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Join us at #SouthsideSaturday on Sat, 20 September 2025, for special happenings including openings, tours and more!
Check the website for more details.
Join artist IV Chan and guest speaker Samwai Lam for an interactive dialogue!
The talk sets up three blind boxes—each holding a theme: Desire, Sex, and Safety. Drop your questions inside, and let IV and Samwai unravel them live.
Date: 20 September (Saturday)
Time: 3 - 4 pm
*The event will be conducted in Cantonese
Please register with the google link
Gallery address: 1902, Sungib Industrial Building, Wong Chuk Hang
Over the past two months at Para Site’s 10/F space, Sam Lui has devoted her residency tothe reflection and retelling of ‘Wendy’s Wok World’—a persona-driven project thatunpacks the disciplinary world of wok-cooking alongside questions of purity, secrecy, andauthenticity. Through the Bad Purity Book Club and her studio research, Sam hascollected and deepened her conception of how authority and identity are performed,fractured, and concealed.
In this closing gathering, Sam is joined by Wendy, who rarely appears at the same time.When both are present in the same room—artist and persona, self and other—what kind ofdialogue emerges? What is purity to them, what secrets do they carry, and where doesauthenticity reside? Blending narratives, (auto)biographies, and performances, Saminvites us to witness these layered conversations take shape.
This gathering also marks the final day of Sam’s residency, a chance to bring togetherfriends and communities in celebration. Join us to close this chapter together.
Performance at 5:30pm
Can a trickle reverse a stream? Can a loss mitigate a loss?
This public gathering traces the hidden currents within hydrological cycles, weather patterns, and financial systems. Hosted in response to the exhibition ‘Empty Set’ by Pratchaya Phinthong, the symposium opens a nebulous space to connect research, art, science, performance and other speculative practices in conversation together.
Bringing together artists, weather-forecasters, scientists, and other thinkers from the region, the programme asks: what role do ideas of risk, deep-time perspectives and other speculative instruments play in relation to our understanding of ‘tipping points’? If societal stability is a delicate balance, what futures do its various relationships hold, and what erupts when its various cycles change or break?
Participants: Jaime Chu, Peter Clift, Dr Jimmy Jiao, Kwan Q Li, Lucy Siyao Liu, Gary Zhexi Zhang
Check the website for details and the full programme.
In English
No registration required
As part of the ongoing artist residency, an Open Studio will be held at HART Haus, where visitors are invited to preview Min-Jia’s artistic process and encounter a selection of works developed over time. This intimate presentation offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the artist’s creative journey before the exhibition opens at PODIUM, highlighting the reflections, gestures, and craft that shape her artistic language.
On this occasion, two kinetic shadow puppets from Min-Jia’s ongoing series Mother I–IV (2024–2025) will be on view. Conceived as a cycle recalling the four seasons, the Mother works embody the perpetual interplay of birth, death, and renewal through spectral, backlit figures whose mechanical forms cast uncanny silhouettes. In Mother II (Winter), chilling blue tones and braided strands twist into gyrating forms that evoke serpents and aeroplanes, conjuring rhythms of migration and cycles of transformation. In Mother IV (Summer), the figure proliferates into a hybrid moth with oscillating antennae, embodying both vitality and restraint, as straps and belts twist its body into tension. Together, these works capture Min-Jia’s exploration of cyclical existence, where life and lifelessness, bondage and renewal, are held in fragile balance.
Open Studio: 11-13.9.2025
Venue address: 3/F Cheung Hing Industrial Building, 12P Smithfield, Kennedy Town
From Jingdezhen to Hong Kong: Reimagining Porcelain Today
Julie & Jesse is a creative duo renowned for their investigative approach to found objects from Hong Kong and Jingdezhen. Through experimentation, they transform ceramic shards into new art forms. Rooted in curiosity, they reject the predetermined functionality imposed by societal or cultural norms, redefining these materials with fresh purpose. By distilling individuality and origin into each object, their works become a poetic testament to exceptional craftsmanship.
Saturday 6 September, 3pm
Gallery address: 7/F M Place, 54 Wong Chuk Hang Road
Join us on 30 August 2025 (Saturday) for an engaging curator talk that complements our current group exhibition, Where the Light Bends Between Us. Hosted by curator Shirky Chan, the talk features three of our participating artists — Ashlee Ip, Jeremy Ip, and Chino Ng — who will explore the process of navigating the thresholds between states, spaces, and moments in time.
