2008年正值大陸北京舉辦世界奧運會，世界焦點集聚東方，兩岸藝術發展存在差異性，台灣應展現並向世界宣揚代表東方藝術的國畫水墨發展成果，並提昇台灣藝術文化地位並推展美術創作風氣，此次由國立台灣藝術教育館、中華現代國畫研究學會、財團法人福臨文化藝術基金會，共同協力促成，舉辦2008年台灣水墨趨向展。
此次展覽將廣邀國畫界老、中、青水墨優秀代表性畫家約200位左右；另為提供研究者客觀學術參考，以便瞭解目前台灣水墨畫發展面貌，及作為當前台灣水墨畫發展檢討與成果，中華現代國畫研究學會預計出版約250頁左右精裝畫冊，內容部分也將依出生年齡順序編排。
由於國立台灣藝術教育館場地有限，無法全數展出作品，因此將擇北部部份作品展出，歡迎各界人士蒞臨參觀。
　
In 2008, Olympic Game will take place in Beijing. The world will focus on the East. Art development between China and Taiwan has their differences. Taiwan has its brilliant development of oriental Chinese water-ink paintings and should demonstrate its results to the world. Taiwan should also enhance its art culture level and promote innovativeness of fine art. This time, NTAEC, Society of Modern Chinese Paintings, and Fulin Culture and Arts Foundation work together to organize 2008 Current-Trend Exhibition of Water-Ink Paintings in Taiwan.
In this exhibition, work of around 200 excellent painters, including the old, the middle-aged and young generations, will be displayed. In addition, to offer researchers with objective academic studies to understand Taiwan's current water-ink painting outlook. The Society of Modern Chinese Paintings is planning to publish a hardback book containing 250 pages of paintings. This book content is edited according to painters' age order.
Because the venue of NTAEC is not big enough for so many paintings, only paintings made in northern Taiwan are selected for display. We welcome all of you come to see this brilliant exhibition.