Overview
"Taste of Art" is a series of summer activities designed to awaken your senses. It encourages participants to open their minds, try new experiences, and add a splash of color to the end of summer.
Activities
1. Creative Wood Workshop
- Description: A workshop that uses branches and wood from trees trimmed within the venue to create handicrafts. It teaches children to cherish natural resources and recycle wood for creative reuse. The session also includes fun facts about trees.
- Dates: August 8, 15, 22 (Saturdays)
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
- Age Group: 6–10 years old
- Instructor: Chen Qiqi
- Fee: MOP 180 (materials included)
- Supporting Unit: Macau Arboriculture Extension and Research Society
2. Chasing Light and Shadow – Stop-Motion Animation Workshop
- Description: Light symbolizes hope and casts countless shadows, which is the charm of light and shadow. This workshop allows children to explore the wonder of reality and illusion, discovering beautiful shadows in everyday life.
- Workshop Content: Games, group discussions, story creation, exploring shadow play principles, discovering interesting life details through rubbing, learning stop-motion animation principles, and creating stop-motion animations.
- Dates: August 4–27 (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
- Age Group: 7–9 years old
- Instructor: Yang Guanying
- Fee: MOP 900 (materials included)
3. "From 0 to 1" Japanese Beginner Workshop
- Description: Starting from the basic Hiragana to sentence patterns (verb conjugation, adjective conjugation, tense changes). The course focuses on pronunciation and group conversation. Upon completion, participants will be able to speak simple conversations and words, enabling basic communication for self-guided travel in Japan. Suitable for anyone interested in Japanese culture and language, starting from zero or wishing to accelerate learning.
- Course Structure: Grammar and vocabulary pronunciation teaching, and group situational conversation practice.
- Dates: August 1 – October 17 (Saturdays)
- Time: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
- Age Group: 15 years old or above
- Instructor: Molly Cheang
- Fee: MOP 1100 (teaching materials provided by instructor)
4. "Macau's Tree Culture" Lecture
- Description: Trees are treasures of garden landscapes and carry stories of time. The towering kapok tree inside the arts center is a prime example. Surrounded by skyscrapers, places with large trees are rare. This lecture starts from tree conservation, telling stories about the big trees around our lives.
- Date: August 9 (Sunday)
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
- Age Group: 6 years old or above
- Lecturer: Xiao Yuanbin (Arborist)
- Fee: MOP 30
5. "Talking About Ghosts, Discussing Spiritual Cultivation" Book Club
- Description: Every day when we open newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, or the internet, we often see topics like feng shui, astrology, fortune-telling, ouija boards, and divination—methods many believe can change or predict personal fortunes. Or practices like qigong, yoga, human electricity studies, and longevity studies, thought to improve health or even cure illnesses.
Are these popular phenomena merely methods and exercises to help people solve problems, or are they actions involving evil spirits that not only offer no benefit but bring endless trouble?
Father Wang Jinghong, in his book "Talking About Ghosts, Discussing Spiritual Cultivation," based on years of practical experience in "deliverance prayer" work, provides clear answers with humor and wit. He also points out methods to free ourselves from these evil spirits. Most importantly, especially for Catholics, Father Wang teaches the correct concepts and attitudes we should hold.
If you are interested in Father Wang Jinghong's book, you are welcome to join our book club.
- Book: Wang Jinghong, "Talking About Ghosts, Discussing Spiritual Cultivation," Taipei, Kuangchi Cultural Group, 5th printing 2017 (first published 2004)
- Date: August 16 (Sunday)
- Time: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
- Age Group: 18 years old or above
- Lecturer: Professor Chen Jirong (Catholic Liturgy Expert)
- Fee: MOP 60
Registration & Discounts
- Registration Period: From now until July 28
- Early Bird Discount: Register on or before July 15 for a 10% discount.
- Other Discounts: Register after July 16 and meet one of the following conditions for a 10% discount:
- One person registers for two or more activities.
- Two or more people register together.
- Note: All discounts cannot be combined.
How to Register & Pay
- Online Registration: https://forms.gle/Tc7cpppdBvQCawNJA
- Cash Payment: Visit the Cardinal Newman Arts and Culture Centre in person.
- Payment Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Closed on public holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays)
Venue & Contact
- Venue: Cardinal Newman Arts and Culture Centre | 55 Rua de Venceslau de Morais, Macau
- Office Hours: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Closed on public holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays)
- Phone: (853) 2870 3076
- WhatsApp: (853) 6668 4891
- Email: [email protected]
