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1a space is pleased to announce Fill in the Space , an artist-in-residency programme which aims at creating a shared space for creative dialogues and artistic exchanges. The programme is opened to Hong Kong artists and artist collectives aged 18 or above working in the field of contemporary art. Up to 4 successful applicants will be eligible to use 1a space’s main gallery as their shared studio for a period of two months free of charge. The application deadline is Sunday 18 April 2021. Fill in the Space focuses on applicants’ artistic process and the experimentations that results from working alongside other artists. The two-month residency will provide plenty of opportunities for interactions that cross the boundaries between different art forms and disciplines. As a studio-based residency, it offers time for introspective reflection, as well as a communal space for artists to share and leave their marks on each other’s thoughts. Through the experience of peer-learning and co-creating without the pressure of material outcome, the programme seeks to foster and sense of commonality among artists. Therefore, we welcome open-minded artists or artists collectives who are willing to exchange insights and to learn together through inclusion and positivity. The residency The residency programme will run from 3 May to 27 June 2021. Successful applicants will have access to a shared studio space in the diverse artist community in Cattle Depot Artist Village. The shared studio is furnished with basic equipment and is around 2000 square feet for 4 artists. This is not a live-in residency, however there is a leisure area with minimal kitchenette and pantry stocked with basic supplies. The programme also offers every artist at the residency material allowance and the opportunity to participate in weekly informal gatherings with fellow residency artists, field trips to visit established artists’ studio etc. Obligations The successful applicants may be required to take part in at least one public programming event (e.g. artist sharing, open studio, etc.). The artist must comply with the rule of 1a space and rules in connection to the preservation of heritage buildings of Cattle Depot. Who can apply? The open call is aimed at young and emerging artists and artists collectives aged 18 or above who are living and working in Hong Kong. We welcome young and emerging artists and artist collectives working in the field of contemporary art with any disciplinary backgrounds such as performance, new media, video, painting, sculpture, sound, etc. Each artist and artist-collective is able to submit one proposal only. How to apply? The application process is online only and the deadline is Sunday 18 April 2021 7pm . Please send the following documents in ONE PDF file with NO MORE THAN 10 pages in total to info@oneaspace.org.hk : A proposal of max 600 words in English or 1200 characters in Chinese which includes an explanation as to how the applicant can benefit from the time and space at 1a space, as well as why Fill in the Space will be rewarding for the applicant’s artistic practice. An artist statement which provides an overview of the applicant’s artistic practice with up to 5 images. CV / portfolio of the applicant. Please include applicant’s basic information (name, surname, mobile number) in the body of the email. Selection process Submissions will be evaluated by a committee that includes representatives of 1a space and experts from the contemporary art field. Applications will be evaluated based on the applicant’s artistic merit, the residency’s benefit to the applicant’s development and the applicant’s potential for collaborations.

1a space presents “青年藝術及文化管理人才培育計劃”, a series of talks with leading experts and practitioners in the local art industry. Between 18 -22 December, the five-day workshop offers a rare opportunity to have intimate conversations with art administrators and founders of alternative art spaces in Hong Kong, while situated in the spaces themselves. With a particular focus on Kowloon City District, the workshop covers a wide range of topics from new media and community art administration to the preservation of traditional craftmanship. 【Part 1: New media art administration】 ►Speaker: Angel Leung (Programme Manager, Videotage), moderated by Myra Chan (Project Coordinator, Videotage) ►Date & Time: 5pm, 18 Dec 2020 ►Venue: Videotage, Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road ►Language: Cantonese ►Target Audience: All are welcomed & no admission fee required (all partipants under the age of 18 must provide emergency contacts) ►How to join: Please fill in an online registration form at https://forms.gle/xB7ThQF1323MtXKJ7 . We will notify successful applicants through an email. Please reply to the email in order to confirm the appointment. We have limited vacancies and will process registrations on a first-come-first-served basis. New media is an emerging art field which remains hard to define. It is mainly because media art is an ongoing process which encompasses artwork created with new media technologies, such as 3D printing and biotechnology. If new media is constantly evolving and changing, what is new media art administration like? How do art administrators embrace the interdisciplinary of new media art? Angel Leung and moderator Myra Chan will discuss the unique characteristic related to this new form of art administration and the challenges it faces. A large part of the talk will focus on identifying the skillsets required in the industry and offering concrete advice on how to develop them. Videotage is a leading Hong Kong-based non-profit organization specializing in the promotion, presentation, creation and preservation of new media art across all languages, shapes and forms. Founded in 1986, Videotage has evolved from an artist-run collective to an influential network, supporting creative use of media art to explore, investigate and connect with issues that are of significant social, cultural and historical value. 