Newsletter from Arts for Good Foundation
October 2024
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Amanda Sun, Lance Chow, Fang Jiongming
Better with Hong Kong #1 - Kwun Tong 2024
etching on copper panel
made in China Academy of Art, Hangzhou China
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Welcome to the October 2024 newsletter of the Arts for Good Foundation. This month, we are proud to make a series of etching artworks on copper panels titled "Better With Hong Kong" at the Department of Printmaking, China Academy of Art, in collaboration with young artists and photographers from diverse cultural backgrounds including Hong Kong, Pakistan, and Mainland China. The four artworks in this collection are: "Better With Hong Kong #1 - Kwun Tong", "Better with Hong Kong #2 - Walking in the Rain", "Better with Hong Kong #3 - The King Within a Concrete Jungle", and Better with Hong Kong #4 - Kowloon East from Lion Rock.
Printmaking is inherently symbolic. The initial recognition of symbols by humans marks the genesis of our consciousness. A profound spiritual connection is forged in places where we acknowledge and engage with these symbols. Printmaking serves to rejuvenate these symbol-rich images, facilitating new dialogues within and across cultures. In these four etching artworks, we have creatively reimagined the picturesque street and landscape scenes of Kwun Tong and Kowloon East, along with the iconic Lion Rock, as fresh symbols embodying Hong Kong with new and novel perspectives. These representations are enriched with unique textures and palettes through etching process on copper panels.
Best regards,
Change Maker
Arts & Sustainability
Arts & DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging)
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Better with Hong Kong - Until Each One of Us Belongs
We are excited to announce the opening of the exhibition "Better with Hong Kong - Until Each One of Us Belongs" at the Manulife Hong Kong & Macau headquarter office in Hong Kong. The exhibition features the first three etching artworks from our Better With Hong Kong series displayed at the 22nd Floor of Manulife Financial Center in Kwun Tong.
We are also grateful for the opportunity to showcase artworks by two talented textile artists, Begha Nanda Kumari and Katrina Leigh M. Raimann. Through their creations, they share narratives that explore how their shared textile heritage from Nepal and the Philippines enables them to express their connections and sentiments towards their adopted home in Hong Kong. Additionally, we extend our deep gratitude for the ten photography artworks contributed by three photographers, Colin Lau, Lau Wing Hong (HongPICs康港劉影), and Mohammad Tahir Oscar, as well as two miniature artworks by the miniature artist On Tai. Their pieces vividly capture the diverse heritages and cultures of Hong Kong, encompassing themes such as the fishman culture, street canopy, public housing, calligraphy preservation, Hakka village traditions and traditional festivals.
We anticipate that the exhibition and its underlying messages will encourage the Manulife community to embrace cultural diversity as a fundamental aspect of their daily reflection. Through our endeavours with artists and the creative process, we have foster another significant visual dialogue on our ongoing advocacy for the power of arts within the realm of DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) in Hong Kong.
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CLASS-room for
CityUHK 30th Anniversary
We are thrilled to present the first story of the CityU Hero series at CityUHK's 30th Anniversary Signature Event: "CityUHK as a Sino-Foreign Cultural Exchange Hub". This special event features Professor Cheng Pei Kai, renowned as a Professor of Chinese Culture, the Founding Director of the Former Chinese Civilisation Centre CityUHK, the Former President of the Chinese Culture Institute, the Former Chairman of the Hong Kong SAR Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee, and the Chairman of the China Folk Literature and Art Association (HK Branch).
Moreover, we are excited to announce the upcoming release of a documentary on youth mental health in Hong Kong titled "Beneath the Sun, Once Again". At the upcoming 30th Anniversary of the CityUHK Homecoming Event, CityUHK will showcase four video stories about the emerging Cantonese Opera star Leung Fei Tong, Head of Entrepreneurship at Cyberport Alice So, and community leader and Sham Shui Po District Councillor Jeff Leung. Through these narratives and the visual production process, we have been guiding groups of youths from CLASS to explore diverse perspectives shared by dedicated frontline professionals who are actively shaping Hong Kong's future with a vision of progress and a transformative mindset.
By leveraging social media channels and two upcoming virtual platforms, our aim is to inspire more young individuals to engage with the passion and dedication of these individuals. We encourage them to persist in their pursuit of both professional and personal development with positivity, hope, and a strong commitment to contributing to our community and betterment of our society.
