Arts for Good Foundation Newsletter - June 2024
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Alike and Unlike 2021
co-created with Single Mothers and Their Children At The Hope of the City, Sham Shui Po
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Welcome to the June 2024 newsletter of the Arts for Good Foundation. This month, I was delighted to showcase Arts for Good Foundation, three of our community artworks, and two featured artists at Manulife’s Asia Regional Office in Hong Kong. This exhibition was part of their annual Global Afternoon of Reflection and Learning on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Arts for Good is dedicated to co-creating community artworks with corporations, institutions, schools and NGO partners and supporting young artists who uphold positive values for society and a more diverse and inclusive future of Hong Kong.
More importantly, we continue to seek opportunities to showcase our unique narratives for youth development, diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainable communities. At the same time, we advocate for ethical and respectful mindsets by highlighting meaningful artworks, immersive storytelling and thoughtful art making processes.
As the summer is approaching, we are launching a one-month creative period with 15 youths from four universities, including three research trainers coming to Hong Kong from the University of Chicago USA. Our next newsletter will be published at the end of August 2024.
In the meantime, we will continue to work on meaningful creative projects, and we welcome new collaboration opportunities with our stakeholders. Please reach out to us via email. Meanwhile, we look forward to another productive autumn and wish everyone a fantastic summer!
Best regards,
Change Maker
Arts & Sustainability
Arts & DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging)
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Better City, Better Life: Along the River During Qingming Festival with Hong Kong City Walk
"Along the River During the Qingming Festival” (清明上河圖) stands as a quintessential piece of Chinese culture. This hand-roll painting captures the bustling city of Bianjing during the Song Dynasty through scatter perspective mapping, showcasing diverse landscapes and a multitude of characters engaged in various activities. Each figure is distinctively dressed, contributing to a vibrant tapestry that reflects the city’s lively arts, literature, and individual pursuits within its unique social, political, and economic milieu. More than just a snapshot of civic life, this scattered perspective offers insightful glimpses into the broader and deeper narratives of its nation—where minute details reveal significant trends and transformations that were taking place at the time.
Initiated and led by both of the directors of the Arts for Good Foundation, this innovative project seeks to draw parallel perspectives between “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” and contemporary Hong Kong society. It strives to deepen the connection between classical Chinese culture and Hong Kong’s unique narrative, especially through the fresh viewpoints of young people in Hong Kong. The project engages young people in reinterpreting the intricate details of daily life as reflections of broader societal trends and ongoing transformations in Hong Kong, in the process decoding nuances that point as to wider societal patterns and shifts currently underway in Hong Kong. Our ambition is to inspire historical awareness and perspective among the youth, encouraging them to observe and connect with the subtle yet significant shifts shaping Hong Kong’s present and future, while drawing intellectual and emotional parallels with this timeless masterpiece.
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Newsletter Translator Credit: David Zhou, CUHK; EMAIL: utsuhozkw@gmail.com
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Past Newsletters
May 2024, April 2024, March 2024, February 2024, January 2024, December 2023, November 2023, October 2023, September 2023, August 2023, June 2023, May 2023
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Arts for Good Foundation 2024年6月通訊
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《求同存異 二零二一》
由一眾單親媽媽和她們的孩子在深水埗非牟利組織–城市的盼望共同創作
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歡迎閱覽Arts for Good Foundation本年度六月份的通訊。本月適逢宏利金融一年一度推廣多元、公平和共融（DEI）的全球反思與學習之午，我很高興攜同Arts for Good Foundation旗下的兩位藝術家及我們三件社區藝術作品在香港宏利金融亞洲地區總部展出,為推廣多元、公平和共融（DEI）的廣泛學習出一份力。
Arts for Good致力與各企業、機構、學校和NGO夥伴合作，共同創作社區社群藝術作品，並支持一眾發揚正面社會價值觀的年輕藝術家，為香港營造一個充滿多元共融色彩的未來。
更重要的是，我們致力尋找機會在青少年發展、多元、公平和共融及可持續發展的社區內展現我們獨特聲音，並透過有意義的藝術創作及作品、引人入勝的故事敘述和發人深省的創作過程，持續為多元共融的未來提倡倫理和尊重為本的共同社會願望。
夏日將至，我們將帶領來自四間大學的15位年輕人， 包括3名來自美國芝加哥大學的年輕研究員，展開長達1個月的「創意期」，繼續創造Arts for Good Foundation香港故事的系列項目。下期通訊亦將於8月尾再和大家見面。我們正進行的各種極具意義的創作過程，也歡迎社會各界人士與我們的持份者洽談新的合作機會，有意者請經電郵聯絡我們。與此同時，我們祝願大家度過一個美滿的夏天，並期盼大家與我們共同迎接下一個碩果累累的秋季！
祝好
Amanda H Sun
社創家
藝術文化及可持續發展
藝術文化及多元、公平、共融和歸屬感
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城市： 讓生活更美好
清明上河圖與香港城市漫步創意教案
《清明上河圖》貴為中華文化精髓之一，亦是中國長卷畫的代表之作。這幅畫卷以散點透視構圖法紀錄了北宋首都汴京的繁華城市生活，細緻描繪了豐富的景色和人間煙火。畫中各人物衣著鮮明，編織出一幅鮮活的畫卷，演出了在這獨特的政、經、社時局之下，都城之內栩栩如生的藝術、文學和個人理想的民生動態。這幅作品不僅僅是民生的寫照，更以散點透視構圖法細緻地表現出更廣闊、更深刻的家國故事，當中的細微之處揭示出那個時代所經歷的趨勢和演變，為歷史大環境提供了寶貴深刻的參考價值。
這個創新教案將由在Arts for Good Foundation兩位總監的共同主持，策劃和帶領，視《清明上河圖》為當代香港的平行寫照，探討兩者相得益彰的微妙關係，並借助青少年的嶄新視角，加深中國古典文化與香港獨特故事的紐帶。藉此機會，我們希望年輕人能從日常生活中的錯綜复雜的細微事物中重新詮釋更為宏觀的社會動態和時局微觀變化。我們的使命是為了啟發年青一代的歷史意識和視角，鼓勵他們明察足以影響香港現在與未來的每一個細微而關鍵的變遷並與之建立聯繫，同時，能夠在思想和情感上與這無與倫比的永恒傑作產生共鳴並繼續貢獻香港社會。
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通訊翻譯: 周嘉偉, 香港中文大學翻譯系; 電郵：utsuhozkw@gmail.com
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有關任何詢問，請電郵至info@artsforgoodfoundation.com.
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