CHAT at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026

Date: 27-29.03.2026 (Preview Days on 25-26.03.2026)
CHAT booth location: HKCEC, Art Basel Hong Kong Booth | Outside Hall 1B

TALK

Image Courtesy : Chan Wai Lap

Chan Wai Lap on Art, Memory and Communal Spaces

Hong Kong artist Chan Wai Lap joins Elaine Choi, UBS Art Collection Manager, and Takahashi Mizuki, Executive Director and Chief Curator of CHAT, in a panel moderated by Louiza Ho, Associate Curator of Tai Kwun. Together, they will discuss Chan’s creative journey, memory as a social construct, and how communal spaces shape collective and personal experience.

Speakers:
Artist Chan Wai Lap
Takahashi Mizuki, Executive Director and Chief Curator at the Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT)
Elaine Choi, UBS Art Collection Manager

Moderator:
Louiza Ho, Associate Curator, Tai Kwun

Date: 28.03.2026
Time: 12:30-1:15pm
Venue: Auditorium, N101B, Level 1, HKCEC
Language: English with Cantonese and Mandarin simultaneous interpretation

 
Exchange Circle – Soft Force: Labour, Ritual and Collective Energy 

Moderated by CHAT’s curator Wang Weiwei, this conversation features artists Hu Yinping and Marcos Kueh as well as guest curators Eugene Hannah Park and Wang Huan. Together, the speakers will reflect on the quiet yet enduring power of intimacy, memory, care and collective labour – forces often expressed through ‘soft’ practices such as weaving, embroidery and ritual.

Participating Artists:
HU Yinping
Marcos KUEH

Participating Curators:
Eugene Hannah PARK
WANG Huan

Moderator:
WANG Weiwei Curator, Centre for Heritage, Arts & Textile (CHAT)

Date: 26.03.2026
Time: 1:15-2:00pm
Venue: Exchange Circle, Level 1 Concourse (Near Entrance 1A), HKCEC
Language: English & Mandarin

WORKSHOPS

1. Design Your School Uniform

Join artist Chan Wai Lap and create a uniform that inspires students to be themselves! After the workshop, Chan will select two designs to be produced and displayed as part of his installation at CHAT this July!

Date: 27.03.2026
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Venue: CHAT Booth 

2. Mini Tuskyiz Workshop

Tuskyiz is a hand-embroidered felt wall hanging, traditionally made by Kazakh mothers as a dowry for their daughters. Here, you can create your own mini tuskyiz by collaging felt pieces inspired by Central Asian ornaments, imagining the stories embedded within.

Date: 28.03.2026
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Venue: CHAT Booth 

3. Natural-Dyed Fabric Badge Workshop

Create an eco-friendly badge using fabrics dyed with food waste and natural ingredients.

Date: 28-30.03.2025
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Venue: CHAT Booth 

 

Venue

CHAT Art Month Shuttle Bus Service

Shuttle Bus Schedule

Coming to CHAT will be even easier during Art Month! From 27 to 29 March, free shuttle buses will run between Art Basel Hong Kong and CHAT.

Passengers arriving at The Mills from the HKCEC will receive a 10% discount coupon for CHAT Shop. While stocks last!

Please refer to the shuttle bus service schedule for easier planning.

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