Date: 30 August (Saturday): 4 - 5PM
Language: Cantonese
Gallery address: G/F, 52 Sai Street, Sheung Wan
Join us for an insightful conversation on contemporary gongbi painting. The speakers will discuss the demanding nature of gongbi painting, emphasising the patience and dedication required to create this intricate genre of art. The conversation will also highlight how Hong Kong's contemporary gongbi practice differs from styles in Mainland China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan, showcasing its unique vibrancy and relevance in today's fast-paced world. The talk is held on the occasion of the ongoing exhibition, "Cherie Cheuk: A Wrinkle In Time", and the official launch of the exhibition catalogue.
Speakers:
Cherie Cheuk, Artist
Wilson Shieh, Artist
Moderated by
Dr. Peggy Ho, Research Fellow, Art Museum of CUHK
Time: 23 Aug, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Gallery address: 21/F, Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central
Coinciding with the opening of As The Wheel Turns - Contemporary Art from Lhasa Then and Now, Rossi & Rossi has invited Tibetan Artist Tsewang Tashi to have a conversation with M+ Associate Curator, Alan Yeung.
About Tsewang Tashi:
Tsewang Tashi (b. 1963, Lhasa) graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Minzu University of China in Beijing in 1984. He also later earned an MA in visual art from the National College of Art and Design in Norway and later a PhD in modern Tibetan art from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. A founding member of the Gedun Choephel Artists’ Guild in Lhasa, he is currently a professor at the School of Arts, Tibet University, Lhasa. He has published papers on Tibetan art education and painting, organised conferences and curated exhibitions on modern and contemporary Tibetan art.
26 July, 3:30-4:30pm
Gallery address: 11/F, M Place, 54 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Wong Chuk Hang
The Hong Kong Museum of Art is committed to promoting Hong Kong art. This talk series invites Hong Kong artists and scholars from diverse fields to share their insights, offering the audience an in-depth exploration of the multifaceted charm and cultural richness of Hong Kong art.
For the inaugural session, we are honoured to welcome esteemed ceramic artist Rosanna Li, whose remarkable half-century career has shaped the soul of the city through her works of clay. With deft hands, she sculpts the essence of everyday life—her iconic, plump figurines have not only graced museums and galleries but have also animated public spaces, like the airport, MTR station and bustling streets. These rotund, cheerful companions, with their soothing smiles, have become a balm for urban fatigue, weaving themselves into the collective memory of Hong Kong people.
26 July, 2:30 – 4:00 pm
Venue address: The Hall, 1/F, HKMoA
This two-day assembly departs from Ha Bik Chuen’s ‘motherboards’ and the citizen-initiated conservation work ‘Sesudah banjir itu (When the flood is over)’ to reflect on how we engage with histories we didn’t live through, practices we didn’t invent, and stories we may never fully resolve. Moving between physical objects and conceptual infrastructures, the assembly explores how intimacy can be shaped—and even deepened—by distance: through glass, across generations, within structures of care.
Participants: Nasikin Ahmad, Hidayatul Azmi, Merve Bedir, Mark Chung, Özge Ersoy, Ruhaeni Intan, Marianus Nuwa, Grace Samboh, Vivian Ting, Sidhi Vhisatya, Michelle Wong
26–27 Jul 2025, 2–7pm
Venue address: Para Site, 22/F, Wing Wah Ind. Building, 677 King's Road, Quarry Bay
On the occasion of Lin Yan’s first major solo exhibition in Hong Kong, which highlights the expressive quality of paper at the heart of her practice, we are pleased to present the screening of The Unsung Heroes of Ink. This documentary focuses on the role of paper and paper-making in Chinese ink art. The screening will be followed by a conversation with the documentary director and producer, Olivia Wang, and Alan Yeung, Associate Director of Ink Art at M+ Hong Kong.
Speakers:
Olivia Wang, Director and Producer of The Unsung Heroes of Ink
Alan Yeung, Associate Curator, Ink Art, M+
Saturday, 12 July 2025, 3pm-4:30pm
Please RSVP. Livestream available via Instagram from 3:30PM
Gallery address: 1904 Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Road, Aberdeen
when a lake dissolves into a grassfield: Sharing by Wong Winsome Dumalagan
Join artist Wong Winsome Dumalagan for a sharing on her 2024 residency with FogoIsland Arts, organised in partnership with MOCA Toronto and Para Site. In this session, the artist will introduce a new photobook that brings together photographs taken during her time on Fogo Island and others captured near her home in Hong Kong. Through acts of composing, juxtaposing, and layering fragments of nature, waypoints, or homes, she reflects on feelings of time passing and what it means to belong—questions that came into focus during the quiet rhythms of the residency.
