To address the challenges teachers face in teaching contemporary art in the classroom—from a lack of resource material to inexperience with the subject matter, AAA launched Teaching Labs in 2012. This year, in an ongoing partnership with schools and teachers, AAA Teaching Labs will focus on contemporary art in a Hong Kong context, enhancing teachers’ knowledge of the field and sharing ways the subject can be introduced in the classroom.

Hong Kong art has a long history that began before the British set foot on this land. Instead of an overarching narrative, this talk series will offer multiple entry points for looking at the intricacy of local art. Speakers will offer various perspectives, attempting to read Hong Kong through its art.

Based on educators’ feedback about their teaching needs, the format of this series of professional development programmes has been enriched, ranging from talks, workshops, tours, and sharing. Furthermore, to strengthen participants’ teaching implementation, workshops will incorporate in-depth peer group discussions that will be moderated and summarised by experienced educators.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 | 10am–1pm 

Teacher Workshop: Exhibition Critique

 

Venue

Asia Art Archive, 10/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan

Facilitator

Oscar Ho, art critic & educator

To enhance students’ appreciation and understanding of contemporary art, teachers often bring students to see exhibitions. Instead of just absorbing what the docent says or reading the wall text, how can we guide students to see and process exhibitions critically? The talk will include techniques for facilitating students’ art appreciation and criticism skills in context.

 

Sat, 11 May 2013 | 11am–1pm
Talk
From ‘Hong Kong Art Today’ to ‘Hong Kong Eye’—Representing Hong Kong through Exhibitions

 

Venue

ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, Island East

Speakers

C&G, artist collective, founders of C&G Artpartment
Kurt Chan, Professor, Department of Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Survey exhibitions can be platforms for showcasing art made collectively by artists from a certain place. This talk will look at how Hong Kong has been represented, from its first survey exhibition ‘Hong Kong Art Today’ in 1962, to the most recent one, ‘Hong Kong Eye’, questioning the notion of site and context.

 

2:15–4:30pm
Guided Tour & Discussion
‘Hong Kong Eye’

 

Venue

ArtisTree, 1/F Cornwall House, TaiKoo Place, Island East

 

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 | 11am–1pm
Talk
Parallel Legacies/Histories

 

Venue

Asia Art Archive, 10/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan

Speaker

Christina Chu, art historian and retired museum curator

Hong Kong art is rooted in Chinese culture and colonial experience. An understanding of the historical background of Hong Kong culture and the historical development of art in Hong Kong is essential to the study of Hong Kong contemporary art. This talk will unfold histories that fall outside mainstream discussion, including the historical context before the arrival of the British and up to the 1960s and its influence on Hong Kong art.

 

2:15–4:30pm
Teacher Workshop: Classroom Implementation

Venue

Asia Art Archive, 10/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan

Facilitator

Ricky Yeung, artist and art educator

 

Sat, 6 Jul 2013 | 11am–1pm
Talk
Hong Kong’s Urban Landscape in Art

 

Venue

Asia Art Archive, 10/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan

Speakers

John Batten, writer and art, culture and urban planning critic
Siu King Chung, Assistant Professor, School of Design, HK Polytechnic University

The urban landscape changes on a daily basis in Hong Kong. Disappearance has become the key term for looking at the city as everyday life dances with this condition. This talk will look at art that documents local lives impacted by various forms of disappearance.

 

Fri, 12 Jul 2013 | 2–6pm
Teacher Workshop: Classroom Implementation & Participants’ Presentations

 

Venue

Asia Art Archive, 10/F Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan

Facilitator

Ricky Yeung, artist and art educator

Hear the experiences of 2012 Teaching Labs participants & Chief Executive Awardees of Teaching Excellence:
Florie Tse, Visual Arts Teacher, Jockey Club Ti-I College
Peggy Kwan, Visual Arts Teacher, Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School

(This session is presented in collaboration with Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence Teacher's Association)

 

Eligibility

In order to facilitate an energetic, engaging, and diversified peer-support group, the programme is looking for teachers who are passionate and interested in learning about Hong Kong’s culture, visual art, and history and who are ready to be involved in an engaging and participatory workshop. No prior knowledge of art history is required.

Due to limited capacity, priority will be given to applicants who can participate in all sessions. A certificate will be given to participants with full attendance. To apply, please fill out this application form and email it to learn@aaa.org.hk or fax it to (+852) 2815 0032. Successful applicants will be contacted individually before 23 April.

For more information, please contact:
Susanna Chung, Head of Learning and Participation
Email: learn@aaa.org.hk

 

Supported by

Prudential Corporation Asia
Parallel Contemporary Art