Name: ICM Art in Community Experience Sharing and Workshop
Start: 2013-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2013-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Cultural Affairs Bureau Building Lobby & Tourism and Cultural Activity Centre

ICM Art in Community Experience Sharing and Workshop

To encourage local arts organizations and associations to establish deeper connections with community residents and draw inspiration for artistic creation, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (ICM) has invited three experienced Asian cultural workers in community art to lead a series of events.

Event Details

Sharing Session: Imagination & Practice – Art in Community Experience Sharing

Date: May 18, 2013 (Saturday)
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Lobby of the Cultural Affairs Bureau Building, Tap Seac Square
Speakers:
- Hui Ling Koh (Singapore)
- Ling-Chih Chou (Taiwan)
- Man Ching Ng (Hong Kong)
Admission: Free

The sharing session will feature three cultural workers with extensive experience in community art, who will discuss their organizational and practical experiences in implementing art projects within local communities. The aim is to provide local artists with more insights and inspiration for engaging with communities by understanding the development of community art in different regions.

Workshop: Community Culture Discovery – Walking on Rua de Cinco de Outubro

Date: May 19, 2013 (Sunday)
Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Tourism and Cultural Activity Centre (Yellow House at the foot of Ruins of St. Paul's)
Facilitator: Man Ching Ng (Hong Kong)
Fee: MOP 30 per person
Quota: 25 participants
Note: Participants are required to bring their own camera.

This workshop will guide participants on a walk through the Rua de Cinco de Outubro area to discover the charm of the old district, and to orally and textually record the unique culture of the Macau Historic Centre.

About the Speakers

Hui Ling Koh (Singapore): Deputy Artistic Director of the theatre company "Drama Box" and founder of its youth branch "ARTivate." She has rich teaching experience and has developed educational theatre courses for youths, teachers, and adults from various professional backgrounds, promoting drama deeply within communities.
Ling-Chih Chou (Taiwan): An ecological artist who actively engages in developing art projects within communities.
Man Ching Ng (Hong Kong): Founder of "Culture Seed," dedicated to promoting Hong Kong's local cultural development. Through organizing district tours and exhibitions, he documents Hong Kong's fading and vanished culture.