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5-21/9/2008
LANGHAM PLACE “ART IN MOTION” INSTALLATION ART PROJECT
LANGHAM PLACE AND YAF CO-PRESENT THE ART IN MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT, WHICH ENABLES 60 YOUNG PEOPLE EXPLORED WAYS OF CAPTURING MOTION THROUGH THE CAMERA LENS BETWEEN MAY AND JUNE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER CHEUNG CHI-WAI.
ALL THE FINISHED ARTWORK WILL BE DISPLAYED IN AN INTERACTIVE SETTING IN LANGHAM PLACE.
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9/2008
STANDARD CHARTERED ARTS IN THE PARK –MARDI GRAS: FLAG MAKING TEACHER WORKSHOP
SUPPORTED BY STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, MORE THAN A THOUSAND YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS LARGE-SCALE PROJECT, BRINGING TO LIFE THE POPULAR FAIRY TALE GULLIVER’S TRAVELS.
IN ORDER TO INVOLVE MORE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS HUGE EVENT, WE ARE NOW INVITING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO REGISTER FOR THE FLAG CREATION TEACHER WORKSHOP HELD IN SEPTEMBER.
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9/2008
PHOTOGRAPHY MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME FOR AUTISTIC YOUTH
IN PRACTICE OF THE BELIEF THAT “ART KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES”, YAF AND THE SOVEREIGN ART TRUST PIONEER AN INSIGHTFUL PHOTOGRAPHY MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME. THREE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM FROM HEEP HONG SOCIETY, FU HONG SOCIETY AND HONG CHI ASSOCIATION, WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE MENTORED BY LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHERS TSE MING-CHONG, LEON SUEN AND CECI LIU FOR 3 MONTHS FROM JUNE TO AUGUST.
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30/8/2008
THE 2ND BLOOMBERG EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAMME: COMMUNITY ART WORKSHOP
SINCE LAST YEAR BLOOMBERG HAS WORKED TOGETHER WITH YAF TO PRESENT AND DEVELOP THE EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAMME WHICH AIMS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESS OF A NEW GENERATION OF ARTISTS IN HONG KONG, AND TO PROVIDE A SPRINGBOARD FOR THEM TO ADVANCE THEIR ARTISTIC CAREERS.
FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST EMERGING ARTIST, YAF IS DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2ND EMERGING ARTIST, PHOEBE HUI.
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21/8; 24/8; 26/8; 28/8; 31/8 & 7/9
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD DESIGN WORKSHOP
VIVIENNE WSTWOOD IS ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND PROACTIVE DESIGNERS OF OUR TIME. HAVING BEEN A FORCE IN THE FASHION WORLD FOR OVER 34 YEARS, HER COLLECTIONS CONTINUOUSLY REINVENT FASHION TRENDS, SHOWCASING ECLECTIC DESIGNS AND REFLECTING HER LARGER THAN LIFE PERSONA. YAF IS PROUD TO HOST A SERIES OF FASHION WORKSHOPS THAT WILL EXPLORE VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, USING BOTH HER WORK AS A DESIGNER AND HER VIVACIOUS PERSONALITY AS STIMULUS TO CREATE THEIR OWN ORIGINAL DESIGNS.
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1-21/8/ 2008
LANE CRAWFORD HORSE SCULPTURE MAKING PROJECT
LANE CRAWFORD JOINS HANDS WITH YAF AND ARTIST GARETH DUNSTER TO LAUNCH THE "LANE CRAWFORD HORSE SCULPTURE PROJECT" TO PROMOTE ART AND THE SPIRIT OF THE EQUESTRIAN EVENTS HELD IN HONG KONG THIS SUMMER.
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3/7; 7/7; 12/7; 14/7/; 17/7; 2/8 or 13/9 /2008
LINK THE COMMUNITY MOSAIC ART PROGRAMME SUMMER CAMP
THIS PROGRAMME HAS BEEN RUNNING SINCE MAY WITH A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED IN TIN SHUI WAI. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TWO PROFESSIONAL MOSAIC ARTISTS, GARETH DUNSTER AND KAREN POW, HUNDREDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WILL CREATE A 750 FEET COLORFUL MOSAIC ART PIECES WHICH WILL BE PERMANENTLY INSTALLED OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC AREA AT THE TIN SHUI SHOPPING CENTRE IN TIN SHUI WAI.
WHILE SCHOOL WORKSHOPS HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE, WE ARE CURRENTLY RECRUITING INDIVIDUAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. JOIN US TO CREATE A 1 FT X 1 FT MOSAIC PIECE THAT WILL BE PART OF THE INSTALLATION AND ENJOY A FUN AND CREATIVE ART EXPERIENCE!