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Past Newsletters
September 2023, August, 2024, June 2024, May 2024, April 2024, March 2024, February 2024, January 2024, December 2023, November 2023, October 2023, September 2023, August 2023, June 2023
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Arts for Good Foundation 2024年9月通訊
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孫虹、周展龍、房炯銘
與香港一起變好 #1: 觀塘 2024
銅板蝕刻
製作於中國美術學院，中國杭州
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歡迎閱覽Arts for Good Foundation 本年度10 月份的通訊。本月，我們也很榮幸能夠與中國美術學院版畫系的藝術家及一眾來自不同文化背景的年輕藝術家和攝影師合作，當中包括香港、巴基斯坦、及中國內地等的年輕藝術家，共同創作一系列名為「與香港一起變好」的蝕刻版畫藝術作品。此系列的四件作品為： 「與香港一起變好#1 - 觀塘」、「與香港一起變好#2 - 雨裡同行」、「與香港一起變好#3 - 獅面王」以及「與香港一起變好#4 - 獅子山下的九龍東」。
版畫本質上是一種符號。我們對符號的最初認知標誌著我們意識的起源。在我們認識和接觸這些符號的地方，會建立起深厚的精神聯繫。版畫使這些符號豐富的圖像重新煥發活力，促進了文化內部和文化之間新對話的出現。在這四幅蝕刻版畫作品中，我們創造性地將觀塘和九龍東的街景和風景，連同標誌性的獅子山，將其作為嶄新的符號象徵，以全新的視角體會香港。透過銅板蝕刻藝術的製作過程，豐富重現了香港代表性景觀獨特的質感和嶄新的色調。
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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與香港一起變好
直到我們每個人都歸屬其中
我們很高興在宏利香港及澳門總辦事處舉行「與香港一起變好 - 直到我們每個人都歸屬其中」展覽。本次展覽展出了我們「與香港一起變好」系列的前三幅蝕刻版畫作品，並於觀塘宏利金融中心22樓展出。
我們也感谢兩位紡織藝術家 Begha Nanda Kumari 和 Katrina Leigh M. Raimann 的作品。她們透過自己的創作，娓娓道出她們是如何透過尼泊爾和菲律賓共同的紡織傳統，表達她們與新家園「香港」的聯繫和情感。
此外，我們亦衷心感謝三位攝影師 Colin Lau、Lau Wing Hong (HongPICs康港劉影) 和 Mohammad Tahir Oscar 帶來的十幅攝影作品，以及「微」藝術家安泰的兩件「微」藝術作品。他們的作品生動地捕捉了香港多樣的傳統和文化，涵蓋漁人文化、街道棚架、公屋、書法保育、客家鄉村傳統和傳統節日。
我們希望這次展覽及其所傳達的訊息，能鼓勵宏利社群擁抱多元文化，並將之視為日常思考的一個基本面向。透過我們與藝術家的合作和創作過程，我們利用藝術的力量，促進了另一次有意義的視覺對話， 在倡導DEIB（多元、平等、共融和歸屬）的長期發展中，期望未來與香港一起變得更好。
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人文社會科學學院慶祝
香港城市大學成立30週年
我們很高興能在人文社會科學學院慶祝香港城市大學30週年活動「香港城市大學-中外文化交流中心」上，呈獻「城大英雄」系列的首個故事人物 - 鄭培凱教授。鄭培凱教授身兼中國文化教授、香港城市大學中國文化中心前主席以及創辦人、中華學社前社長、香港特區政府非物質文化遺產諮詢委員會前主席以及中國民間文藝家協會香港分會主席等要職。
此外，我們很高興即將推出一個關於香港青少年心理健康的紀錄片故事「陽光之下，重新啟航」以及多個視頻短片，特邀人物包括粵劇新星梁非同、香港數碼港管理有限公司創業家組總監蘇雅麗，以及深水埗地區委員會界別議員梁秉堅。透過這些人物故事採訪和視覺製作，我們帶領一群來自香港城市大學人文社會科學學院的青年，從這些致力於香港的未來發展並具有創變的思維的一線人士身上，探索不同的觀點和社會視角，與香港一起變好。
我們希望通過社交媒體渠道以及即將推出的兩個虛擬平台，激勵更多青年與這些人士的熱誠及人生意義建立聯繫，並以積極、充滿希望及致力於為社會作出貢獻的態度，繼續追求他們專業能力以及個人成長。
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