Art Literacy and Appreciation Workshop｜Art is a Game

Game night: How to thrive in the Art World?

How does the art world operate? What makes a "successful" artist?

Join us at the game night and have fun with the board game, "Surviving the Art World". Going through the paths of local artists: sharing a studio with friends, participating in an exhibition, finding a part-time job, applying for funding, and updating your IG posts, you are required to manage yourself as well as your art projects while collecting creative works and energy points to survive the art world.

 This board game invites you to travel across the local art ecology and think about how to work with the private and public sectors. How would you make professional choices without compromises?

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About Jeff Leung

Leung Chin Fung, Jeff, is an independent curator and part-time lecturer at local universities. Jeff had worked on exhibition administration and curation in art institutions and galleries over ten years since. Hence he has a wealth of experience in exhibition curatorship and administration, having spearheaded institutional projects both locally and abroad, for instance the Hong Kong Pavilion at the ‘Venice Biennale’ (Italy, 2003) and “1+1: Four Regions Two Strait Artistic Exchange Project” (Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Taipei, 2010-2011). Jeff is engaged on presenting Hong Kong Art in diverse formats of curatorial and exhibition, including ‘Art in Construction’ (2020) about sustainability of art at Zero Carbon Park, ‘X+Y: Duo Solo Exhibition of Phoebe Hui and Tung Wing Hong’ (2016) at K11 Chi Art Space and the K11 Art Mall’s inaugural show ‘Hiking Arte’ (2009) inside the shopping mall. Jeff is the member of the International Association of Art Critics Hong Kong and a Assessor / Examiner (Visual Art) of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. He often contribute exhibition review and guided tours to promote HKG art.

About Vivian Ting

As an independent curator and researcher, Vivian works with universities and art organizations to develop curatorial projects that encourage multiple narratives of local history, articulated through creative means. She trained as a historian at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and particularly interested in exploring communication and interpretation of material culture in cross-cultural context. In considering what the arts and culture means to the public and how to articulate multiple voices of the city, she has been writing about arts and culture on various platforms, and developing art projects, such as Sparkle! Let’s Art (2015, Oi!) and Talkover/Handover 2.0 (2017, 1a Space).

Art Literacy and Appreciation Workshop｜Art is Macramé

Macramé comes from a 13th-century Arabic weavers’ word, migramah, meaning “fringe”. This refers to the decorative fringes of tapestry on camels and horses that help to keep insects off the animals. Aesthetically pleasing yet functional, it is also a way to secure the ends of excess thread and yarn along the top and bottom edges of loomed fabrics. After the Moorish Conquest, the art of macramé spread throughout Europe where it was widely applied in household products and handicrafts. "Art is Macramé" workshop allows the participants to create unique pieces of heart-shaped coaster with just their bare hands and strings of rope, which is a perfect match to your cup, candle holder and accessories.

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About Rachel Chan

Rachel Chan founded the brand LOVELESS KNOTS, and a cross-disciplinary design and art workshop 717 Collective, focusing on experimental design and contemporary curation. It supports the development of original ideas in interdisciplinary mediums such as fashion, textile art, workshop and photography, while exploring contemporary presentation of art, design and culture through their house brand, exhibitions, workshops and collaborations.

Art Literacy and Appreciation Workshop｜Art is a Tree

Artist will demonstrate how to make a tree with recycled copper wires and wood debris from fallen tree trunk, breathing new life into them.

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About Joe Li

Joe Li has a passion to create and has been designing and making accessories for years. After completing the Art Specialist Course in Sculpture at the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre (HKVAC), he started to experiment with combining sculpture and jewellery. Li has been a welding instructor at HKVAC since 2012, focusing on both art education and creation.

Art Literacy and Appreciation Workshop｜Art is to flow with the eco-system

What is art? Art originates in nature, guide the creator to the philosophy of nature.

Artist Benjamin Hao always explores the relationship between humans and nature. He loves finding inspiration in the field and even cooperating with natural materials in his works. In this workshop, he will lead participants to walk among nature, collect dirt, and turn them into paint, to paint with mud on wooden planks that carry different emotions.

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About Benjamin Hao

Hao Lap Yan Benjamin was born and based in Hong Kong, he considers himself as an interdisciplinary artist. Hao has received his BFA from RMIT and Hong Kong Art school in 2011 and gained his interdisciplinary art MFA of University of Hartford in 2018.

His practice examines the relationship between human beings, nature, and society, meanwhile stimulating reflection and reimagination through his art, so as to seek diverse narratives and understanding of the world. His works and projects have been exhibited and taken place in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Macedonia, Iceland, and the U.S.A., in gallery spaces, communities, and outdoors. He is currently working on multiple art projects on environments and participating in various places and organizations such as Lai Chi Wo, Mui Tsz Lam, and Mill6 Chat.

