. On the afternoon of the same day, the Invitation Exhibition of Teachers’ Works of Guilin Chinese Painting Institute held by the Lijiang River Painting Association was held at the Guilin Exhibition Center.