Free entry, no RSVP required
Venue address: 10B, Wing Wah Industrial Building, Quarry Bay
A Dialogue with Huang Rui across Four Decades of Artistry.
Discover Huang Rui’s latest works from the captivating Sea of Silver Sand series, a collection of meditative paintings inspired by Zen gardens and the beauty of nature. Renowned as a respected Chinese artist and one of the founders of the Stars Art Group, Huang Rui’s art reflects deep insights into history, music, politics, and the world. Since the 1970s, he has been a key figure in Chinese contemporary art, co-organizing the groundbreaking “Stars Art Exhibition” in 1979 and driving forward modern art practices in China.
Don’t miss this chance to explore his newest paintings and artistic journey!
24 May, Saturday, 3 pm
RSVP at rsvp@10clg.com
The Museum Summit 2025, presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, in association with the Musée national des arts asiatiques - Guimet in France, will take place in Hong Kong on 28 and 29 March this year.
Under the theme "Going Beyond", it will bring together renowned speakers and moderators from around the world to explore four pivotal topics: "Museum + Tourism", "Museum + Technology", "Museum + Sustainability", and "Museum + Wellness". Other than the two-day summit discussion, there will also be a number of fringe activities and post-summit visits.
Asia Art Archive and the International Program of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, are honoured to host Salima Hashmi as our distinguished speaker for AAA's Annual Artist’s Lecture. A prominent artist, educator, art historian, and activist based in Lahore, Hashmi will share her extensive experience in documenting, organising, and writing about the work of women artists in Pakistan. Hashmi’s lecture will provide insights into her publications, her role as one of the founding members of the Women’s Action Forum (a women’s rights organisation in Pakistan), her efforts to foster regional alliances for gender justice, and her mentorship of generations of artists.
A breakfast reception will be held at the library from 10–11am. The breakfast reception and talk are both free and open to the public.
To RSVP, please visit here.
Venue address: 11/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan
Join us for an engaging artist talk for Chou Yu-Cheng’s book launch at AP House The Henderson.
Chou Yu-Cheng lives and works in Taipei. He studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the National Taiwan University of the Arts in Taipei. Since the beginning of the 21st century, he has been examining and critiquing mass media, institutions, and production systems by reinventing, shifting, or transforming complex elements in the renewed relationship between people and objects. Since 2019, Chou has been exploring the precarious balance between water, paint, paper, and human emotions entangled in abstractions.
*The artist's talk will be conducted in Mandarin and English. Please register.
Date: 24 March, 2025
Time: 5-7 PM
Venue: AP House The Henderson, 25/F, 2 Murray Rd, Central
On the occasion of Art March and the art fairs week, Central Gallery Day will be held on Monday, 24 March this year, bringing together an array of exhibitions, openings, guided tours and many more art happenings spanning from Central to its outskirts areas like Sheung Wan and Wan Chai. Don’t miss out on this annual opportunity to experience fruitful visual art programmes within just one day!
Please refer to the website for full programme
24 Mar, 2025 11:00 am–7:00 pm
10 Chancery Lane Gallery presents Beauty Will Save the World: eight artists from Southeast Asia, with works by Bùi Công Khánh, Chan Dany, Dinh Q. Lê, FX Harsono, Htein Lin, Josephine Turalba, Moe Satt, and Vũ Dân Tân. Grappling with dire conditions, they mobilize viewers with humor while radiating poetic light and humanity. Curated by Southeast Asian art specialist Iola Lenzi, Beauty Will Save the World: eight artists from Southeast Asia assemble iconic artworks by Southeast Asian contemporary masters, as well as newly commissioned pieces impactful for their visual and sensorial seduction operating in tandem with their semantic play.
Opening reception: 24 March, 1-7pm
Curator’s Talk and Brunch: Fri, Mar 28, 10am - 12 noon
Gallery address: 10 Chancery Lane, Central
“Sonic Transitions: Auditory Stories of Female New Immigrants in Hong Kong” is a sound art exhibition exploring how female new immigrant artists use sound to express personal auditory narratives intertwined with urban life.
The exhibition features 10 new works created by 12 artists. Using sound as the primary medium, these works transform auditory memories into artistic expressions, presenting a rich array of cultural and emotional narratives.
