Welcome to the April 2026 newsletter from the Arts for Good Foundation. Building on our previous reflections on the intangible qualities of talent development, we are delighted to collaborate with SAHK (香港耀能協會). We will provide a minimum of 120 hours of meaningful work experience featuring hands-on guidance, peer learning, and creative engagement for two young talents with special educational needs.
With the support of our current university students, we'd also like to invite industry partners and individuals alike to join this initiative. Through meaningful partnerships, we can offer inspiring and potentially life-changing professional journeys for these young creative talents at the Arts for Good Foundation this May and June.
On a personal note, I am actively engaged in shaping the Arts for Good curriculum through a distinctive anthropological lens. Our work is grounded in our growing understanding that "making" is a fundamental expression of human identity, embedded within the individual, the community, and society at large. The act of making fosters a sense of ownership that connects to how we think, relate, and engage with the world.
Methodologically, we believe that fieldwork, ethnography, and participant observation - core practices in anthropology - combined with creative practices, are instrumental in cultivating originality of creativity and sharpening problem identification. These capacities develop through a situated understanding of environments and communities, and a human-centered sensibility honed through "living moment awareness" and "embodied learning with materials and tools". By redefining problems and contextualizing interpretations, learners transform raw skills and judgment into new meanings and innovative concepts. This process anchors young learners with a profound sense of belonging, self-efficacy, and resilience. Such intangible qualities are indispensable in a future marked by volatility and uncertainty, where technological advancement, societal shifts, and geopolitical conflicts impose unprecedented challenges on us all.
Kind Regards,
Change Maker
Arts & Sustainability
Arts & DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging)
Arts & Talent Development