【Part 2: Community art administration】 ►Speaker: Peggy Chan (administration director, Art Together), moderated by Stephanie Chung (programme coordinator, Art Together) ►Date & Time: 19 Dec 2020,5pm ►Venue: Unit 1207,12/F,Block B,Merit Industrial Centre,94 To Kwa Wan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong ►Language: Cantonese ►Target Audience: All are welcomed & no admission fee required (all participants under the age of 18 must provide emergency contacts) ►How to join: Please fill in an online registration form at https://forms.gle/gw711wZyHujr8bdH6 . We will notify successful applicants through an email. Please reply to the email in order to confirm the appointment. We have limited vacancies and will process registrations on a first-come-first-served basis. The talk will begin with an overview of some key moments in the history of community art in Hong Kong. Mainly following the career progression of Peggy Chan, the talk takes an information format of intimate conversation between friends, while looking at how Chan started her prolific career as artist and community art administrator, discussing what are the new possibilities of creating collaboration between artists and communities. Art Together Limited, established in 2014 as a charitable organization, is a non-profit art group based in Hong Kong. Art Together Limited mainly works on art projects and exhibitions at outdoor area and public space in Hong Kong, in an attempt to reach different communities in a mobile fashion. 【Part 3: Non-commercial independent art space management】 ►Speaker: Katie Ho, Kay Mei Ling Beadman and Isabella Ng (all founders of Hidden Space) ►Date & Time: 20 Dec 2020 (Sun),5pm ►Venue: Unit 6, 16/F Block A Wah Tat Industrial Centre 8-10 Wah Sing Street Kwai Hing Hong Kong ►Language: Cantonese ►Target Audience: All are welcomed & no admission fee required (all participants under the age of 18 must provide emergency contacts) ►How to join: Please fill in an online registration form at https://forms.gle/FM7oUMUbQgmMUoYL6 . We will notify successful applicants through an email. Please reply to the email in order to confirm the appointment. We have limited vacancies and will process registrations on a first-come-first-served basis. In recent years, contemporary art has become a synonym for wealth, luxury, and exclusivity. But is that all that contemporary art is? What is missing in the mainstream understanding of the contemporary art industry? Where can one find and engage with art that is not presented as a commodity? In this talk, we hear from artists and founders of Hidden Space, Katie Ho, Kay Mei Ling Beadman, and Isabella Ng about their place in the HK art ecosystem. Drawing on their experiences of both being artists and running an independent art space, the speakers provide an insight into ways of supporting artists, and arts and cultural activity planning. Hidden Space is an independent artist-run space founded in 2017 by three Hong Kong artists, Katie Ho, Kay Mei Ling Beadman, and Isabella Ng. They work with artists and curators to develop and present experimental installation and performance artwork, providing opportunities for artists to extend their practice in a non-commercial and non-institutional environment. The space is hidden in a working industrial building in Kwai Hing. 【Part 4: Art installation and art production business】 ►Speaker: Leo Wong & Yu Kei Kei (Founders of Pointsman Art Creation) ►Date & Time: 21 Dec 2020 (Mon), 5pm ►Venue: Unit E, 11/F, Mai Gar Industrial Building, 146 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong ►Language: Cantonese ►Target Audience: All are welcomed & no admission fee required (all participants under the age of 18 must provide emergency contacts) ►How to join: Please fill in an online registration form at https://forms.gle/WGywW3HRGevq8eKq9 . We will notify successful applicants through an email. Please reply to the email in order to confirm the appointment. We have limited vacancies and will process registrations on a first-come-first-served basis. With more and more museums, public art institutions and commercial galleries opening in Hong Kong, the demand for professional art technicians has increased drastically in the past years. Many artists and people who is passionate in art started see this career path as an alternative means to be involved in the art world. Leo Wong and Yu Kei Kei, artists and founders of Pointsman will discuss how he started his career in art production. In the discussion, participants will have the opportunity to visit his productions studio, gain first-hand knowledge on the industry. Wong will also share his valuable experience on artwork installation. Founded in 2013, Pointsman Art Creation is a team of Exhibition Curators & Producers in Arts, Culture and Heritage. Our team is dedicated to bring art closer to the public by engaging in a wide range of events and exhibitions. They are not limited by the conventions and are constantly pushing boundaries, which presents the public new curatorial experiences. They worked as exhibition consultant for the “TKO Heritage Post”, curated and produced a painting exhibition “Borrowed People” and constructed for a glass curtain wall public art at Lam Tin Complex. 【Part 5: Cultural and creative industry】 ►Speaker: Yan (founder, Coutou Woodworking Studio), moderated by Arthur (member, Coutou Woodworking Studio) ►Date & Time: 22 Dec 2020 (Tue), 5pm ►Venue: Coutou Woodworking Studio, Unit A, 6/F, Gee Chang Industrial Building, 108 Lok Shan Rd, To Kwa Wan ►Language: Cantonese ►Target Audience: All are welcomed & no admission fee required (all participants under the age of 18 must provide emergency contacts) ►How to join: Please fill in an online registration form at https://forms.gle/P5ydASAeNAZYxBMZ6 . We will notify successful applicants through an email. Please reply to the email in order to confirm the appointment. We have limited vacancies and will process registrations on a first-come-first-served basis. Yan, founder of Coutou will share with us her art career from studying woodworking in Taiwan to founding Coutou Studio. Moderated by Arthur the conversation discusses how to preserve traditional craftmanship such as Chinese woodwork. In the recent years, Coutou studio has been working on upcrycling unwanted tree or wood waste to create functional furniture using traditional and modern woodworking technique. Touch on the environmental responsibility of art, the speakers will examine creative possible ways of integrating traditional craftsmanship in today’s creative industry and how should interested young professionals start their career. In between carpenters & craftsmanship, human & trees, there are lots of possibilities. Devoting to craftsmanship in Hong Kong, is like walking in the rye. When Coutou Woodworking Studio keep moving and exploring, their collective believe that they are not alone. Learning from the trees and craftsmanship, is like understanding how the world operates, they try their best to pass on those forgotten carpenters' skills and treasure the neglected resources, turn the craftsmanship as tools to create a better future on what they concern.

