Newsletter from Arts for Good Foundation - August 2024
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Welcome to the August 2024 newsletter of the Arts for Good Foundation. This month, I would like to express our special gratitude to the 16 youths from four universities who were the key manpower for our research and training internship this summer. They were tasked with venturing into different neighbourhoods to collect visual and cultural records of Hong Kong, conducting interviews with diverse individuals from various communities, and carrying out research to support our various ongoing projects. I deeply appreciate the content, research and interpretation these youth talents contributed to. Their support has enhanced our capacity to curate meaningful, sensory-rich and content-rich learning experiences for younger generations in Hong Kong.
I look forward to forging further collaborations with major institutions to support Arts for Good's ongoing research and development and community outreach efforts on our shared journey of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Best regards,
Change Maker
Arts & Sustainability
Arts & DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging)
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Story of Hong Kong: CityUHK CLASS Digital Storytelling Project
We are pleased to announce the completion of visual content research and collection for the CityUHK CLASS storytelling project. Five student teams crafted a range of stories which celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the City University of Hong Kong. The stories adopt a range of formats, encompassing game design, an illustrated artwork entitled "CityUHK Under the Lion Rock", a digital mosaic photography wall composed of diverse culture elements in Hong Kong, a series of video production of "CityUHK Hero", a documentary on youth mental health, and diversity themed carpet art creation.
We extend our gratitude to Cyberport, The WEMP Foundation, New Home Association, Sham Shui Po District Council, and The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Group (HKFYG) for their content support throughout the process. We firmly believe this has been a very valuable learning experience for the participating students and eagerly anticipate showcasing the projects.
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English Poetry and Art Integrated Learning Workshops at Caritas Mok Cheung Sui Kun Community Center
We are pleased to announce that our English Learning Support via Arts Integrated Learning with Hong Kong Poetry* initiative was successfully launched at the Caritas Mok Cheung Sui Kun Community Center in August. In collaboration with The Department of English, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), we delivered five workshops for 14 children (aged 9-12) at the community center. The workshops integrate visual imagination, acting and poetry to enhance their English learning experience.
This represents another creative integrated community outreach effort by Arts for Good Foundation. We take pride in the interest we sparked among the 14 beneficiaries and the positive shifts we witnessed in their attitude towards learning English and poetry through visual expression and articulation. Moving forward, we are dedicated to continuing our collaborative efforts with the Department of English, CUHK to inspire and empower more younger generations, especially those from less privileged backgrounds, through meaningful, integrated, and sensory-rich learning experiences with the arts.
* published in the November 2023 newsletter
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Better City, Better Life: Along the River During Qingming Festival with Hong Kong City Walk (Kwun Tong)
We are thrilled that our upcoming project "Better City, Better Life: Along the River During Qingming Festival with Hong Kong City Walk" has been approved for implementation in two schools in the Kowloon East during the coming academic year. We will tailor the project specifically for these two schools, focusing on the visual landscape in Kwun Tong.
We are dedicated to continuing to advance Research and Development for this project, with the goal of eventually covering it to all 18 districts in Hong Kong. We hope to receive additional support from various stakeholders to ensure the success of the project in the years to come.
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Newsletter Translator Credit: David Zhou, CUHK; EMAIL: utsuhozkw@gmail.com
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Past Newsletters
June 2024, 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8月通訊
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歡迎閱覽Arts for Good Foundation本年度八月份的通訊。本月，我們特別感謝16位來自四所大學的年輕人為多個項目的研究及培訓實習計劃的勤懇付出。他們在這個夏天走進多個社區，收集香港獨特的視覺文化元素，採訪各行各業的大小人物，並為我們各個項目進行實地研究提供寶貴的一手資料。我們非常感激年輕人為我們的創作所貢獻的研究素材，視覺內容以及獨特視角的詮釋。在他們的參與下，我們才能再接再厲，為香港的中小學生們策劃更多有意義，內容豐富以及情感豐盛的多元學習體驗。
為此， 我們期待與不同學院機構合作，為Arts for Good 的研發計劃和社區拓展注入新的血液， 讓我們繼續成長，實現以藝術促成多元， 共融，平等和有歸屬感的未來。
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香港故事系列：香港城市大學30週年CLASS數位化故事敘述
我們很高興宣布，我們順利完成CLASS數位化故事敘述的視覺取材和研究階段。為慶賀香港城市大學30週年的校慶，我們和5支城大的學生團隊創造一系列香港故事，包括「獅子山下的城市大學」的遊戲設計和插圖藝術作品，多元文化馬賽克攝影牆，「城大英雄」系列短片製作，青年精神健康紀錄片，以及多元主題的數碼地毯藝術創作。
我們也藉此鳴謝數碼港公共事務部，愛望基金，新家園協會，深水埗區議會以及香港青年協會（HKFYG）在創作上給予的內容支持。我們堅信這對參與的一眾學生來說是個非常寶貴的故事敘述和藝術創作的學習經驗，並熱切期望在不久後展示學生的創作成果。
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藝與詩:詩歌藝術綜合工作坊聚焦明愛莫張瑞勤社區中心
我們於去年倡議的【融合藝術創作體驗，支援英文學習（香港詩歌篇）*】在本月於明愛莫張瑞勤社區中心順利實行。透過與香港中文大學英文系合作，我們為社區中心的14位年齡介乎9至12歲的學童制定5場英文詩歌創意寫作和藝術創作工作坊。我們將在新學年繼續與中大英文系合作，以融合視覺想像，表演，英文創意學習和香港詩歌創作，繼續為社區中心的學童提供豐富的英文學習機會。
這個項目無疑標誌著Arts for Good 又一項充滿創造性和綜合性的社區外展工作。活動燃起了學生對英文學習，故事敘述，和視覺想像的興趣，改變他們對學習英文的刻板認知。 我們將繼續於中大英文系合作，以社區外展形式幫助學童培養視覺想像以及英文創意表達， 進一步和我們一起欣賞詩歌之美。社創道路的長路遙遙，我們將繼續致力啟發及賦能學生，尤其是來自相對弱勢學童，透過視覺藝術提供有意義且感官豐富的多元學習機會。
*請參考2023年11月Arts for Good Foundation 通訊
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美好城市， 更好生活：再譯清明上河圖（觀塘篇）
最後，敬請期待我們的新計劃 「美好城市，更好生活：香港城市行之再譯清明上河圖」已獲九龍東兩所學校確認，將於下學年開始在校園推行。我們將專門為兩所學校量身定製學習體驗，務求為學生帶來極富觀塘特色的視覺藝術文化學習之旅。
我們將致力推進此計劃的研究發展，目標將其擴展至全港18區。為此願景，我們真誠期望各持份者的進一步支持合作，一同見證項目在未來幾年的成長並惠及香港各區的學生。
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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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