藝術家講座｜徐沛之創作手記

藝術家徐沛之擅長繪畫、精於書法，師從翟仕堯老師及王冬齡教授，能糅合南北宗筆墨畫法，也借鏡日本書家風格。他近年來又以其他物料入書，營造別樹一幟的視覺效果，充份反映當代中青一輩書畫家的新探索。

在是次的講座中，徐沛之將會分享他的創作心得和理念，他以傳統中國書畫的筆墨作基調，配以不同物料及色彩的新嘗試去豐富視覺的元素及層次。他亦會講述如何以作品寄託自身情緒，用一筆一筆繪畫時得到的愉悅感，撫平心中的傷痛，如他於近年作品系列中「九淵」以松樹自況：立於九淵，不見天地，不畏風雨，堅毅不屈地生存。

講者與主持簡介

Chui Pui Chee

徐氏1980年生於香港，師從翟仕堯老師及王冬齡教授，先後獲香港中文大學藝術系學士、中國美術學院書法系碩士及博士學位。

徐氏曾任香港中文大學專業進修學藝術及設計課程統籌、香港科技大學、香港中文大學兼任講師、香港中文大學專業進修學院課程榮譽顧問，以及任職於中國嘉德（香港）國際拍賣有限公司中國書畫部。現為香港浸會大學兼任講師、甲子書學會執行委員（學術）以及中國美術學院現代書法研究中心研究員。他於2012年獲香港特區政府康樂及文化事務署香港藝術館頒發「香港當代藝術獎」的「青年藝術家獎」，及後於香港藝術發展局舉辦的「2015香港藝術發展獎」獲頒予「藝術新秀獎（視覺藝術）」，並於2015、2018及2020年三度入選「傑出亞洲藝術獎」。近年重要展覽包括：「原典變奏—香港視點」(2019) ，香港藝術館，「2020 Sovereign傑出亞洲藝術獎」，香港K11 HACC，「晨曦之聲」，(2020) HART Hall, H Queen’s，香港等。作品獲香港藝術館、英國牛津大學阿什莫林藝術與考古博物館及私人收藏。

米哈

本名何建宗，香港浸會大學人文及創作系哲學博士，港台電視節目《文學放得開》、《呼吸美學》、電台節目《一分鐘閱讀》、《哈林奭失眠》主持。著作包括訪談集《文藝勞動：香港創作人的工作與日常》、短篇小說集《餡餅盒子》、《佈道後的幻象》、散文集《讓希望催促自己趕路》及《昨天喝了河豚湯》等。

「藝述」工作坊｜Art is Questioning

【第七季】賽馬會當代「藝述」普及計劃 導賞員培訓工作坊

In this era where “everyone is an artist”, we believe that contemporary art is open to interpretation, and everyone can share with others their own ways of seeing. With proper guidance and training, “everyone can be a docent”.

我們期望，受培訓後的導賞員，不單可以帶領觀眾遊走於展覽，向觀眾講解實質資料，更能夠以自己獨特的詮釋力，啟發觀眾以不同角度看藝術，從而進一步推動香港當代藝術的發展及擴大觀眾群體。

⚛︎ 當代藝術導賞員訓練工作坊 ⚛︎

計劃將招收對當代藝術和導賞有興趣的公眾人士。參加者不需要有藝術基礎，凡有興趣了解和學習如何講述藝術的人士，都歡迎報名成為工作坊的學員。工作坊為學員提供一連十節有關藝術知識與表達技巧的課堂和活動，以提升他們對當代藝術的觀察，詮釋及鑒賞能力，以及溝通、表達與導賞技巧。完成培訓後，我們期望學員可活用課堂中吸收到的知識，在導師的指導及計劃統籌的協助下，於下個季度設計和帶領最少一次的公眾導賞團。

模式：4月的課堂暫定於ZOOM進行，而5-6月的課堂或有機會轉爲實體堂（上課地點待定）
Language: Cantonese
Admission quota: 30 people
費用：全免（請注意：學員需事先支付港幣800元按金，在出席至少80%課程及帶領至少1次導賞團後，按金將全數奉還，學員亦會獲得帶領導賞團的津貼資助。）
Organizer: 1a space
捐助機構：香港賽馬會慈善信託基金

⚛︎ 所有上課日期、時間或地點均有機會因應疫情及政府防疫措施作出改動，請以最新消息為準。
⚛︎ 成功報名之學員將於 2022年4月10日（日）或之前收到確認電郵。如你在此之前未有收到確認電郵，我們很抱歉未能為你安排本季的參與名額。
⚛︎ 所有活動將根據政府最新的防疫安排進行，成功報名之學員或需使用「安心出行」應用程式或出示疫苗記錄進入部分上課及活動場地。
⚛︎ 所有作品內容均由創作團隊獨立製作，並不代表捐助機構之立場或意見。

【第六季】賽馬會當代「藝述」普及計劃 導賞員培訓工作坊

In this era where “everyone is an artist”, we believe that contemporary art is open to interpretation, and everyone can share with others their own ways of seeing. With proper guidance and training, “everyone can be a docent”.

我們期望，受培訓後的導賞員，不單可以帶領觀眾遊走於展覽，向觀眾講解實質資料，更能夠以自己獨特的詮釋力，啟發觀眾以不同角度看藝術，從而進一步推動香港當代藝術的發展及擴大觀眾群體。

當代藝術導賞員訓練工作坊
計劃將招收對當代藝術和導賞有興趣的公眾人士。參加者不需要有藝術基礎，凡有興趣了解和學習如何講述藝術的人士，都歡迎報名成為工作坊的學員。

工作坊為學員提供一連六節有關藝術知識與表達技巧的課堂，以提升他們對當代藝術的觀察，詮釋及鑒賞能力，以及溝通、表達與導賞技巧。完成培訓後，我們期望學員可活用課堂中吸收到的知識，在導師的指導及計劃統籌的協助下，於下個季度設計和帶領最少一次的公眾導賞團。

Language: Cantonese
Admission quota: 30 people
費用：全免（學員需事先支付港幣800元按金，在出席至少80%課程及帶領導賞團後，按金將全數奉還，學員亦會獲得帶領導賞團的津貼資助。）
主辦：1a空間
捐助：香港賽馬會慈善信託基金

◈ 所有作品內容均由創作團隊獨立製作，並不代表捐助機構之立場或意見。