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January 2023
Make Your Own Waist Pouch of Fortune 4343
Ticket $480 | RSVP Ready for a season of family gatherings, delicious food and collecting some laisee packets? Come make a versatile bag by upcycling your favourite textile swatches! Participants will develop a textile patchwork full of stories that can easily be converted into a waist pouch. During the workshop, participants will learn patchwork and sashiko embroidery, heat transfer techniques and machine sewing skills to create a highly bespoke and creative design. This activity is suitable for families and couples…
Find out more »Minimal Waste Jacket Making Workshop 4343
Ticket $580 | RSVP Ever dreamt of giving a second life to your preloved textiles and making your own clothes? In this workshop, learn basic pattern-making techniques inspired by handwoven heritage textile tubu to make a minimal waste jacket. Borrowing from ancient traditions of zero-waste garments in Asia, minimal waste pattern-making techniques can be easily adapted to reflect your creativity and fashion flair. During the workshop, participants will learn to cut and sew a jacket using heavyweight cotton denim and…
Find out more »Social Connectedness in Seed to Textile 4343
Deposit $50｜RSVP This roundtable discussion aims to consider the transformative power and possibilities of community collaboration through arts and textile among the Seeders, who were participants in CHAT’s Seed to Textile project over the past 12 months, including artists, designers and craftspeople from different disciplines and backgrounds in Hong Kong. In this dialogue, they will discuss the correlations and challenges between socially engaged practices and curation, contemporary art and design. Moderator: Law Pik Yu Eugenia, Assistant Curator (Learning and Community),…
Find out more »Punch Needle Tapestry Experience 4343
CHAT's community programme Seed to Textile artist Eastman Cheng and community partners from Tsuen Wan created large-scale tapestries with needle punching embroidery, utilising yarns hand-dyed with natural materials. The community partners, who are a group of women new to the city, will transform into tutors and share the techniques and joy of needle punching. Come join us for a free walk-in experience at CHAT Lounge! Experience level: All are welcome, no prior experience necessary Materials needed: All materials will be…
Find out more »February 2023
Wax Print as Global Phenomenon: A Hands-On Introduction to Batik 4343
Deposit $50｜RSVP What is a common art form found across China, Southeast Asia, India and Africa? And how has Hong Kong participated in this global phenomenon? During this programme, geographical historian and artist Clifford J Pereira will share on the historical development of batik , a traditional wax resist-dyed fabric, tracing its historical origins in Indonesia to its contemporary varieties around the world. Importantly, the discussion will also focus on a story of Hong Kong’s participation in the history of batik .…
Find out more »Curator Tour: From Central Asia to Hong Kong 4343
Deposit $50｜RSVP How do Central Asian textile traditions and their contemporary manifestations converge at CHAT in Hong Kong? On the occasion of the exhibition opening of Clouds, Power and Ornament - Roving Central Asia , join an in-depth tour led by co-curators Alexandra Tsay based in Almaty, collective Slavs and Tatars based in Berlin and Wang Weiwei from CHAT. Participants are invited to stay after the tour to enjoy a cross-cultural musical event performed in collaboration by artists from Almaty…
Find out more »Live at CHAT: Techno Beats from Almaty and Hong Kong 4343
Get thrust into the contemporary music scene of Almaty, Kazakhstan, in this hour-long and free-flowing performance held within the heritage spaces of CHAT. Come and go as you wish. The techno beats of Kazakh artists Medina Bazargali and Kokonja will reverberate with those from the Hong Kong collective JVSY. This cross-cultural musical exchange is held in celebration of the opening of Clouds, Power and Ornament – Roving Central Asia , an exhibition on view at CHAT from 25 February to 21…
Find out more »CHAT with Artist: Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev 4343
Free Admission｜RSVP In recent decades, the relationship between art, agriculture and land has become increasingly pertinent through visionary artistic practices. Join this artist sharing to hear from pioneers of the field, Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev, on their interdisciplinary practice that has now evolved to provide communities of artists a chance to learn through local materials and strive towards permaculture. The Bishkek-based artist duo will be in conversation with Takahashi Mizuki, Executive Director and Chief Curator of CHAT. Together, the…
Find out more »Make Your Own Textile Badge 4343
Ticket $80 | RSVP Pass by CHAT Lab to make your own textile badge which you can pin onto your clothes or totebag. Participants will be able to choose from a range of textiles inspired by and from Central Asian textile culture. Guided by CHAT’s Textile Programme team, visitors to CHAT Lab will learn about the textiles and make their own badge. Pre-booking is recommended for this activity. A few walk-in spots with payment via PayMe on the spot will…
Find out more »Viewpoints on View: Central Asia in Depth with Jamie Cheung on History, Religion and Cultural Diversity 4343
Where is Central Asia and which countries belong to this area? How can artists create their works to examine and reflect on the historical and cultural change in Central Asia? In these 2 episodes, Jamie Cheung, the Co-founder and Director of GLO Travel, a Hong Kong based in-depth research tour organiser, shares his responses to the Spring Programme 2023 Clouds, Power and Ornament – Roving Central Asia . He selects multiple artworks on view and explores topics such as historical,…
Find out more »CHAT with Artist: Umida Akhmedova 4343
Free Admission｜RSVP How can photography, especially portraiture, be an artistic device that relates womanhood with local textile traditions? In the context of Uzbekistan, what is the importance of documenting changes to womanhood and local textile traditions over time? In this artist sharing, Uzbek artist, photographer and filmmaker Umida Akhmedova will be in conversation with Almaty-based curator Alexandra Tsay to share on her artworks, process and profound interest in documenting the daily life of rural and urban Uzbekistan through images and…
Find out more »March 2023
Spring Dyes: The Colours of Nature 4343
Ticket $500 | RSVP Over the past few seasons, CHAT has been experimenting with many exciting ways to dye textiles using natural processes. In this workshop, participants will be able to dye using CHAT’s homegrown indigo paste and learn how to turn kitchen waste and natural products into exciting textile dyes inspired by the colours of nature. Dyeing a range of dusty pinks (avocado pits and skins), bright yellow (Cape jasmine), beige (coffee) and blue (indigo), participants will practice resist…
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