Light Up – Amnesty International Hong Kong x HK Honey

50 artists join hands to create 50 Justice candles to support Human Rights

It is the first time for Amnesty International Hong Kong (AIHK) organizing such a creative event to campaign for human rights. 50 local celebrities and artists were invited to create 50 unique candles, with the topic of “Demand Dignity”, which symbolizes Amnesty International 50th anniversary, as well as lighting up human rights and hopes.

Amnesty International was founded on May 28th, 1961; while AIHK was founded in 1982. Apart from concerning local human rights issues, AlHK also active on global campaigns and human rights education. All these activities were carried out with the mission of introducing universal human rights value to the public and develop a society with respect for human rights. HK Honey is collaborating with us on this event for providing artists the local-produced natural beeswax.

 

Participated Celebrities / Artists:

Amber Au @903
Ama Huen
Anothermountainman
Anthony Wong
Au Hoi Lam
Bo Puinar Hui
Chan Wai Fong
Chochukmo
Cowrice
Chu Hing Wa
Douglas Young@G.O.D.
Ellen Loo@at17
Graphicairlines
Gukzik Lau
Henry Chu@Pill and Pillow
Him Lo
Michael and Nelson@HK Honey
HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity
Monster Jr. and Joseph Tsang @Hot Toys
Hyperbitch Missy
Jaffa Lam
Jing Wong
Kacey Wong
Kay Wong@Daydream Nation
Keith Lam@Dimension+
KS
Law Yuen Yee
Liao Wei Tang
Lily Lau
Martin Cheung
MC Yan
Michaelmichaelmichael
Michele Chung@lalalateam
梅創基
The Cavemen
Pak Sheung Chuen
Paul Lung
Prodip Leung
Shin Wong
Simon Birch
Startfromzero
Sunnie Chan
Telephone Fung
Thickest Choi
Topaz Leung
Willis Ho
Wu Dai Shi Guo

 

The opening ceremony of Amnesty International 50th anniversary exhibition

The candle exhibition is a kick off for the “Light Up- Amnesty International 50th Anniversary”, which will be held on May 27th at Sheung Wan. At this golden anniversary, AIHK had invited Legislator Ms Audrey Yu and Mr. Lee Cheuk Yan, well-known journalist Mr. Ching Cheong, Mr. Micheal Leung from HK Honey to be our honorable guests of the event. Ms Armin Kalyanram, the chairperson of AIHK, will invite the guests to open the exhibition by light up candles and give short speeches on varies topics of Human Rights.

 

Opening Ceremony and Reception

Date: 27 May 2011 (Friday)
Time: 7-9pm
Venue: Rat’s Cave Gallery (G/F, 18A-B Tai Ping Shan Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong)
Free admission (Please email to register: admin-hk@amnesty.org.hk)

 

Exhibition dates

Date: 28 May – Jun 11, 2011
Time: 12:00 pm – 8:30pm
Free admission

 

50名藝術家捍衛人權　共創公義蠟燭

國際特赦組織（香港）首次舉辦人權藝術創作展，雲集50個本土創意單位，以「生存尊嚴」為題發揮無限創意。50枝繞富意義的蠟燭作品，象徵紀念國際特赦組織50周年，燃亮人權與希望。

國際特赦組織於1961年5月28日成立，國際特赦組織（香港）則於1982年正式成立。除了關注本地的人權事務外，也積極推動全球性的倡議運動；同時亦專注人權教育，讓大眾認識及了解人權這普世價值，共同建立一個尊重人權的社會。HK Honey為是次活動合作伙伴，提供本地生產有機純蜂蜜蠟燭予藝術家創作人權蠟燭。

 

國際特赦組織50周年開幕活動

是次蠟燭創作展，將於5月27日在上環為「燃亮人權 — 國際特赦組織50周年」揭開序幕。國際特赦組織（香港）特別邀請了立法會議員余若薇女士、李卓人先生、資深新聞工作者程翔先生及HK Honey 的Michael Leung 作為大會主禮嘉賓。本會主席Armin Kalyanram女士會邀請主禮嘉賓為展覽燃點開幕燭光，並以短講重申社會公義、生存尊嚴、言論自由、等人權訊息。

 

開幕酒會

日期：2011年5月27日（星期五）
時間：晚上7至9時
地點：香港上環太平山街 18A-B 地下Rat’s Cave Gallery
免費入場（名額有限，預留座位：admin-hk@amnesty.org.hk）

 

展期

日期：2011年5月28日至6月11日
時間：每日中午12時至晚上8時半
免費入場

www.amnesty.org.hk
www.hkhoney.org
www.startfromzero.org
www.studiotm.hk
www.facebook.com/AmnestyHK

Lawnmap Hong Kong

Lawnmap

Tired of the signs “Keep Off The Grass”? Here are infos of lawns in Hong Kong you’re entitled to enjoy, from the government parks to wild grasslands. You can contribute to Lawnmap by providing the location and photos with simple description.

