| Seminars |
| In Search of Possible Models of Artist-in-Residency
Programme |
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Date & Time:
Venue:
Moderator:
Speakers:
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8 / 5 (Sun). 2:30pm
AiR Corner House
Mr Ho Siu-kee (Advisor, The AiR Association,
Hong Kong)
Mr Robert Loder (Founder and Director,
Triangle Arts Trust, UK)
Ms Pooja Sood (Coordinator, South Asian
Network for the Artists, India)
Ms Margaret Shiu (Director, Bamboo Curtain
Studio, Taiwan)
Ms Jaffa Lam (Chairperson, The AiR Association,
Hong Kong)
** Conduct in English
Artist-in-residence program has become a popular platform
for cultural exchange, as witnessed in the increasing number
of host organizations and the dynamics in international
networking. Yet the format of residency program is something
that can hardly be pinned down. It varies greatly according
to different social and political context. What do art organizers
see in the potential of such program? How can the program
be designed so that the art community can benefit the most?
We have invited colleagues from international residency
network to share with us case studies. We hope you can also
join our discussion.
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Culture and Urban Re-generation
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Date & Time:
Venue:
Moderator:
Guest Speakers: |
29 / 5 (Sun)
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** Conduct in Cantonese
Ture enough, urban re-generation does renew our cityscape.
But it is often a fact the local community is also “renewed”.
Urban renewal should be more than demolishing old buildings
and erecting new ones. It concerns how we preserve and review
the cultures of a community, and how the local residents participate
in the process. Recently many NGOs have initiated projects
to consolidate local cultures and the local communities alike.
Perhaps this is a more grass-roots and pluralistic version
of “Hong Kong core values”. To what extent does
these projects achieve their goals? What can we learn from
them about the strategies of urban renewal? |
Street
as Museum – Cultural Tour
Jointly organised by The AiR Association, Community
Museum Project and the St. James’ Settlement |
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Museum is not necessarily a white cube illuminated by solemn
lighting, guarded by security and cordons. The stories behind
a museum object can perhaps fill up more than a caption
card. The best museum is on the street, where real local
people can proudly tell us stories about their livelihood.
Street as Museum, jointly organized by The
AiR Association, Community Museum Project and St James’
Settlement, is a tour series of living museums. Experienced
locals will guide us through tours of different themes,
such as “Shop-wise”, “Ghosts in the City”,
“Beyond Suzie Wong” and “Survivor Wanchai”.
Visitors, accompanied by cultural experts, will hear stories
and visit places normally not available to non-locals. A
casual discussion will also be arranged at the end of each
tour to share experiences.
Community Museum Project
Community Museum Project (CMP) was found by cultural practitioners,
Howard Chan, Siu King-chung, Tse Pak-chai and Pheobe Wong
in 2002. CMP believes that a museum can be a means to represent
everyday living and values. They focus not on establishing
conventional “museum” hardware but carrying out
flexible exhibition and public programs, often within specific
community settings. Through this process the CMP aims to
nurture a platform to articulate personal experiences and
under-represented histories.
St James’ Settlement
St. James’ Settlement (SJS) was established
in 1949, is a non-profit making multi-service social welfare
agency. They uphold the people-centered principle, professionalism
and quality management system, they provided integrated
services aimed at building up a harmonious society.
Community Development Services (CDS) is a section
focus in facilitating the development of community networks
and local strengths, which are essential for the community
to face changes and challenges. Recently, CDS has developed
several new services to promote the capacity of the community,
include: Community Oriented Mutual Economy (COME), Community
Oriented Mutual Economy (COME) , Sustainable Wanchai Community
Development 21, Community Networking for Skilled Artisans,
Central & Western Urban Renewal Social Service Team,
and KCRC Linear City Complementary Study.
** Tour will be conducted in Cantonese
Quota for each tour is 20 person
Free admission, registration required. In first-come-first-served
basis.
Gathering Place: AiR Corner House - 245 Queen's Road
East, Wanchai (Junction of Queen's Road East and Stone Nullah
Street)
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| Theme |
Content |
Date & Time |
Tour guide |
| Shop-Wise |
There are a wide variety of shops in old
Wanchai. A casual inspection will find shops under the staircases,
“one-dimensional” shops (shops operating against
a wall), and the green tin huts. Operating under limited space
and resources, these shops display great versatility. The
tour is a systematic search for indigenous wisdom hidden in
Wanchai’s big streets and small alleys. |
14 / 5 (Sat), 2:30pm
(about 90mins) |
May (Wanchai resident)
Siu King-chung
(Member of Community Museum Project) |
| Ghost in the City |
Ghost stories may sound superstitious.
Yet they cast their impact on the outlook of our city. Did
you ever wonder why a small basketball field, instead of a
high-rise building, was built in a prime spot of the city?
Believe it or not, urban myths have laid their invisible hand
on our urban planning. The tour tries to locate these ghost
stories in urban development, or vice versa. |
14 / 5 (Sat), 10pm
15 / 5 (Sun), 10pm
(about 90mins) |
Wong Siu-ping (Wanchai resident)
Tse Pak-chai (Member of Community Museum Project) |
| Survivor Wanchai |
There is no shortage of local industries
in Wanchai – picking bean sprouts, hardware and shoe
repairing, just to name a few. Some of them have already disappeared,
some are close to vanish and some still flourishing. The grass-roots
business has been closely related to the daily life of Hong
Kong people. The tour will cover various types of shops while
the visitors can hear from the shop-owners their first-hand
accounts of survival. |
21 / 5 (Sat), 2pm
(about 90mins) |
Chue (Wanchai resident)
Cally Yu (Freelance Writer) |
| Beyond Suzie Wong |
The sex industry may not be desirable
to most people. Yet, admittedly, it is the first one to flourish
when a city’s economy goes well. Furthermore, sex industry
as a force behind other “regular” and peripheral
businesses seems very much underestimated. How are able to
understand the development of business like tailoring, restaurants
and real estates from that of night clubs, saunas and “one
floor one” (self-employed sex workers)? This tour is
not a voyeuristic view into the sex industry, but a rediscovery
of an overlooked link in Wanchai’s economic development. |
21 / 5 (Sat), 9pm
(about 90mins) |
Terence Chan (Wanchai resident)
Ho Kowk-leung (Cultural Worker) |
| Every Street Tells a Story |
To Hong Kong people, a lot of lives happen
on the street, from shopping for pleasure to protest against
pressure. But how much do we know the streets we pass by every
day?
This street-walking tour will go deeply into the something
that apparently mundane. The thematic streets, the names and
nameplates of the streets, the buildings in Wanchai –
all contain stories, myths and histories about how Wanchai
comes to its being. |
28 / 5 (Sat), 11am
28 / 5 (Sat), 2pm
(about 90mins)
** each tour 10 person only ®CūŒ10§H
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Ming
(Wanchai Resident and cultural worker) |
| **Interested public, please send your application
with the following details by email to info@hkair.org,
or fax to 2715 7826. We would confirm your application
via email. |
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