Inspiring arts exchange between UK and Hong Kong Online Festival 11 - 14 November 2020 Image Courtesy: 1. Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, I cant remember a time i didn't need you(moment), 2020, Interactive Game (still) 2. Antonio Roberts, untitled, 2019, Video (screenshot from sonituslive) 3. Hetain Patel, Spectrum 2, 2020, Single channel HD Video, acrylic paint (video still) 4. Lee Kai Chung, Theatre Exile (working Title) Screen_05, 2020, single channel video 5. Sharon Lee Cheuk Wun, Same River Twice (newspaper stand), 2020, Gelatin-silver prints, 6-channel video 1a space is delighted to be a part of Peer to Peer: UK/HK , a programme designed to encourage meaningful cultural exchange and to forge enduring partnerships between the UK and Hong Kong's visual arts sectors. The programme launches publicly with an online festival of international exchange and collaboration on the 11-14 November , curated by independent curator Ying Kwok. The Festival will include an online exhibition of digital artworks from UK and Hong Kong based artists, including 5 new commissions by artists nominated by UK and Hong Kong based partners. There will also be a series of digital residencies taking place across partner organisation's social media channels as well as a set of curated panel discussions. Peer to Peer: UK/HK is led by University of Salford Art Collection, Open Eye Gallery and Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA) and consists of a network of contemporary visual arts organisations across the UK and Hong Kong. The project has been generously supported by funding from Arts Council England and the GREAT campaign. Save the date Peer to Peer: UK/HK Online Festival 11 - 14 November 2020 Curated by independent curator Ying Kwok, the Peer to Peer: UK/HK online festival will put artists based in the UK and Hong Kong at the centre and will facilitate international cultural exchange and collaboration. Alongside a digital exhibition of new and existing artwork, the festival programme will include panel discussions and a digital sharing platform. The festival will explore artists and practices that critically engage with new media and technology to challenge contemporary art practice and consider the conceptual possibilities. The festival will be free, open to all and will be hosted on Peer to Peer: UK/HK site. Registration will open 21 October 2020. peertopeerexchange.org “I am tremendously impressed by the creative ambition and appetite for international collaboration demonstrated by the Peer to Peer: UK/HK digital project. This is such a heartening example of international exchange and partnership evolving despite the global pandemic. Artists may not be able to travel but – as this project shows - they can connect and innovate in the digital space." Nick McDowell, Director International, Arts Council England "We are undergoing a new phase where we have to unlearn our way of life and re-establish new ones. Investing in and developing the new ways of international collaboration is vital in growing the strength of the arts and culture sector." Ying Kwok, Festival Curator New commissions announced From 11 November Peer to Peer: UK/HK will be presenting five brand new commissions from artists who are creating work through new media, technology and digital platforms. Each of the artists was selected from nominations by UK and Hong Kong partner organisations taking part in Peer to Peer: UK/HK. They include: Antonio Roberts Untitled , 2020, video Nominated by Charlotte Frost, Furtherfield, London, UK . Antonio Roberts explores what ownership and authorship mean in an age impacted by digital technology. His new work will demonstrate the creative potential of 'Live coding', a performative practice where artists make music and visual art live using programming technology. The practice has grown into a global community, attending online and physical 'Algorave' events. www.hellocatfood.com Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley I cant remember a time i didn't need you , 2020, interactive story Nominated by Peter Bonnell and co-commissioned with QUAD Derby, UK Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley's work uses animation, sound, performance and video games to communicate the experiences of Black trans people. In her interactive digital story a mysterious fog takes over a city, changing all within it. www.daniellebrathwaiteshirley.com Hetain Patel Spectrum 2 , 2020, Single channel HD Video, acrylic paint Nominated by Skinder Hundal and co-commissioned with New Art Exchange, Nottingham, UK Hetain Patel is a London based visual artist and performance maker. Using drawing and animation he will explore the physical manifestation of three different, cultural influences on his body and identity: Bruce Lee, Spider-Man and an Indian squatting position. www.hetainpatel.com Lee Kai Chung Theatre Exile (working Title) , 2020, single channel video Nominated by Wang Weiwei, CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Art and Textiles), Hong Kong Lee Kai Chung uses historical events, political systems and ideologies to inform his artistic research. The commission is the fourth part of a pentalogy exploring Displacement and Diaspora, taking inspiration from his research of Jewish documentary filmmaker Gertrude Wolfson and Japanese film producer Nagamasa Kwakita. www.leekaichung.com Sharon Lee Cheuk Wan Same River Twice, 2020, Gelatin-silver prints, 6-channel video, 6 sets of moving images uploaded on google map Nominated by Bess Chan, Hong Kong International Photo Festival, Hong Kong Photographer Sharon Lee Cheuk Wan approaches the absence, disappearance and lost in history and memory. Using Google Maps' Street View she explores the online record of Hong Kong's Harcourt Road in 2014, revisiting the road to re-photograph the same street views using analogue photography to create a hybrid half-positive-half-negative digital map. www.sharonleecw.com Generously supported by Arts Council England and the GREAT campaign. Festival Organisers: University of Salford Art Collection, Open Eye Gallery, CFCCA UK/HK Partners UK partners a-n - The Artists Information Company, Castlefield Gallery, Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA), Firstsite, Furtherfield, Milton Keynes Arts Centre, New Art Exchange Nottingham, Newlyn Art Gallery / The Exchange, Nottingham Contemporary, Open Eye Gallery, QUAD Derby, Red Eye Photography Network, University of Salford Art Collection, and Wellcome Collection. Hong Kong partners 1983, 1a space, Blindspot Gallery, Centre for Heritage Arts and Textile (CHAT), Eaton Workshop, HART, Hong Kong International Photo Festival, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, K11 Art Foundation, Oil Street Art Space, Videotage and WMA.

In response to the unprecedented challenges and its impact, Art Future invites young and emerging art talents to submit innovative project idea highlighting the possibilities and imagination of the future for the art circle, humanity and beyond. The project empowers selected curators and artists to realize their concept into physical events with an online showcase. Art Future encourages young and emerging local and international talents in the contemporary art field with curatorial guidance, training and advice to help actualize their artistic project. To enhance regional and international idea exchange and dialogues, the project will be divided into two parts to engage with talents locally and internationally. Projects that take innovative curatorial approaches and experimental formats will be encouraged. The current situation has set the stage for an shift toward the online and digital solutions. Art Future is highlighting the variety of programme that make possible within the online format and its potential to innovative programme structure. Applicant should consider a possible plan to conduct and curate the project at a distance and remotely through online channels. Selected artist/curator will receive: • Professional advice, curatorial comments and instructions by 1a space's curatorial panel members • Administrative support in constructing and implementing an exhibition plan • Exhibition opportunity at 1a space gallery • Production fee of the exhibition/exhibit artworks • Promotion of the exhibition on 1a space’s audience and media networks Part 1: Open Call for Artist/Curator (local talents)　 Submission deadline：6-9-2020 Exhibition period: Oct 2020 (includes an online virtual exhibtion produced by 1a space)　 Submission Requirements: An exhibtion proposal on the theme “ Future” with at least 1 participatory-based public programming • Individuals who have recently completed an art course/formal training in the arts within 5 year • Expectation and objective for joining the project • A no more than 10-page artist CV and portfolio with images of his/her previous artworks • With the commitment in launching professional career in the arts • Priority will be given to applicants without solo exhibition experience To apply, please send us the required documents (in English) via e-mail to: info@oneaspace.org.hk or by post at Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. If you have any questions, please write to: info@oneaspace.org.hk Part 2: Open Call for Artist/Curator (international)　 **Further details will be announced soon.

