Hosted by the Painting and Calligraphy Society of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and co-organized by CUHK and the City University of Hong Kong, an exhibition titled ‘Science and Art’ was held from 27 September to 6 October. Officiating at the ceremony were Prof. Pan Yunhe, executive vice-president of CAE; Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; Prof. Way Kuo, President of the City University of Hong Kong; Mr. Ji Jianjun, division chief of the Education, Science and Technology Department, Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR. Five CAE academicians were invited to share their insights on integrating science and art at the seminar ‘Scientific Reasoning and Artistic Minds’ held after the ceremony.