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18-29/ 6/ 08
SEEING IS BELIEVING 2008 VISUAL ARTS & FUNDRAISING EXHIBITION
STANDARD CHARTERED AND YAF JOINTLY PRESENTED THE "SEEING IS BELIEVING" VISUAL ARTS & FUNDRAISING PROJECT 2008, SUCCESSFULLY ATTRACTING 7,000 STUDENTS FROM LOCAL PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOLS TO CREATE ARTWORKS AND GENERATING DONATIONS TO SEEING IS BELIEVING. A DONATION OF HK$250,000 IS RAISED AND ALL FUNDS ARE DONATED TO ORBIS FOR EYE RESTORATIONS AND EYE CARE EDUCATION PROJECTS IN CHINA.
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1 - 30 June, 2008
THE SECOND BLOOMBERG EMERGING ARTIST
FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST EMERGING ARTIST, YAF IS DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2ND EMERGING ARTIST, PHOEBE HUI. SHE WILL BE SPONSORED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS TO CREATE A SERIES OF ARTWORKS WHICH WILL RESULT IN A MAJOR EXHIBITION IN HONG KONG. PHOEBE HAS STRONG INTEREST IN EXPERIMENTATION WITH MULTIPLE ART DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING GRAPHIC DESIGN, ART DIRECTION, COMICS, ILLUSTRATION, SONIC ART AND AUDIOVISUAL INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES. WITHIN THE PROJECT PERIOD, SHE IS GOING TO DEVELOP A SONIC ARTWORK BASED ON AN USUAL RELATION BETWEEN WORDS AND SOUNDS. AS PART OF THE PROGRAMME THE ARTIST WILL CONDUCT A WORKSHOP IN AUGUST FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. INTERESTED STUDENTS PLEASE REGISTER TO BEAP@HKYAF.COM WITH YOUR NAME AND CONTACT NUMBER.
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07/06/2008
STARBUCKS RECYCLED BOTTLE SCULPTURE MAKING PROJECT
TO CELEBRATE STARBUCKS' 8TH ANNIVERSARY, A LIFE SIZE SCULPTURE CONSTRUCTED WITH HUNDREDS OF PLASTIC BOTTLES WILL BE DISPLAYED IN A PUBLIC SPACE, DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF GREEN SENSE'S EXPERT AND YAF'S PROFESSIONAL SCULPTOR, GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND STARBUCKS PARTNERS WILL WORK TOGETHER TO BRING THIS LARGE-SCALE EVENT TO FRUITION.
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30/ 4 -- 12/ 5/ 2008
"PEOPLE POWER IN A NEW WORLD" YOUTH ARTS EXHIBITION
SPONSORED BY NEW WORLD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED AND CHINA YOUNG LEADERS FOUNDATION, 5,000 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A YAF ART PROJECT WHERE THEY DECORATED A MINIATURE FIGURE AS PART OF A PROGRAMME TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR MéDECINS SANS FRONTIèRES (MSF), AN INTERNATIONAL CHARITY THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 70 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. YAF ARTIST LUKE CHING CONDUCTED A SERIES OF TEACHERS WORKSHOPS AS PART OF THE PROJECT AND ALL STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATED MADE A DONATION HK$20 OR ABOVE TO THE MéDECINS SANS FRONTIèRES CHARITY.
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14/ 4/ 2008; 6:30 -8:00pm
THE 2ND BLOOMBERG EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAMME - BRIEFING SESSION
BLOOMBERG HAS A REPUTATION FOR ITS SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE, ALL OF WHICH PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND ENCOURAGE HIGHER EDUCATION. LAST YEAR BLOOMBERG WORKED TOGETHER WITH YAF TO PRESENT AN EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAMME WHICH SUPPORTED THE WORK OF TWO LOCAL ARTISTS, SAMSON YOUNG AND CHRISTOPHER LAU. AFTER THE SUCCESS OF LAST YEARS PROGRAMME, WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF THE 2ND EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAMME AND LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING SUPPORT THE CHOSEN CANDIDATE/S IN HIS OR HER CAREER IN THE VISUAL ARTS FIELD.
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17 & 19 / 4/ 2008
SEEING IS BELIEVING 2008 VISUAL ARTS & FUNDRAISING PROJECT -- TEACHER WORKSHOP
IN THE PAST 4 YEARS, YAF WAS SUPPORTED BY STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG) LIMITED TO CREATE A SERIES OF SUCCESSFUL VISUAL ART AND FUNDRAISING PROJECTS FOR “SEEING IS BELIEVING”. THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT IS DUE TO THE ART TALENT OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT ALONG WITH THEIR GENEROUS DONATION, WHICH CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF ORBIS IN CHINA.
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28-30 / 3 /2008
CHARITY FACE PAINTING FOR HONG KONG SEVENS 2008
FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF YAF'S FACE PAINTING AT LAST YEAR'S HONG KONG SEVEN'S, WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE BEEN INVITED BACK TO PAINT FACES (AND POSSIBLY BODIES!!) ONCE AGAIN. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HONG KONG RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION, YAF WILL SET UP 3 PROMINENTLY POSITIONED STALLS TO PAINT VISITORS AT THIS SPECTACULAR EVENT WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO CHARITY. SO MAKE SURE YOU DROP BY!
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14, 18/ 4 /2008; 7:30-9:30pm
'MY SECRETE FRIEND' -- PUPPET MUSICAL & MAKING EVENT
AS ONE OF THE SUPPORTED PROJECTS OF OPERATION SANTA CLAUS, THE PUPPET MUSICAL "MY SECRET FRIEND" CO-PRESENTED BY YAF AND PROFESSIONAL PUPPET GROUP MAKE FRIENDS WITH PUPPET, WILL BE TOURING AROUND 20 LOCAL CHILD MEDICAL CENTERS AND SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOLS INCLUDING CHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION, CHILDREN'S THALASSAEMIA FOUNDATION, LITTLE LIFE WARRIOR SOCIETY AND HONG KONG DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MARCH AND MAY 2008.
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2-3/2008
CLP TOTEM ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS PROJECT
CLP POWER HONG KONG LIMITED IS COMMITTED TO PRESERVING THE QUALITY OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, THROUGH ITS CONSTANT SUPPORT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMME. IN 2008 CHINA LIGHT POWER WILL SUPPORT A SYMBOLIC VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMME WHICH WILL ALLOW OVER 300 PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CREATE A TOTEM POLE, WHICH WILL SYMBOLIZE THE DIFFERENCE WE CAN MAKE TO OUR ENVIRONMENT, AS AN INDIVIDUAL, AND AS A COMMUNITY.
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29, 30 /1 /2008
'PEOPLE POWER IN A NEW WORLD" YOUTH ARTS PROJECT
SPONSORED BY NEW WORLD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED AND CHINA YOUNG LEADERS FOUNDATION, YAF WILL ENABLE 5,000 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO DECORATE A MINIATURE FIGURE AS PART OF A PROJECT TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR MéDECINS SANS FRONTIèRES. DURING THE CREATIVE PROJECT THE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE SUFFERING AND NEED OUR HELP.
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19, 20 / 1 / 2008
CITY SANCTUARY TEACHER WORKSHOP
19/ 1/ 2008 ESF & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS TEACHERS;
20/1/ 2008 LOCAL SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS TEACHER
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON IS EUROPE'S LARGEST UNIVERSITY FOR ART, DESIGN, FASHION, COMMUNICATION AND THE PERFORMING ARTS. COLIN KERRIGAN, SCULPTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE AT UAL IS INVITING VISUAL ARTS TEACHERS TO JOIN A COLLABORATIVE CREATIVE WORKSHOP- CITY SANCTUARY WHICH IS INTENDED TO ACT AS A CATALYST FOR A HONG KONG VISUAL ART TEACHERS' NETWORK.
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12, 13/ 1/ 2008
CITY SANCTUARY FASHION WORKSHOP
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON IS EUROPE'S LARGEST UNIVERSITY FOR ART, DESIGN, FASHION, COMMUNICATION AND THE PERFORMING ARTS. NATASCHA RADCLYFFE-THOMAS, FASHION AND ACCESSORY DESIGNER WHO LECTURED AT THE LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION FOR OVER 10 YEARS, IS INVITING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN INTEREST IN 3D DESIGN AND FASHION TO PARTICIPATE IN A ONE DAY INTENSIVE, INSPIRING FASHION WORKSHOP - CITY SANCTUARY.
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3-5/ 2008
"MY SECRET FRIEND" – PUPPET MUSICAL & MAKING WORKSHOP
HARNESSING THE IMAGINATION OF CHILDREN AND CELEBRATING THEIR INNOCENCE AND CREATIVITY, THIS PROJECT EXPLORES THE PRECIOUS ROLE OF THE IMAGINARY FRIEND IN THE FANTASY LIFE OF CHILDREN.
CO-PRESENTED BY YAF AND PROFESSIONAL PUPPET GROUP MAKE FRIENDS WITH PUPPET, MY SECRET FRIEND PUPPET MUSICAL AND PUPPET MAKING PROJECT IS ONE OF THE SUPPORTED PROJECTS OF OPERATION SANTA CLAUS, AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING PROGRAMME JOINTLY ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST.
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