Date: 9 October 2015 (Friday)
Time: 12:00nn – 1:30pm
Venue: G24, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK
Speakers: Prof. Ho Hing Kay Oscar and Dr. Benny Lim
Moderator: Dr. Chan Ka Ming
Registration: goo.gl/forms/vVjDszufCS
About Speakers
Prof. Oscar Ho Hing Kay specializes in the practice and critical studies of cultural management, particularly in the area of visual arts, museum management and curatorship. He was formerly Exhibition Director at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, Senior Research Officer at the Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, and Founding Director of Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai. He is currently Programme Director of the MA programme in Cultural Management.
He has been actively engaging in curatorial practice for over two decades, curating many exhibitions locally and internationally in Asia, Europe and North America. He has also been actively engaged in community cultural projects and is one of the pioneers in promoting community art in Hong Kong. He was a member of the Museum Advisory Group for the West Kowloon Cultural District, responsible for preparing the proposal for the new museum ‘M+’, and is a founding member of the board of Asia Art Archive and chairman of Art in Hospital. He was also a member of the International Committee of documenta 13.
He writes regularly for local and international publications, including Art Forum, Newsweek, Art in Asia Pacific and Contemporary Art News, and is the founder of the Hong Kong Chapter of International Art Critics Association. His latest publications include: An Innocent City by Koç University (2014), Arts and Cultural Leadership in Asia by Routledge (2015), Contemporary Asian Art and Exhibition by National University of Art (2015).
Dr. Benny Lim attained an M.F.A. from Libera Accademic Di Belle Arti (Italy) and a PhD from the University of Glamorgan (United Kingdom).
In the last 15 years, Benny has produced and managed over 60 arts events, including theatre productions and arts festivals. His works have been performed in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, United Kingdom and United States of America. On top of that, he has initiated a series of drama education programmes in Singapore and has reached out to over 200,000 students from 300 Primary and Secondary School within 4 years. In 2006, Benny launched his first book of play – Existence.
Since 2006, Benny has taught in several institutions of higher education in Singapore and Malaysia. Currently, he is a faculty member with the department of cultural and religious, CUHK. Apart from his academic work, Benny also serves as a Board Member of Justice Centre Hong Kong, a non-profit human rights organization.
Light refreshment will be provided.
Registration is required by 5 Oct 2015.
First-come, first-served.
Enquiry: 3943 1255 / cuccs@cuhk.edu.hk