Home > Events > HK Urban Canvas 2022 – Exhibition
HK Urban Canvas 2022 – Exhibition
23/05-01/06/2022
Hong Kong is renowned for its dense high-rise streetscapes. If you look closely, these streets have lots of secrets – with old corner groceries, stationery stores and laundry shops that hold traces of the city’s history and keep collective memories alive. This year, the HK Urban Canvas 2022 Exhibition showcases a total of 83 shopfront shutter artworks that we have created in nine districts since 2017. Don’t miss this chance to view these colourful works and learn the unique stories of the businesses behind the shutters!
Organised by Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation and powered by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, HK Urban Canvas is a community art project that enhances community inclusion and highlights unique aspects of local culture through art and oral history. Since 2017, our vibrant shutter artworks have been showcased in neighbourhoods around the city, including Wan Chai, Central & Western District, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City, Mong Kok & Yau Ma Tei and Ap Lei Chau. The project has highlighted the city’s transition from a place of fishing villages to a centre for trade, manufacturing and finance, and explored its diverse food culture, traditional crafts, deities, markets and shops.
This year, we celebrate the history of Jordan’s Nepali community and traditional trades, the old industrial area of Quarry Bay, and the former fishing community of Shau Kei Wan. Between 23 May and 1 June, visit our free exhibition at G/F, Cityplaza South and get an exclusive gift when you download our HK Urban Canvas mobile app. Stay tuned for the latest information on our website and Facebook page (@HKUrbanCanvas).
TAGS:
Visual Arts, HK Urban Canvas
Information
Exhibition
Date: 23/05-01/06/2022 (Mon-Wed)
Time: 10:30am-8:30pm
Venue: G/F, Cityplaza South
Fee: Free admission, no ticket required
Enquiries:
yan@hkyaf.com / 2877 2779
Suitable for: All ages
THIS EVENT HAS FINISHED!
And it was very successful! Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear about upcoming events… don't miss out!
Video
Project Sponsor
Powered by
Venue Partner
Related Events
02-09/07/2024
Beyond Environmental Arts Festival 2024 – School Tour
This year marks the third year of our Beyond Environmental Arts Festival (BEA Festival). The 2024 festival offers a series of fun and free activities on the theme of climate change.
30/06/2024
Arts Projects: Open Call for Artists and Workshop Facilitators
Are you bursting with creative ideas that you want to share with the community? If you are, let us know!
01/03/2024-31/12/2026
Spark! Art Empowerment Programme for Children at Small Group Homes
Between 2024 and 2026, a series of fun, enriching visual and performing art experiences will take place across Hong Kong, engaging over 400 youngsters aged 4 to 18 living in small group homes and foster care services.
01/01/2024-31/03/2026
Fuse – Seeking Schools and Organisations
We are currently seeking organisations, local primary and secondary schools for the Fuse Artist-in-School Programme.
01/12/2023-31/03/2026
Fuse – Seeking Schools and Organisations Serving Low-income Families
This December sees the launch of our new programme Fuse – a community arts project designed to empower young individuals from low-income families and ethnic minority backgrounds and nurture their creative potential.