Reinvent: 2016 Summer Camp & Mentorship Programme is a two-part programme led by artist facilitators Lee Kai Chung, Mak Ying Tung, Chloe Wong, and a group of university volunteers. Participants are invited to engage in artistic experiences that re-examine the past to unlock their hidden potential.

Secondary 6 students who have recently received their Secondary Education Diploma in Hong Kong are welcome.

Part 1: Summer Camp

The three artist facilitators provide experimental and experiential art activities that question and reflect on preset assumptions around identity, value, relationships, and artistic concepts. Working within a creative environment, participants learn how to use art as an agent of inquiry to rediscover parts of themselves and reimagine their future.

Schedule:
Pre-Camp | Thu, 27 May, 2–6pm
Venue: A Space, Asia Art Archive, 10/F, Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Day Camp | Mon–Wed, 30 May–1 Jun, 10am–6pm
Venue: Spring Workshop, 3/F Remex Centre 42 Wong Chuk Hang Road Aberdeen, Hong Kong

Post-Camp & Mentorship Matching | Thu, 16 Jun, 2–6pm
Venue: A Space, Asia Art Archive, 10/F, Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Part 2: Mentorship Programme

Artist facilitators act as a source of support while sharing their experiences with the participants. Participants can select a particular artist facilitator according to their own interests.

Time: Approximately 12 hours between 20 Jun to 10 Jul
Venue: To be determined


Target: Secondary 6 students who are open-minded, process-oriented, and have a passion for and interest in art. Due to limited capacity, only applicants who can attend all sessions will be considered. A certificate will be given for full participation. 
Language: Cantonese
Quota: 15–18
Fee: Free

Application: To apply, complete the application form and email to learn@aaa.org.hk. Applicants will be contacted individually for interviews to take place on Tue and Wed, 24–25 May 2016. Successful applicants to be notified on Thu, 26 May 2016.

Application deadline: Sun, 22 May 2016 

For more information, contact: learn@aaa.org.hk or (852) 2844 1121

About the artist facilitators:
Lee Kai Chung researches historical events, political systems, and ideology. Lee addresses the lack of proper governance on records and pending legislation of Archives Law. Through performance, documentation, and installation, Lee considers individual gestures as a form of political and artistic transgression that resonates with pre-existing narratives of history and story. In his ongoing research, ‘Archive of the People’, Lee investigates the frameworks of such socio-political issues, whether through a series of negotiations or encounters with governmental departments.

Mak Ying Tung was educated at the School of Creative Media of City University of Hong Kong, majoring in Critical Intermedia Art. Her work examines the fundamental properties of familiar objects and materials. Working in sculpture and performance, she reforms objects and situations as sources of humour and curiosity, including in her recent solo show through her works No I insist (2014) and No One Wins (2014). Her deadpan presentations prompt a review of the perceived world and to look at what lies beneath the surface of surroundings.

Chloe Wong graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) in Contemporary Dance. She was awarded the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund Scholarship for a MA programme jointly organised by the Hollins University and American Dance Festival (ADF) in the US. Wong represented Hollins University at the 2006 Monaco Dance Forum. Wong is a freelancer, and currently teaches at HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, HKAPA (APL course).

Special thanks to university volunteers:
Chan Ka Wan, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
Jane Choi, Cultural Management, School of Continuing Professional Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Christy Chow, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
Kelly Chu, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
Lemon Lam, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
Michael Law, Faculty of Design and Environment, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
Terry Ng, School of Science, University of Hong Kong
Cordelia Ngai, School of Humanities, Hong Kong Baptist University
Ashley Ngaw, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
Tam Tak Hei, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
Scarlett Yeung, Creative Writing and Film Arts, The Open University of Hong Kong

Special thanks to venue supporter: 
Spring Workshop is a non-profit arts space committed to an international cross-disciplinary program of artist and curatorial residencies, exhibitions, music, film and talks.