Overview
Think outside the box! Starting from community culture and integrating local creativity, let's discover more possibilities!
To help friends interested in community cultural development and artistic creation learn more about the practice of community art, the Cultural Affairs Bureau has specially invited artists and community culture experts from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Macau to share their experiences in community and social art this summer.
Event Details
Lecture Series
- Date: August 2 – August 8, 2014
- Time: Daily sessions (see schedule below)
- Location: Cultural Affairs Bureau Lobby, Tap Seac Square
- Language: Cantonese and Mandarin (no simultaneous translation)
- Capacity: 50 people per session
- Admission: Free (registration required)
Lecture Schedule:
- Aug 2, 15:00–16:30: Discovering Local Community Culture (Lei Chi Pang)
- Aug 3, 15:00–16:30: Preserving Community Culture: How to Dialogue with the Community through Art? (Lo Lok Him, Wong Sau Ping / Hong Kong Story Museum)
- Aug 5, 20:00–21:30: Imagining Art Intervening in Urban Space – Starting from the "Art Street Project" on Tainan's Hai'an Road (Du Zhaoxian / Taiwan)
- Aug 6, 20:00–21:30: Art as a Creative Medium for Engaging (with) the Community – The Case of Penang's Creative Arts Education Project (Chan Yok Ping / Malaysia)
- Aug 7, 20:00–21:30: How to Extend Art to the Community? – The Community Art Philosophy of Drama Box (Koh Hui Ling, Han Xuemei / Singapore)
- Aug 8, 20:00–22:00:
- Launching Art Collaboration Projects with Specific Communities (Hui King Lam / Hong Kong Arts with the Disabled Association)
- What is Silver Hair Art if Not Social Service? (Yu Yee Mui / Hong Kong)
Workshop
- Date: August 9, 2014 (Saturday)
- Time: 10:00–19:00
- Location: Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM)
- Capacity: 30 people
- Admission: Free (registration required)
Registration & Enquiries
All events are free admission, but prior registration is required to reserve a seat.
