For a healthy cultural development, the nurturing and co-existence of a broad spectrum of cultural spaces, both big and small, private and public, is required to meet the social and cultural needs of a community. 

As part of the 'Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum', this symposium and workshop brings together professionals from some of the world's most important art organizations, from the major public museum to the smaller artist-run space, to discuss the importance of multiple platforms from which to communicate contemporary art today.

I. SYMPOSIUM
Thursday 9 November 2006, 9:30am – 5:30pm and
Friday 10 November 2006, 9:30am – 12:30pm 
Venue: Drama Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wanchai

Speakers & Moderators:
Session 1: Institutional Diversity
Dr KIM Hong-hee - Director, Ssamzie Space, and Artistic Director, 2006 Gwangju Biennale, Korea.
Sally TALLANT - Head of Education and Public Programs, The Serpentine Gallery, UK.
Dr David TEH - Independent Curator and Critic, Australia/Thailand.

Session 2: Active Engagement
Maggie TSAI - CEO, Fubon Art Foundation, Taiwan.
Dr Caroline TURNER - Deputy Director, Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University, and Co-founder and former Project Director, Asia-Pacific Triennials.
Johnson CHANG Tsong-zung - Curator, Critic, and Director of Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong.
LEE Weng Choy - Artistic Co-Director, The Substation, Singapore.

Session 3: Contemplating the Future
Rupert MYER - Chairman, National Gallery of Australia, Australia.
Alex BEARD - Deputy Director, The Tate, UK.
Anthony CALNEK - Deputy Director, The Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation, USA.
Jane DEBEVOISE - PhD Candidate, The University of Hong Kong, and Chair, Board of Directors, Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong.


II. WORKSHOP
Saturday 11 November 2006, 2pm – 5pm and
Sunday 12 November 2006, 2pm – 5pm 
Venue: Cho Yiu Conference Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin

Register online: http://www.ceccahk.org/registration.html. Please go to www.ceccahk.org for more details.