Hong Kong Art Critics Nurturing Programme 2019-20 Master Class III: History．Research．Criticism：Their Whereabouts, Our Position Master class will begin with two stories to elaborate the tension between Art History and Art criticism. What is their whereabouts under the context of art development? How can we locate our position? Which side shall we take? Date: 31 May 2020 (Sunday) Time: 7pm Venue: 1a space (Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong) Speaker: Lee Wing Ki Language: Cantonese Fee: HKD280 Register Now: https://forms.gle/TmovEoZhtPLFMt5J6 *1a Friends can enjoy a 20% off discount. About the speaker: Lee Wing Ki Lee Wing Ki is an artist-researcher based in Hong Kong. He read history of art at the University of Hong Kong and receive a MA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, supported by a British Chevening Scholarship. His photography projects were exhibited in Austria, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Latvia, Taiwan and the UK. His artistic practice lies between documentary photography, artistic and archival research, and a contemporary take to analogue photographic practice. He is currently an Assistant Professor in photography at the Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University and a curatorial member of 1a space, an independent art space in Hong Kong.

We are pleased to announce that the exhibition period of "Participatory Public Lab: To Kwa Wan Community Dining Room Project Exhibition" will be extended until 31 May due to the overwhelming response. Participatory Public Lab: To Kwa Wan Community Dining Room Project Exhibition Virtual Tour：https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=qxdpLPsS9qr Exhibition: 8 May to 31 May 2020 Time: Tuesday to Sunday 11 am – 7 pm; closed on Monday Address: 1a space (Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong)

1a space aims to provide young and emerging curator and artists a platform and resources for implementing conceptual and experimental art project. The Emerging Talents in Contemporary Art encourages local and international talents with curatorial guidance, training and advice to help actualize their artistic project. To enhance regional and international idea exchange and dialogues, the project will be divided into two parts to engage with talents from different part of the world. Projects that take innovative curatorial approaches and experimental formats will be encouraged. －－－－－ Part 1: Open Call for Artist/Curator (Pan-Asia/Belt and Road regions) has been successfully completed in October 2019. Selected artist: Daniel Chong (Singapore) －－－－－ Part 2: Open Call for Artist/Curator : International ▶Exhibition period: April 2020 (exhibition duration not less than 6 weeks) ▶Application deadline: 2 February 2020 11:59pm Hong Kong Time ▶Announcement of result: March 2020 With the aim of encouraging curatorial research in tandem with exhibition planning, the programme provides deserving curatorial talent or curatorial team/ artist or artist group a platform and necessary resources to realize an innovative and experimental project to fill the gap between larger public institutions and commercial ventures. The aim of this curatorial residency programme is to promote arts in Hong Kong with international collaborations and to enhance international curatorial research in Hong Kong. An honorarium will be provided for selected artist/curator. 1a space provides allowance for flight tickets (for non-Hong Kong curator(s)/artist(s) only), accommodation (for non-Hong Kong curator(s)/artist(s) only), exhibition space and production fee to the curator(s)/artist(s), who produces an exhibition in 1a space in April with at least 1 related public programming. S/he will organize and present the exhibition and related public programmes within the residence period. For curator scheme, an inclusive of local artist(s) is encouraged. All applications submitted will be considered final and treated as such. Applicants will not, under any circumstances, be permitted to add or edit an application once it has been submitted. All incomplete or duplicate applications will be immediately disqualified. All the submitted plans and materials will be entrusted confidentially. ▶Submission Requirements: - Group and solo exhibition proposals are both welcomed - Curator/curatorial team/artist from international regions - A no more than 10-page detailed exhibition proposal that outlines both the curatorial statement, background and plan for the exhibition - a short synopsis of proposed project - expectation and objective for joining the project - A preferred duration of stay and if accepted this can be negotiated according to gallery availability and schedule - a working timeline for the exhibition to open in April 2020 - List of participating artist(s) and short bios for each (maximum 4 participating artist) - A completed Budget Plan with considerations for shipping and/or art production as well as artist fee - Curator(s)/artist(s)’CV - Portfolio of previous production ▷▷To apply, please send us the required documents (in English) via e-mail to: info@oneaspace.org.hk or by post at Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong For more information, please visit our website: http://www.oneaspace.org.hk If you have any questions, please write to: info@oneaspace.org.hk

1a space, founded in 1998, is an independent, non-profit making contemporary visual arts organization and exhibition venue founded by a collective of Hong Kong artworkers. Over the past twenty years, 1a space has presented and organized more than 160 exhibitions and activities. 1a space has played a vital role in developing new frontiers for the visual arts scene in Hong Kong and its representation abroad. 1a space is now inviting applications for the position of Senior Project Executive (Full-time). The position is a 3-year contract. Responsibilities: Manage logistics for arts program Research and contribute to the development of program Coordinate with media requests Manage social media platforms for event promotions and updates Supervise the project coordinators and to plan and implement all trainings, tours and public activities Collect survey for the Program elevation Compile program account reports Participate and assist in research projects related to arts and culture Assist in drafting academic-driven proposal and produce printed and online materials and publication Optimist, devoted, self-motivated, detail-minded, efficient and with good communication skill Requirements: Degree in art history, visual art or fine art, art education, curatorial studies or museum studies, or related subject A minimum of three years’ relevant experiences in the art and cultural sector, NGOs, charity / community project management, academics and/or social service settings Project co-ordination experience is a must Writing and copy-editing skills Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Chinese Good working and learning attitude, be a good team player and have the ability to work independently and under pressure Experiences in accounting or program budgeting would be an advantage Interested candidate please send full resume with current and expected salary to info@oneaspace.org.hk (Subject: 1a space Senior Project Executive) by 24 May 2020 . Please quote the position on the email subject and the application letter. Applicants not invited for interview within four weeks after application deadline may consider their applications unsuccessful. Personal data of unsuccessful applicants will be retained for a maximum of two years. All applications will be treated in strict confidence and personal information will only be used for recruitment related purposes.

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No New Idols: Hong Kong is an international event combining performance arts and visual arts exhibition, covering the topics of ancient civilizations and cultures. In addition to exhibiting artworks from international and local artists, the programme includes a range of art appreciation and experiential education activities in form of performance arts. A series of workshops of No New Idols: Hong Kong will be presented in December 2019 at different art venues around Hong Kong. A range of workshops for young people and public, including workshops led by local and international artists, artist demonstration and exhibition presenting the collaboration works of artists and participants will be held. Youth-oriented art workshops and martial art experience including cyanotype, mural painting, printmaking, and martial arts, aims to allow local youth experiencing art in different medium in their spare time. And an exhibition opening ceremony/ exhibition will be held from 15 December to 29 December 2019 to showcase the learning outcomes of workshop participants to a larger group of public audience. This programme is supported by Home Affairs Department. Experience unique visual and performance arts by workshops led by artists from USA, Mexico and Hong Kong: 1. Cyanotype Workshop 2. Mural Painting Workshop 3. Print-Making Workshop 4. Choy Li Fut Art Experience 5. Martial Mediumship Workshop ▶Register here: https://forms.gle/AwzTsRB8ZcbmeBXN7 ◀ Cyanotype Workshop Artist will work with the participants to create cyanotype, in reference with the ancient and folk symbols and features of Hong Kong, Guangdong, Hakka and other cultures. Using Indonesia motifs, Parang and Kawung, as examples, the artist will introduce the unique motifs of different cultures and its representation. In the workshop, the artist will encourage participants to create several simple geometric or just organic/irregular shapes from their belongings, then transform the shapes into a strong motif by repetition. Participants can also use paper-cutting, marker to draw on clear film to create shapes or just use prepared geometric shapes from artist. Then they will put their design onto their water-colour paper painted with the chemical solution and print the design onto the paper by letting it sit under the sun/ UV light. Participants’ works will be presented in the exhibition of No New Idols: Hong Kong after the workshops from 15 December to 29 December 2019. Workshop date: 14-15 December 2019 (Saturday and Sunday) Time: 10am – 12nn; 1pm – 3pm Venue: 1a space (Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong) Quota: 20 people each session Target Audience: 6-29 years old Artist tutor: Karen Lai Garling Mural Painting Workshop Supported by the Kowloon City District Council and the Tsung Tsin Christian Academy, large scale mural painting workshops will be held in the Cattle Depot Art Park and the basketball court of Tsung Tsin Christian Academy. The workshop will engage the local population to describe their idea of what is sacred and what are their hopes and dreams. Workshop participants can work with the lead artist to create two pieces of new public mural artworks during the workshops. In addition to responding to the culture and community of the district, the murals can beautify the environment. Artist will study the characteristics of the community and draft the sketch of the mural before the workshop, while participants will be involved in the process of mural painting with the guidance from the artist. The working process will be documented using video and be played in the No New Idols: Hong Kong Exhibition during 15-29 December to showcase the workshop result. Workshop dates: 10-14 December, 2019 (Tuesday to Saturday) Time: 9am – 11am (Session 1); 2pm – 4pm (Session 2) Venue: Cattle Depot Art Park and Tsung Tsin Christian Academy Quota: 100 people Target Audience: 13-29 years old and general public Artist tutor: Justin Hoover * 12-13 December workshop sessions welcome public participation. Print-Making Workshop This workshop will introduce basic wood block carving and hand printing technique to the general public. Participants will be invited to bring an old photograph from their household for the design. The blocks and selected prints done by participants of each workshop will be kept by the tutor to be included in a mural display in No New Idols: Hong Kong, to showcase their interpretation of their own personal history. Date: 7 and 14 December 2019 (Saturday) Time: 12pm – 3pm; 4pm – 7pm Venue: Senselessart Studio (8/F Golden Name Commercial Building, 400 Portland Street, Prince Edward, Hong Kong) Quota: 20 people per session Target Audience: 12-29 years old Artist tutor: Jane Fok *Each participant please bring an old family/household photograph (digital or print) for the workshop. Choy Li Fut Art Experience Choy Li Fut is a kind of Nanquan in Chinese martial arts. After more than one hundred years of development, it is not only popular in Lingnan, but also in many countries and regions in Asia, Europe, America, Africa and Australia. Artist Justin Hoover will lead the participants to experience the flow of body movements in this workshop, and experience the holistic coordination of body and the balance of the body during the practice of Choy Li Fut, which aims to explore the science and rationality of the routines and practice methods of the traditional Chinese martial arts Choy Li Fut. Date: 15 December 2019 (Sunday) Time: 3pm – 5pm Venue: Cattle Depot Artist Village and Cattle Depot Art Park Quota: 40 people Target Audience: 6-18 years old Artist tutor: Justin Hoover Martial Mediumship Workshop Martial Mediumship focuses on incorporating an ancient sense of the warrior spirit with traditional and contemporary dance, movement, costume and ritual. This Ba Gua Zhang based workshop uses the fundamental practice of this martial arts technique and layers it with Mexican spiritual and indigenous warrior practices. The workshop uses movement and costume to channel the spiritual warrior inside all humans, and relies on the esoteric mystical practices of Ba Gua Zhang. This unifies Taoist and Buddhist philosophies with traditional indigenous Mexican dance and movement practices thereby celebrating the 2000 year relationship of cultural exchange between these two native cultures. Utilizing Ba Gua Zhang, this project focuses its physical/spiritual aspects from Buddhist and Taoist monks, utilizing exercises that build the internal energy systems and focuses on teaching youth self healing (muscles, chi, facia, tendons) as well as trains the spiritual aspects of meditation, concentration, critical thinking, and creativity in teaching to channel one’s spirit for the betterment of the self, the family, and the community. Date: 7-8 December 2019 (Saturday and Sunday) Time: 3pm – 5pm Venue: Tsung Tsin Christian Academy Drama Room (8 Lai Hong Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon) Quota: 30 people Target Audience: 6-16 years old; 17-29 years old Artist tutor: Yunuen Rhi ▶ Click here to register now ◀

