March Newsletter from Arts for Good Foundation

March Newsletter from Arts for Good Foundation

Welcome to the March newsletter from Arts for Good Foundation. We are very excited and thankful to be able to execute 4 educational art tours and 1 artist workshop guided by our mission of foster social inclusion through soft power of arts. A total of 15 students from 4 international schools, and another 15 students from 12 families living under poverty have benefited from our bilingual and educational services in March.

Best regards,

Amanda H Sun

Change Maker

Founder& Director

Arts for Good Foundation

Equal Access to Art

One of our core values is to provide children with equal access to art, particularly for those who can't travel to arts programmes due to various reasons.

Thanks to the support from Uber, this girl had her first visit to HKMOA, and had her first educational art tour and discussion with us and her students buddies from Hong Kong International School.

A total of 12 students on 3 guided tours learned Botticelli and Renaissance art and exchanged and shared their understanding and learning with their counter-party. We would also like to thank our 6 volunteers for their knowledgeable and creative input for the tours.

Tai Kwun Tour & Wet Feet_ dry feet : borders and games by Francis Alys

Arts for Good Foundation also strives to foster perspectives for the children to see the world and see Hong Kong, particularly the children from socially polarised or culturally divided communities.

It was eye opening for all the students to learn "swimmer migration" from China to Hong Kong, from Cuba to Florida, and from Morocco to Spain. Through the documentaries by the artist, all the students were inspired with most authentic children's games and play at places such as war zones, refugee camps, and from 20 other countries and places including Hong Kong.

The Art of Making

Textile art is a historical practice of women empowerment and community inclusion. Our artist Katrina Raimann tells stories of how our body reacts when making. The movement of weaving, when being amplified, becomes a proactive dance seemingly like south east asian dance.

Having the students from extremely polarised communities weaving together with different parts of their bodies, we help them to work with different tensions, contacts, and distances, and aim for a collaborative final art piece. More importantly, it helps reclaim the social norm of the textile art for younger generation in a contemporary fashion. We believe Katrina Raimann will definitely contribute to our mission of fostering social inclusion and we really appreciate all the existing and potential supports for this year-long project.