The "STA Phenomenon" is a concept first put forward in the fine arts circles at the end of the last century. It originated from an art academy with exquisite physical scale and great cultural capacity. It influences a great number of artists who have had an important position in the field of visual art.

In the future, the connotation of this concept has continued to deepen, and its extension has continued to expand. In other art fields, such as directing, film production, and the art industry, many alumni have also appeared many graduates of STA (Shanghai Theatre Academy). It can be said with confidence that in today's Chinese cultural and artistic world, from management, creation, production, to network information, news and communication, and many other fields, the alumni of Shanghai Theatre Academy always highlight an important role.

The "STA Phenomenon" has continued since the 1970s and has gradually attracted the attention of people from cultural, art and art education fields. When a phenomenon recurs, we need to find the reason from a deep level, including art itself and the norms of art education. Its significance lies not only in an art school, nor just in a city. At this time, we feel the importance of in-depth research and careful grasp of the laws of art education, and we also feel that we are actively creating and working hard to protect the ecology of art creation and the environment of art education.

As the "site" where this phenomenon occurs, the Shanghai Theatre Academy is more directly responsible for in-depth investigation and research. In the 1990s, there was a topic of "STA phenomenon", which was initially believed to be a process of forming a new art through the mutual forces. But this phenomenon is really not an isolated existence of a college. Shangxi itself is an open platform, so art researchers in many academies and art institutions pay attention to this topic, which will help us to deeply explore Chinese art education and contemporary art experiments and research.

In Short, the "STA Phenomenon" is a progressive phenomenon. Just like the exhibition itself, it is a never-ending process, and everything is subject to change. On the 70th anniversary of the founding of Shanghai Theatre Academy, strong cooperation and interactive exchanges between social and cultural education units have many benefits for promoting teaching and academic research, activating citizens' art appreciation activities, and prospering urban culture.