1a space is the Curatorial Partner of the ‘Opening Ceremony of the Cattle Depot Art Park – Experiencing Cattle Depot’, co-organized by Kowloon City District Office and Kowloon City District Council, presenting the Pubic Art Exhibition,Creative 3D Cow Painting Workshop and series of public programs. The Opening Ceremony of the Cattle Depot Art Park will be held on 8th September 2019. Visitors can enjoy a variety of art & cultural activities from August to September 2019 including artistic workshops and public art exhibition to celebrate the launch of the park. Programme curated by 1a space: Pubic Art Exhibition Date: 8th September 2019 - 22nd September 2019 Time: 7AM - 10PM (Cattle Depot Art Park) 10AM - 10PM (Cattle Depot Artist Village) Location: Cattle Depot Art Park, 39 San Shan Road, To Kwa Wan; and Unit 8, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan Content: 12 local artists/artist groups from the Cattle Depot Artist Village will present their public artworks and art experience at the Cattle Depot Art Park inspired by their imagination of this newly launched public space. Participating Artists (in no particular order): • 1a space • Wong Chun-wing • Cecilia Ho • On & On Theatre Workshop • Penjing Association of Hong Kong • Andypoll Chan • Chan Kwong-wah • Frog King (a.k.a Kwok Mang-ho) • Wong Chi-fai • Grey and Green Ping Pong • Videotage (Presenting Artist: Joseph Chen King-yuen) • Chung Wai-ian Fee: Free Creative 3D Cow Painting Workshop Date/Time: • Session 1: 11AM - 1PM, 31st August 2019 • Session 2: 3PM - 5PM, 31st August 2019 • Session 3: 3PM - 5PM, 8th September 2019 Location: • Session 1 & 2: 1a space, Unit 14, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, • Session 3: Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon Content: With the basic painting techniques taught by instructor, participants can create their own 3D cow sculptures to commemorate the passing cows at Cattle Depot. Artworks as a collaborative art creation will be exhibited in the Cattle Depot Artist Village. Fee: Free Online Registration: https://forms.gle/7ir4eyQrJU1FDLhF7 • Deadline for registration: 30th August 2019 • Walk-in are welcomed • Enrollment is on a first-come-first-served basis Programme and Event Highlights: Indigo Dye Workshop Workshop Instructor: Indigo11.50 Date: 8th September 2019 Time: 3:30PM Location: Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon Content: Indigo11.50 creates a series of graphic elements which were inspired by the surroundings of the Art Park. By using the graphic elements mixed with the Mud resisting Indigo Dye technique, participants are going to make their own ideal Indigo curtain cloth. Fee: Free Online Registration: https://forms.gle/bMZYcZh1SS6JoD1ZA • Deadline for registration: 6th September 2019 • Walk-in are welcomed • Enrollment is on a first-come-first-served basis Community Dance Party Performance group: Grey and Green Ping Pong Project Date: 8th September 2019 Time: 4:30PM Location: Open Space at Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, Ma Tau Kok, Kowloon Content: New park. New landscape. People from all age can dance freely and enjoy this community party lead by Yuen Kin-leung Maru from Dance Ability Hong Kong and Grey and Green Ping Pong Project. Fee: Free Fly! Fly! Fly! Archaeology Bird (Mini version) Performance group: On & On Theatre Workshop Date: 8th September 2019 Time: • 3PM • 4PM (Around 30 minutes for each session) Location: Relics of Sheds (Red Brick Column Zone), Cattle Depot Art Park, 39 San Shan Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon Content: Transforming the Art Park into an archeology site and outdoor stage, On & On is presenting selected scenes from the company’s classic Fly! Fly! Fly! Archaeology Bird on the Opening Day, digging up the lost or imagined stories of our city. Playwright: Chan Ping-chiu Director: Chan Kwun Fee Actors^: David Chan, Ellie Law, Johnson Leung, Sally Leung, Jamie Leung ^With support and kind permission of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Fee: Free Hopping Cow Playground Date: 8th September 2019 Time: From 11AM to 7PM Location: Amenity Lawn, Cattle Depot Art Park, 39 San Shan Road, To Kwa Wan Content: Several hopping cows are located at the lawn of Cattle Depot Art Park. Children can enjoy the cow riding and while appreciating the nature. *Only for kids under age 10 with parents accompany Fee: Free Guided Tour about The Cattle Depot History Date: 8th September 2019 Time: • 11:30AM • 1:30PM • 4:30PM Location: Cattle Depot Art Park, 39 San Shan Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon (Entrance near the China Gas Company) * Please arrive at the meeting spot 10 minutes before the scheduled time. Content: Guided by professional docents, audience can tour around the Art Park and Cattle Depot Artist Village to explore the hidden stories of the past and know more about the historical and social development of the place. Language: Cantonese (English translation is available for online application only) Fee: Free Online Registration: https://forms.gle/TX6RUfYWmBnRVXHk8 • Deadline for registration: 7th September 2019 • Walk-in are welcomed • Enrollment is on a first-come-first-served basis Virtual Slaughter Experience Date: 8th September 2019 Time: From 11AM to 7PM Location: Unit 12, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan Content: A life-size cattle installation will be placed at the past slaughterhouse area, and the slaughter process will be demonstrated in a simple but interesting way through the display of panels and props. Fee: Free Manuscript Exhibition of the Community Map Workshop Date: 8th September 2019 Time: From 11AM to 7PM Location: Relics of Sheds (Red Brick Column Zone), Cattle Depot Art Park, 39 San Shan Road, To Kwa Wan Content: To explore and promote the Cattle Depot and the neighborhood community, the Kowloon City District Council has invited the public and artists to walk around the District in vicinity of Cattle Depot and make sketches. The drawings have been put together to create a Community Map, revealing and introducing the surrounding area of the Cattle Depot to the visitors. Fee: Free Exhibition of the Cattle Depot history Date: 8th September 2019 - 22nd September 2019 Time: 10AM - 10PM Location: Unit 11, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan Content: Explore the historical changes of Cattle Depot from the 19th century, and learn