Focusing on “transition,” the exhibition examines female mobility, listening, and sonic expression in public spaces. The artworks simulate the flow and intersection of sonic elements across shifting contexts, constructing a dynamic auditory space for continuous dialogue where the works of female artists intertwine, allowing sound to wander and flow through the space. This fosters invisible exchanges and interactions, forming a multi-layered network of sonic narratives.
Prior registration is required 2 days in advance.
Opening Ceremony: 18.03 (Tue) 18:00–20:00
Curator’s Tour: 18.03 (Tue) 14:30–16:00 || 22.03 (Sat) 14:30–16:00
Artist Talk: Session 1 18.03 (Tue) 16:30–18:00 || Session 2 29.03 (Sat) 14:30–16:00
Venue address: Singing Waves Gallery (M3301), L3, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, City University of Hong Kong (CMC)
Art Basel is a major event held in Hong Kong every March. Artists and galleries from all over the world gather in Hong Kong to showcase their works to buyers, while attracting a large number of international art audiences to visit the exhibition. In the end, is commercial value an important consideration that cannot be ignored in the process of artistic creation?
Speakers: Chow Chun Fai, Wong Wai Yin, Chris Wan, Zoie Yung
Moderator: Isaac Leung
Language: Cantonese
Application deadline: March 10, 2025 (Monday)
Sign up: Private Message Instagram @sc_gallery_hk
Date: March 13, 2025 (Thursday), 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
10 Chancery Lane Gallery invites you to an Artist's Talk with Hong Kong Artist Lewis Lee.
8 March, Saturday, 3:30 PM
Conversation with Gallery Director Katie de Tilly
Tea and refreshments
RSVP: rsvp@10chancerylanegallery.com
Gallery address: 10 Chancery Lane, Central
PORTALS is the final commissioned work of ‘The Embrace and the Passage’, concluding the exhibition’s dialogue on shifting host-guest dynamics. This site-specific performanceinvites audiences to traverse both material and symbolic portals within the space through collective rituals.
Leading up to the performance, the artist hosted workshops in Hong Kong where participants crafted figurines that form a shared, transcendent presence along her own embodiment, Vera Maningning, whose name means ‘the light of truth.’ Clad in white lace—a motif resonant in both Filipino households and Western rituals—she inhabits this figure to embody a spectrum of fluid identities. At the performance, through singing, shapeshifting, and healing practices inspired by pre- and postcolonial Filipino shamanism, she casts the foreign, trans body as a sanctuary of queer struggle and survival, overcomingthe imposed borders of geography and power that continue to shape our world.
Participants are encouraged to bring a personally significant object to join the artist during the performance.
Registration recommended here
(followed by Closing Artist Talk for ‘The Embrace and the Passage’ on 23 Feb 2025)
Venue address: 10B, Wing Wah Industrial Building, Quarry Bay
In this ambitious project, Bell meticulously catalogued every outdoor basketball court in Hong Kong—an impressive total of 2,549 courts—compiled into a book of the same title. His journey took him through the city’s hidden corners, relying solely on public transport. Using aerial photography, the images showcase the unique designs of these courts, their ubiquity, and their striking contrast against Hong Kong’s towering urban density.
Sunday 16 Feb 2025, 2pm
Gallery address: 28 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan
In 2023, the M+ / Design Trust Research Fellowship programme granted its final two fellowships to Leah Hsiao and Flora Weil. During this talk, the fellows will present the conclusion of their research with the event ‘M+ / Design Trust Research Fellowship Public Talk: Changing Winds in Education and Technology’.
The event consists of two talks: ‘How to translate “Design”? The Dissemination of Design Education and Culture from Asia to the Greater Bay Area, 1978–1990s’ by Leah Hsiao followed by ‘Design in Rising Winds’ by Flora Weil. This presentation will be followed by a dialogue with respondents Dr. Kan Tai Keung and Professor Yang Yan, moderated by M+ Curator of Design and Architecture Shirley Surya.
Please visit M+ website for details and registration.
Should public art reflect a site’s historical significance or should it serve more as a medium of contemporary expression? Join us for the upcoming Tai Kwun Conversations featuring insights from Alicja Kwade, the artist behind the new commissioned public art project, Waiting Pavilion, on the Prison Yard in Tai Kwun. Also taking part in the discussion are the Hong Kong artist Kingsley Ng and the curator Grace Cheng, who both have a wealth of experience in presenting art in the public arena.