Without freezing air-con, you can freely breathe on these lawns. Do play or meditate, walk or jog, sketch or take nice pics, sing or dance or perform….whatever you like.

There’s Grass-Fest of film or music in different parts of the world, from Western countries to Taiwan and Mainland. We’re hoping the delightful atmosphere can spread to Hong Kong.

You can also share different moments on the grass by words, photos or clips, with or without substance. We treasure the urban green zones as well as their stories.

 

How to collaborate

Go to our TAG LAWNS session, choose the Lawnmap icon and add a placemark on it. Write the related infos on the map and save. If you are not familiar with Google Map, click the gear wheel on the top right corner for simple instructions.

 

Anticipation

This project will soon develop into a long-term website for enthusiastic response. Smartphone Apps (i.e. iPhones/Android) would be developed in the near future too.

Offline publications of Lawnmap would be printed in the future, to share the joy of green among concrete.

 

草原地圖

草原地圖提供香港可供自由活動的草地資料。不論是康文署管理下的公園，還是自然而成的草地，都歡迎大家在草原地圖上提供相關的資料，如地點／相片／短片。

這些草地可供我們嬉戲、玩樂、喘息、表演、寫生、沉思、聊天、耍太極、緩步跑……這是商場沒有的空間。外國以至內地、台灣也有草地的音樂節、電影放映會之類，非常熱鬧。希望他朝這也可在香港出現。

除了分享資訊外，草原地圖也歡迎大家分享一些在草地上的生活故事／片段，由白痴低能至感人至深都可以。文字／相片／短片俱可。我們珍惜這些都市草原，也珍惜這些都市的草原故事。

 

參加方法

按本網站的標貼地圖連結，將有關香港草原／草地的東西貼在地圖上，完成後儲存即可。如不懂使用Google Map，網頁右上方有「說明」一項解釋基本的用法，並不難學。

由於反應踴躍，這個計劃將於短期內擴展為一個長期運作的網站。日後或有機會提供手機版本、實物地圖，讓更多的人享受都市草地的樂趣。

 

http://map.lawnmaphk.org/
http://www.facebook.com/lawnmap

Cologne OFF 2011 ARAD

Cologne OFF 2011 ARAD
Arad Art Museum
Arad, Romania
31 March – 2 April 2011

 

Selected works from [20/20] curated by Alvis Choi
1. Thickest Choi – Complaint Song of Hong Kong / 2009
2. Tam Tat Wah – I Need to Get a Job / 2006
3. Ernest Fung – Ninety Five / Two or Three / 1995
4. Ellen Pau – TV Game of the Year / 1990
5. VJ Ferrous – Policy Address / 2009
6. ahshun aka bjornho – I Love the Country But Not the Party / 2009 (music by My Little Airport)

 

Selected works from [HOMEMADE VIDEO FROM HONG KONG] curated by Ellen Pau
1. Kwan Sheung-Chi – A Flags-Raising-Lowering Ceremony at My Home’s Clothes Drying Rack / 2007
2. Eric Siu – Super Cop World / 2005
3. Chilai Howard Cheng – The Doors / 2007
4. Gregor Samsa – Half-Naked Christmas Party / 2009 (music by Forever Tarkovsky Club)
5. Choi Sai Ho – Star / 2007
6. Choi Sai Ho – Label / 2006

 

http://coff.newmediafest.org/blog/?page_id=953
http://www.museumarad.ro/

10 Years of Fotanian: Open Studios 2011

伙炭十年：藝術工作室開放計劃
10 Years of Fotanian: Open Studios 2011

在工廈被宣告已淡出香港歷史舞台，被政策強勢「活化」之際，自2001年 起舉辦的「伙炭」藝術村開放日起已踏入第一個十年。今年將以「伙炭十年」為主題，舉行盛大的藝術工作室開放日，參與藝術家及工作室更是歷來最多，來自70 多個工作室的藝術家背境各異，除一眾本地視覺藝術家外，今年更有不同國籍、更多的藝術形式聚首於火炭，標誌這重要的里程碑。

Despite claims of the fall of industrial estates, Fotanians celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Fotanian: Open studios event. Accordingly, the theme this year is “Ten Years of Fotanian”. The number of studios and artists involved has hit a record high this year and there will be plenty of exhilarating cultural events throughout the year. The Fotanian community has developed from a handful of art studios to a community of 70+ studios ran by artists of all disciplines, not to mention the international artists who have been attracted by this unique community and decided to settle here. Ten years ago, the open studio event did not receive much public attention, but it has grown and flourished – it has now become the highlight of the city’s cultural calendar, with the number of visitors increasing every year.