more about the operation and short stories of the slaughterhouse a hundred years ago. Fee: Free Cattle Depot Art Park commemorative seals collection Date: 8th September 2019 - 22nd September 2019 Time: 7AM - 10PM Location: Cattle Depot Art Park, 39 San Shan Road, To Kwa Wan Content: Stamp counters will be set up at the Cattle Depot Art Park for visitors to stamp a unique architecture-inspired image on a certificate that is specially designed for this event. Come and explore the park to collect the unique architectural features of the park. Fee: Free About Cattle Depot Art Park The Ex-Ma Tau Kok Animal Quarantine Depot (now commonly known as “the Cattle Depot”) was the only surviving pre-war cattle slaughterhouse in Hong Kong. It was constructed in 1908 and served as a slaughterhouse (abattoir) and quarantine base until mid-1999. Renovation and conversion works took place in 2001 to convert the Depot into an Arts Village for local artists relocated from the Oil Street Arts Village in North Point. The depot was confirmed a Grade II historic building¹ by the Antiquities Advisory Board in 2009. In 2013, “Signature Project Scheme (Kowloon City District) - Revitalisation of the Rear Portion of the Cattle Depot” was launched by Kowloon City District Council to provide more public leisure space themed on arts and culture for the district residents. For more information about Cattle Depot Art Park, please visit https://bit.ly/30uNfBq. Participating artists/organization and curatorial partner (no particular order): 1a space 1a space, founded in 1998, is an independent, non-profit making contemporary visual art organization and art venue founded by a collective of Hong Kong artworkers. 1a space aims to promote the making, experimentation, exchange and dissemination of contemporary art both in Hong Kong and in the international arena. Over nearly two decades, 1a space has developed into one of Hong Kong’s leading contemporary art organizations. It has produced more than 140 exhibitions and activities, and has been active in international exchanges, cultural festivals, participatory community art, as well as art education and publication. The operation funding of 1a space has been supported by the grants and donations, while its administration cost is partially supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. (Website: https://www.oneaspace.org.hk/) Meyou Production Meyou Production was established in 2017, focusing on graphic design, event planning and marketing. The main clients are local cultural institutions and NGOs (including The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong, Heep Hong Society, Po Leung Kuk, Hong Kong Cultural Festival and Hong Kong Arts Development Council). Meyou Production also organizes staff training and volunteer services for commercial organizations, such as Lane Crawford and HKBN Talent CSI Fund. In 2019, Meyou Production will continue to work with local art and cultural organization to curate creative youth activities to promote audience understanding in creative industry. Wong Chun-wing Wong Chun Wing is a casting expert and had served as an administrator in a foundry from 1972 to 2003. He has traveled around the world over the years. Since 2001, he worked in Cattle Depot Artist Village, practicing different art forms and taught in many art workshops. Indigo 11.50 Indigo11.50 is a new generation Indigo / Natural color dyeing studio and also the 1st Indigo studio in Hong Kong. By promote natural indigo dyeing to inspire people to rethink the relationships between craftsmanship making, industrial making and your living. Cecilia Ho Miss Cecilia Ho was born in Hong Kong. She is a Master degree (Chinese Language and Literature) and a Bachelor degree (Design-Visual Communication) holder from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She has worked as an artist ever since she graduated. In 2011, she set up 2Bliss studio in Jockey Club Creative and Art Centre, doing painting and multi-media art experiments. She has been invited to join the Contemporary Visual Arts Exhibition in 2011 and the Community art Biennale in 2015. She had organized the “AROUND-photography exhibition”, “Dreamer-solo exhibition”, “foRest-solo exhibition” and “.018s-solo exhibition”. On & On Theatre Workshop Established in 1998, On & On Theatre Workshop is a professional theatre company supported by Hong Kong Arts Development Council. Since moving into Cattle Depot Artist Village in 2001, the company has been focusing on contemporary theatre and cultural development, exploring space for independent art making and innovations. Penjing Association of Hong Kong Founded in 2011. A non-profit organization that aims to promote Penjing Art in Hong Kong. Past events include: organizing Penjing exhibition, Penjing-related art exhibition, workshops, etc. Andypoll Chan Andypoll Chan Sau Shek, a photographic freelance artist, graduated from Birmingham City University BA(Hons) Visual Communication (Photography) and studied in Paris, France. His work is mostly presented in high contrast black and white and is lingering at the edge between abstraction and realism. Chan Kwong-hwa Chan Kwong Hwa, graduated from the 3rd Diploma in Water Colour, CUSCS, had experience in Oil Street before it vacated and became an independent artist, visual artist afterward. The main media for creation are painting and multi-media graphic. Frog King (a.k.a Kwok Mang-ho) One of Hong Kong'S most iconic and dynamic artists, Frog King (a.k.a Kwok Mang-ho, b.1947) is a pioneering conceptual and performance artist who has been breaking boundaries in Hong Kong and beyond since the late 1960s. Originally trained in ink painting and calligraphy in the studio of New Ink Painting master Lui Shou Kwan, he is one of the earliest Chinese contemporary artists to explore the use of ink painting as a conceptual tool, incorporating it as both action and material into multiple-media installations and performances. Frog King'S unique blend of Eastern and Western philosophies, religions and concepts result in a multi-dimensional hybridity that is steeped in traditional training, whilst bringing a new and fresh outlook to his contemporary output. Inspired by the world around him, Frog King'S creations and performances are not bound by artistic formalities; the audience, artist, artwork and daily life are one. Through the philosophy of "Art is Life. Life is Art", Frog King uses everything as source material: conversations, restaurant menus, photographs, events, Hong Kong'S districts and the endless comedic idioms that become lost in translation. His "Graffiti Wall" on Queen's Road Central uses a variety of his distinctive iconographical elements and his signature "sandwich font" that switches back and forth between English and