Life Planning Programme - Arts Industry Exploration

Part 1 Exploration - Dialogue with Artists

 

Kevin Cheng Artist's Photo


鄭啟文 Kevin Cheng
ADA Angel. Kevin is an enthusiastic photographer, he is skilled in landscape photography and still life photography. Recently, he has been concentrating on documentary photography and capturing the social issues. In 2011, he won the Champion of ‘The 8th Hong Kong Abilympics’ Creative Photography (Outdoor) Competition, and subsequently represented Hong Kong in ‘The 8th International Abilympics’ Creative Photography (Outdoor) Competition held in Korea and received a Special Prize. In 2015, he was sponsored by ‘Artists with Disability Development Fund’ and studied short-term photography courses in Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and London College of Communication.

 

Lee Hin Artist's Photo

 

李軒 Lee Hin
ADA Angel. Being a classical music lover, Lee Hin is also keen on singing. He was awarded the Most Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award of ‘Cross All Borders: A Mini Festival Showcasing New Performing Artists with Disabilities’ in 2009. He performed with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in the ‘Community in Harmony’ and ‘Blossom with Music’ in 2011 and 2015 respectively. He was the leading male character and composer of the theme song in an original local musical, ‘Love, Life and Music - A Story of Ups and Downs’ in 2013. Being obtained the ‘Artists with Disability Development Fund’ by Lee Hysan Foundation in 2015, Lee Hin has started to learn music composition and arrangement from Anthony Lun.

 

Lee Shing Artist's Photo

 

李昇 Lee Shing

ADA Angel. He was awarded both The Most Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award and The Most Outstanding Performer Award at ‘Cross All Borders: Hong Kong Festival Showcasing New Performing Artists with Disabilities 2011’. In 2013, Lee was sponsored by the ‘Artists with Disability Development Fund’ to further study in music and having musical exchange in Salzburg and Vienna respectively. In recent years, Lee Shing actively participated in various performances. In 2012, he performed with his brother Lee Hin in a mini music concert titled ‘Blurred Music Notes’. In 2014, Lee Shing participated in the ‘Love Passion Music’ fundraising concert organised by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

Jessica Chiu Artist's Photo

 

趙惠芝 Jessica Chiu

ADA Green Leaf Artist. Jessica is passionate about painting and sand painting. She has started to learn sand painting since 2011. She has performed in various performances as a guest performer and has tried to show her artistic creations on various platforms in the recent years. In 2015, she was sponsored by the ‘Artists with Disability Development Fund’ to study short-term painting course in London in order to enrich her inspiration on sand painting. Besides performances, Jessica also actively participates in teaching and social services.

 

Adam Wong Artist's Photo

 

黃修平 Adam Wong
Hong Kong film director and screenwriter. He had studied abroad at The University of Lowa as exchange student and started making films during his study in Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His works include ‘When Beckham Met Owen’(2004), ‘Magic Boy’(2007), ‘The Way We Dance’(2013) and ‘She Remembers, He Forgets’(2015). In 2014, he was awarded Best New Director for ‘The Way We Dance’ at Hong Kong Film Awards.

 

Peggy Chan Artist's Photo

 

陳佩玲 Peggy Chan
Peggy Chan received her Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) degree in painting from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University. She is currently reside in Hong Kong with her studio at the Cattle Depot Artists’ Village. Cyanotype, the traditional photographic printing process, has been Peggy’s favourite medium in her recent works. Highly relied on sunlight and time in the creation process, the works signify how the cityscape flows along. She has participated in  ‘The 2nd CAFAM Future Exhibition’ (2015) and  ‘DMZ International Outdoor Installation Art Festival’ in Korea (2014). Her works have been exhibited worldwide in Paris, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau and Beijing.

 

Patrick Chiu Artist's Photo

 

趙伯承 Patrick Chiu
Patrick Chiu is a choral artist born in Hong Kong. During his period of residence in Vienna, he has participated in various local professional performances and received tuition from professors at the Vienna Conservatory. In 2003, he earned a scholarship to study at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he received his Master’s degree in choral conducting. During his stay in Europe and the United States, he has worked with and studied under world-renowned maestros. Patrick is currently the artistic director of Hong Kong’s first professional a cappella theatre company, the Yat Po Singers, and the award-winning Hong Kong Melody Makers. He also serves as the founding festival director of Hong Kong SingFest, music director of the newly-established Hong Kong Oratorio Society Cantata Singers and a member of the renowned a cappella group, the Gay Singers. He teaches the Master’s programme in his alma mater, the music department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

 

 

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