Together, they will delve into their public art endeavours, examining the significance and impact of public art in enriching communities and engaging public audiences from the perspectives of art, culture, history, and urban development. The discussion will centre on how public art interacts with its surroundings, acting as a mirror while navigating the complexities of history and indeed today’s world.
This event will be conducted in English, with simultaneous interpretation into Cantonese. Free of charge, booking is required.
Speakers: Alicja Kwade, Grace Cheng, Kingsley Ng
Moderator: Louiza Ho, Associate Curator, Tai Kwun
To celebrate the exhibition "Love Language: Joanne Chan Solo Exhibition", we are pleased to present a Conversation between the artist and the curator Agnes Wu as we delve into the profound artistic journey of Joanne Chan, exploring the intricate emotions and messages encapsulated within her works.
Kindly RSVP to hongkong@3812cap.com at your earliest convenience to book your place. We look forward to welcoming you and sharing this insightful conversation with you.
Saturday, 14 December, 3pm
Gallery address: 26/F, Wyndham Place, 44 Wyndham Street, Central
Renowned Hong Kong-based photographer Joyce Yung invites readers to explore her beloved city with her new coffee table book, "Hong Kong in 100 Photos", published by Man Mo Media. In Hong Kong in 100 Photos, Yung captures the city's daily life, urban quirks, vibrant culture and natural landscapes. This beautifully crafted book is a practical guide for locals and tourists alike.
Saturday 14th December, 2024, 2-6pm
Gallery address: G/F, 74 Hollywood Road, Central
HART invites you to attend the Artist Talk & HART Open Studio
Lesley-Anne Cao (b.1992, Philippines) explores materiality, languages, and transformative processes through installation, sculpture, video, and text. Using intuitive methods and process-driven approaches, she prompts reflection on everyday life to uncover hidden social structures that shape our behaviors and the environment. She had her first solo exhibition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2018, and it was shortlisted for the Fernando Zóbel Prize for Visual Art in 2019.
Upon Lesley’s previous international artist residences at Gasworks (2023) in London; Örö, Finland (2019), and Keelung, Taiwan (2017), we are delighted to welcome her to Hong Kong! On December 1, 2024 (Sun), we will hear from the artist after her 3 weeks of stay, comprising her group exhibition "Weather-world" at Blindspot Gallery, conversations with curator(s), art practitioners, and HART artists, as well as various material studies across neighbourhoods of Hong Kong.
Artist Talk & HART Open Studio:
01.12.2024 (Sun 日) 15:00 – 16:00
moderated by Jims Lam (curator) & Vera Lam (Director, HART), conducted in English
RSVP to join
Venue address: 4/F, Cheung Hing Industrial Building, 12P Smithfield, Kennedy Town
Join us for #SouthsideSaturday on 30 November 2024! From 11 am to 7 pm, enjoy a day of exciting programmes and exhibitions, as well as open studios and bazaar in Wong Chuk Hang, Tin Wan and Repulse Bay galleries. Check out southsidesaturday.com or below for the timetable and all event details!
Catch us at the gallery this Friday from 7pm to 9pm for the launch of @gianluca.crudele ’s book titled “Echo” with contributions from @peterchanart, @riccardo_chesti, @phizzykins, and @everhadpie
@monique_yim will perform a new piece devised in response to the imagery of Crudele’s solo exhibition utilizing feathers, a motif she has previously employed in her practice. The new work will ruminate on absence, fragmentation, and disembodiment.
The performance will begin at 7:45 pm.
Gallery address: 21 Square Street
To mark the final days of our popular exhibition, "Voices of the Walls" join us on Thursday evening for a special celebration with Greg Girard. He'll be here at the gallery 6pm onwards to discuss the exhibition and will be available to sign your book. If you’ve already purchased a copy, feel free to bring it along!
Gallery address: 28 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan
ARTIST TALK
Games and Creative Adaptation:
The Continuous Re-construction of Chinese Characters
Self-taught Fung Ming-chip is primarily an artist of the word: essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, seal carving and calligraphy. This talk will focus on the artist’s motivation for creating over 100 different script styles and the creative process of constructing new characters and painting formats.
Organised on the occasion of the group exhibition, Word Play.
Wednesday, 27 November, 5:30pm-7:30pm
The talk will be live streamed on Instagram @alisanfinearts starting at 6 PM HKT
Gallery address: 21/F Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central,
