ART SYMPOSIUM: Art is Everywhere
VIEW EVENT DETAILSSession 2
Session 1: October 28, 2016, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Session 2: October 29, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Session 3: October 29, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
In a city like Hong Kong, where pragmatism and business – even in the art world – is king, we ask “Why does Art matter?” In a two-day symposium with a diverse roster of speakers, the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association will ponder questions about why those living in the art world – artists, art students, collectors, patrons and public bodies – do what they do, and why you should care.
What does art give us as individuals and as a society that nothing else can? Why is art necessary in our lives and in our education? How can we justify investing so much time and resources to produce and display artistic expressions? Why do we need art in our local communities? Why should the government and the business community care and invest in art?
Session 2 Schedule
9:30am — 10:00am
Coffee, Tea and Refreshments
10:00am — 10:05am
Introduction to Anthony Yung
10:05am — 10:45am
“Making History: AAA Research on Art Exhibitions in 1980s and 1990s China”
Anthony Yung, Head of China Research, Asia Art Archive
10:45am — 10:55am
Break
10:55am — 11:00am
Introduction to Charles Guarino
11:00am — 11:40am
“Why Artists Matter”
Charles Guarino, Publisher, Art Forum, in conversation with:
Samantha Leese, Arts Journalist
11:40am — 11:45am
Break
11:45am — 11:50am
Introduction to Panel
11:50am — 12:45pm
“Bringing a City together around Culture: Why bother?”
Tisa Ho, Executive Director, Hong Kong Arts Festival
Julien-Loïc Garin, Chief Executive Officer, Le French May Arts Festival & Lumières Hong Kong
Rachel Rits-Volloch, Founding Director, MOMENTUM
Hing Chao, Founder, Hong Kong Culture Festival
Moderator: Cherry Chan, PIC, The Mills
12:45pm — 2:15pm
Lunch Break
Co-presented by:
The Hong Kong Art Week Art Symposium is made possible through the support from Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong