The Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Project Grant: stART Up Community Arts Project: Community Art Incubator: Stories Beyond Limits – Seeking Participants

The stART Up Community Arts Project provides accessible arts opportunities for people of all ages, cultures and abilities, promoting understanding and equity among people of diverse backgrounds.

Our Community Art Incubator: Stories Beyond Limits workshop series is now accepting applications. Led by professionals in art venue accessibility, theatrical interpretation, and audio description, the programme offers hands on learning with practitioners at the forefront of inclusive arts. Over two days, participants will explore pioneering approaches — from accessible tours to performance techniques and sound based storytelling — while gaining practical skills that expand how art can be experienced by everyone.

We welcome educators, artists, social workers, cultural administrators, and disability rights advocates to join us.

Day 1 – 24 | 01 | 2026 (Saturday), 11am – 5pm

‧ 11am – 12:30pm | Join innovators from Hong Kong’s Centre for Heritage Arts & Textile (CHAT) as they lead the way in making art accessible for all. Discover insights from CHAT’s pioneering Accessibility Tour, guided by a deaf–hearing docent duo — an inspiring museum experience that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

‧  2pm – 5pm | Interactive session with theatrical interpreters Suzanne Chan and Michael Ng, bringing stories to life through movement and touch.

Day 2 – 25 | 01 | 2026 (Sunday), 10:30am – 5pm

‧  10:30am – 12:30pm  | Beyond Vision International will share its innovative approaches to making art experiences accessible for visually impaired audiences, offering practical strategies to enhance inclusion in participants’ own work.

‧  2pm – 5pm | Discover how audio describer Yumi Keung helps the visually impaired experience theatre and museums. Gain fresh insight into how art can be perceived through sound, imagination, and tactile engagement.

About the facilitators 

Suzanne Chan 
Currently a freelance sign language interpreter for the Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong, Suzanne has also interpreted for the International Abilympics Hong Kong delegation in Korea and France. Since 2009, she has worked as a theatrical interpreter for playback theatres, trained by US expert Mr Kevin Dyels, and contributed to interpret over 40 productions, including the 2025 RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award. Recently, she has focused on training the next generation of theatrical interpreters.
 
Michael Ng
During his time in Australia with the Australian Theatre of the Deaf, Michael toured across the country as a professional actor to promote inclusion and diversity, receiving support from major Australian media and the general public. In 2025, he was one of the theatrical interpreters for the Coldplay: Music of The Spheres concert in Hong Kong.
 
Yumi Keung
Yumi has worked as a graphic designer, set designer, image designer, programme coordinator, producer, stage manager, and actor. Since 2014, she has been engaged in providing audio description services for various stage plays, videos, dance performances, juggling shows, concerts, exhibitions, and guided tours. She became an audio describer and tactile arts instructor at Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong.

Participating Organisations

CHAT
CHAT is a textile culture museum in Hong Kong that weaves together heritage, art and community. Located on 2/F of The Mills, the former cotton spinning factory of Nan Fung Textiles in Tsuen Wan, CHAT first opened its doors in 2019 and has been offering exhibitions, co-learning programmes, research support and more – to spark conversations, to break barriers, to inspire talent, to grow with the community.

Beyond Vision International
Beyond Vision International (BVI) is a Hong Kong-based charitable organization dedicated to ensuring that access to visual information in the arts, culture, and education is a universal human right. BVI is committed to improving the quality of life for visually impaired individuals (VIs) by advocating for equal access to visual information.
 

Remarks
‧   Full attendance is required. If you are unable to attend at any specific time, please indicate on the registration form.
‧   The number of spots is limited. Priority will be given to participants who can attend both days.
‧   If you require accessibility support, please indicate your needs in the registration form.

About the project
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Project Grant: stART Up Community Arts Project runs from July 2025 to March 2026. The programme provides accessible arts opportunities for people of all ages, cultures and abilities, promoting understanding and equity among people of diverse backgrounds, and expanding perceptions of what art can be.

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