日期 Date：8,9,15,16/01
時間 Time：2:00pm – 7:00pm
參與工作室 Participating Studios：75
參與藝術家 Participating Artists：260

www.fotanian.com

Hong Kong Whispers

以訛傳訛－香港版

以訛傳訛－香港版是一個於20/1/2011 至 26/2/2011 在英國倫敦的198 Contemporary Arts and Learnings文化空間舉行的聯展，由來自英國的Anthony Elliot 策展，邀請六位來自香港的藝術家參與，透過他們的作品去討論香港與英國在文化及歷史上千絲萬縷之關係。

是次展覽「以訛傳訛－香港版」將會在C&G 藝術單位以放映會及研討會的形式進行。

C&G將會於27/1/2011至14/2/2011播放在”198″展覽錄影的展場情況及當地觀眾對作品的回應片段，並且在29/1/2011舉辦研討會，就「為何香港藝術應否挑戰文化帝國主義？」進行討論。

策劃：Anthony Elliot
合辦：C & G 藝術單位 及 198
參與藝術家：楊嘉輝、方韻芝、蔡志厚、吳欣慈、Livia Garcia 、黃耀陞 & Oscar Oldershaw & Joe Campbell
展覽日期：二零一一年一月二十七日(星期四) 至 二月十四日(星期一)
展覽時間：下午2:00-7:30，星期四至一，(逢星期二、三及正月初一至初七休息)
研討會日期：二零一一年一月二十九日(星期六)
研討會時間：下午6-7:30
研討會嘉賓：羅文樂、黃耀陞、楊嘉輝、方韻芝、蔡志厚
研討會主題：為何香港藝術應挑戰文化帝國主義?
展覽及研討會地點：香港九龍太子西洋菜南街222號三字樓（始創中心後）
查詢：23909332／info@CandG-Artpartment.com

 

Hong Kong Whispers

Thickest Choi, Vangi Fong, Livia Garcia, Annysa Ng, Raimund Wong, Samson Young

20th January -26th February 2011
Preview 19th January 2011 6.30-9pm

Hong Kong Whispers is a group exhibition, which addresses the cultural and historical relationship between Hong Kong and the UK. Proposing a definition of an art exhibition analogous to a game of Chinese Whispers. The exhibition explores the miscommunications that happen in cross cultural art exhibition, and attempts to create a space in which meanings can be discussed, debated, and challenged.

Hong Kong Whispers is curated by Anthony Elliott, who developed the project from an interest in the continuing issues raised by cultural imperialism, which are being shaped and challenged by new technologies of communication and political movements.

www.198.org.uk
www.candg-artpartment.com

Asian Art Invitation Exhibition

亞洲藝術邀請展
Asian Art Invitation Exhibition
紅專廠，廣州
Redtory, Guangzhou
12.11.2011 – 31.12.2011


參展藝術家
老慧行
黎卓華
李俊峰
唐偉傑
王天仁
王永棠
朱耀煒
冼朗兒
劉學成
吳軍陶
呂朗婷
楊美青
羅文樂
蔡志厚
羅至傑
譚家榮
鄧國騫
黃進曦
Samuel Adam Swope
方韻芝

 

http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_62f3bde70100moz5.html

Logo Redevelopment Series (2) – Champagne HK

[20/20] @ Experimentica 2010

Sat 16 Oct • 2.30pm • Sad 16 Hyd

Videotage (literally merging the two concepts of video and montage) is an interdisciplinary artistcollective which focuses on the development of video and new media art in Hong Kong. Founded in 1986, Videotage’s support to artists came in the form of labour and equipment for production and post-production, and the exchange of ideas. Videotage has since expanded to include publications, education, exhibitions and screenings.

For Experimentica, curator Alvis Choi presents an overview of video works from Hong Kong over the past twenty years. The programme explores the cross-generational difference between those in their 20s, born in the ‘80s, often seen as a politically apathetic, “not caring” generation, and those who were in their 20s during the political activism of the 1980s. The films reflect the role of the independent music scene in Hong Kong video art, and demonstrate how one generation quietly influenced another and how a sense of social and political observation has continued to evolve throughout the Hong Kong art scene.

Presented with the support of Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the British Council.


www.chapter.org/20681.html