Chinese in clever ensembles that alternate between irony and parody. The words "Love, Harmony, Happiness" and "Love, Sense, Prosperity" jump out of the wall, juxtaposed with Frog King'S smiling Frog logos, creating a vibrant, unique, colourful and quintessentially Frog King space. Life-size and larger-than-life photos of Frog King on the "Graffiti Wall" connect the artist with pedestrians on the pavement - the artist and the audience stand side-by-side with Frog King, cleverly drawing in passersby to his interactive Frogtopian world. He is a master of connecting people and cultures through the thread of levity and joyful explosions of laughter. Since 1967, Frog King'S art and performances have been presented at over 3000 exhibitions and art events worldwide, including for his project for the Hong Kong Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale. In December 2015, Hong Kong'S M+ Museum for Live Art invited Frog King to recreate his 1979 "Plastic Bag Project" from the Great Wall, considered as the first ever piece of performance art in China. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors internationally and his work is collected by museums, foundations and private collectors globally, each of his works embodying his conceptual utopia. Wong Chi-fai Wong graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He works on media art, comics, video, installation and theatre design. Recent exhibitions include “Comic Daemons Exhibition” (pub Art Gallery, 2013), “COMIC Exhibition” (Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2014), “16@Just Space” (Just Space, 2014), “Multimedia Exhibition: The (non) Existing Memory of Hong Kong in Literary Text” (Comix Home Base, 2016), “LEFT Against RIGHT” (Just Space, 2016), and “Out Of Touch” (Just Space, 2017). Grey and Green Ping Pong Project Established in 2013, the project aims at establishing a conversational platform, by using artistic force and creative workshops, for the grey and green generations to exchange ideas and share stories, fun alike playing ping pong game, which is an equal-based, two-way, ordinary, easy and embodied interaction. Workshops provided by us will be multidisciplinary, e.g painting, improvisation dance, film-going etc, in hopes that, new artistic experience can release elder’s creativity, curiosity and imagination. Elderly identity and subjectivity would be the keywords during all the processes. Creative Aging is our mission. In addition, the project also want to develop/discover new aesthetic from the amateur elderly artists. If grey have their own sensitive and stories, would there is a special elderly artistic narratives? How we review those works in aesthetic senses? Can we develop a new critic language to see the elderly community art works? This project is curated by Cally Yu and thanks for all supports from independent donors and friends to make the project come true. Videotage Videotage is a leading Hong Kong-based non-profit organization specializing in the promotion, presentation, creation and preservation of new media art across all languages, shapes and forms. Founded in 1986, Videotage has evolved from an artist-run collective to an influential network, supporting creative use of media art to explore, investigate and connect with issues that are of significant social, cultural and historical value. Joseph Chen King-yuen (Presented by Videotage) Joseph Chen King Yuen is an intermedia artist and curator based in Hong Kong. He is the co-founder of Aurora Trip Sitter, a media arts collective working toward developing an extreme heterotopia. Chen's works have shown across the globe, including HOME (Manchester), PHOTOFAIRS (Shanghai), Phoenix (Leicester), Tai Kwun (Hong Kong), ARTnSHELTER (Tokyo). His video work, Invisible Rock was awarded a Special Mention in the Open Category of the 19th ifva Awards. Chen's practice deals with concerns of the analog/digital information through audial/visual technology, with an emphasis on the absurdity and ambiguity of myth/religion and pop/subculture. Chung Wai-ian Hong Kong artist. Chung Wai Ian’s works explores the situation of space, community and human in city. She received her Bachelor of Visual Arts from Academy of Visual Arts, HKBU in 2009. Her work “Cement Ping Pong Table” won the Public Art Scheme in 2016 which curated by Art Promotion Office. She has participated in projects including Art Promotion Office “Hi!Hill” (2018), Kai Tak “Play Depot”(2017), HK Museum of Art “Blossoming Stairs” (2017), C&G Artpartment “Art exchange project between Kam Tin and Busan - In Search Of Peachland” (2015), Osage Gallery “Both Sides Now - Somewhere between Hong Kong and the UK” (2014), ArtOxygen “Mumbai Artist-in-Resident - [en]counters” (2013).

The Hong Kong show, held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, features premier galleries from Asia and beyond. Underlining Art Basel's commitment to the region, half of the participating galleries once again have exhibition spaces in Asia and Asia-Pacific. The show provides an in-depth overview of the region’s diversity through both historical material and cutting-edge works by established and emerging artists. 1a space has been organizing the official school tours on providing insights on art appreciation to art teachers and students. Reaching the 8th year as the School Tour Host of the show in Hong Kong, 1a space provides guided tours to primary and secondary school teachers and students aged 11 or above during show hours upon booking. 1a space is now looking for docents providing tours. Each tour will last for up to 45 minutes in Cantonese, Mandarin or English. Selected docents will be responsible for sharing information about the art fair, participating artists and their works from selected galleries. A briefing and training session will be provided to the docents. A commitment of up to 7 hours per day is expected, between 17th March 2020 –21st March 2020 . In return, 1a space will provide a pass for docents to access the Art Basel show during the entire fair period (17th March – 21st March 2020). Limited travel allowance will be provided. Requirements: [if !supportLists]· [endif]Major in Fine Arts, or other Arts & Cultural disciplines preferably with knowledge of art history in the field of contemporary art [if !supportLists]· [endif]Strong communication and organizational skills [if !supportLists]· [endif]Fluency in Cantonese, Mandarin or English Interested candidates are invited to send full resume to info@oneaspace.org.hk (Subject: 1a space docent for Art Basel in Hong Kong 2020) by 3rd February 2020 . Selected candidate will be contacted for an interview session. All applications will be treated in strict confidence and personal information will only be used for recruitment related purposes.