CEDARS-GE, The University of Hong Kong

Public Lecture

Visual and Performing Arts in Hong Kong: Opportunities and Challenges

Date 日期:		06 Feb 2018

Time 時間:		7:00pm - 8:30pm

Venue 地點:		KK101, 1/F, K.K. Leung Building

Medium 語言:		English

Speaker(s) 講師:		Mr. Ken Wong Ms. Isabella Tam Ms. Winsome Tam Mr. Yuen Cheuk-wa

Summary 內容:		In recent years, the development of the local arts and culture scene has flourished, with the completion of cultural venues integrating art and conservation such as the heritage buildings in Central, the establishment of major international exhibitions, art fairs and auctions, the use of arts and cultural elements in commercial institutions, shopping malls and hotels, and the construction of new performing and visual arts venues in the WKCD. In this session, visual and performing arts practitioners will share their personal artistic journeys, examining how recent developments in Hong Kong have helped to generate a dynamic dialogue between artists, curators, and the public, and the importance of arts and cultural curation and exchange with the younger generation, especially university students. This talk is part of the “Arts and Cultural Management 101 Series” offered by West Kowloon Cultural District Authority and part of West Kowloon Cultural District Series oganised by GE. Registration For HKU students and staff - https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?ueid=53521 For alumni and public -https://www.westkowloon.hk/en/artsandculturalmanagement101

Bio of Speaker(s) 講者簡介:		Mr. Ken Wong (Head, Learning and Participation (Performing Arts), West Kowloon Cultural District Authority) As Head of Learning and Participation (Performing Arts), Ken is responsible for formulating and leading the vision, strategy and delivery model for learning and public engagement programmes. Prior to joining the Authority in early 2017, Ken held the positions of Head of International College and Principal Lecturer (Media and Culture) in Hong Kong University - School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE), where he was responsible for managing a college of over 1,600 students, overseeing the implementation of internationalisation strategies and the development of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in creative industries. Ken has over 17 years of teaching and administrative experience in higher education, having worked for Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and HKU SPACE. Ms. Isabella Tam (Associate Curator, Visual Art, M+) Isabella is Associate Curator for Visual Art at M+, where she conducts in-depth research for the M+ Sigg Collection of Chinese contemporary art, a core collection of the museum, as well as focusing on photography in East Asia and beyond. Co-curator of Canton Express (2017) and M+ Sigg Collection: Four Decades of Chinese Contemporary Art (2016), she also contributed to a number of other M+ exhibitions including Mobile M+: Inflation! (2013) and Song Dong: 36 Calendars (2012). Before joining M+, Isabella was Assistant Curator at the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre and participated the Whitechapel Gallery Curatorial Fellowship in London. She received master’s degrees in Art History and Curatorial Studies from the University of Essex. Ms. Winsome Tam (Senior Manager, Performing Arts (Learning and Participation), West Kowloon Cultural District Authority) Winsome has joined the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority as Senior Manager, Performing Arts (Learning & Participation) in November 2017. Prior to that, she worked with the Asia Society Hong Kong Center for over a decade, leading the development and curation of over 600 public programmes and exchanges on Asian arts and culture, across disciplines of visual arts, music, film, performing arts, architecture, design, literature and arts education. Before joining Asia Society, Winsome worked in the British Council’s arts and creative industries department, liaising with schools and arts organisations in Hong Kong, mainland China and the UK to promote creativity through arts appreciation. A graduate of the University of Virginia, where she gained a Bachelor of Science degree, she also holds a master’s degree in Communications from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr. Yuen Cheuk-wa (Head of Media Design & Technology in the School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts) An award-winning sound designer, Yuen is currently Head of Media Design and Technology in the School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA). Before joining the HKAPA he worked as Technical and Production Manager (Performing Arts) at the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, where he had a pivotal role in the design planning and development of the Lyric Theatre Complex project. He also produced and directed the multimedia concert Primary Shapes: an Eternal Golden Braid (2009), and created a 52-channel surround soundscape for the multimedia spectacular Bubble Show: Year of Dragon for City Of Dreams Macau and an original multi-channel soundscape for the Pacific Place Mall. Yuen earned a bachelor’s degree at the HKAPA, a master’s degree in Sound Design at the California Institute of The Arts and a master’s degree in Architectural Acoustics at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.