Working in the arts was already difficult before the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for small and independent groups as well as freelance practitioners. Many arts and cultural practitioners in Hong Kong and Mainland China had it considerably worse in the last 2-3 years. In this year’s workshop, 5 cultural mediators share their fears and anxieties in their respective work. The workshop seeks to discuss the different care practices adopted by cultural mediators in times of adversity.
文化中介工作坊-恐懼
31 August – 4 September
Language: Mandarin 普通話, Cantonese 粵語 & English
Working in the arts was already difficult before the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for small and independent groups as well as freelance practitioners. Many arts and cultural practitioners in Hong Kong and Mainland China had it considerably worse in the last 2-3 years. In this year’s workshop, 5 cultural mediators share their fears and anxieties in their respective work. The workshop seeks to discuss the different care practices adopted by cultural mediators in times of adversity.
在疫情來臨之前，從事藝術工作就已然相當不易，對於小型的獨立團體和自由職業者來說尤其如此。過去的至少兩到三年中，相當一部分香港與內地的文化藝術從業者更是有著意想不到的艱難之處。在今年的工作坊中，五位文化中介人將分享他們各自在工作中面臨的恐懼和焦慮。工作坊希望能討論文化中介人在困境之中採用的不同解決方案。
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Convener and Moderator:
Benny Lim 林國偉
(Associate Professor of Practice and Director, MA in Cultural Management programme)
Speakers:
Fancy Fan 范斯欣 (Programme Manager, Along the Edge Arts Festival)
Gong Yidan 龔奕丹 (Marketing Director, Sichuan Theatre)
Toby Lai 黎啟勁 (Co-founder, Mediators Rock Limited and Mi Spacium Design Studio)
Li Bo 李博 (Account Manager, Fleishman Hillard)
Eunice Tsang 曾智愛怡 (Founder and Curator, Current Plans)