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February 2022
#CHATwithYou Online Programmes 4343
While CHAT is temporarily closed, our exhibitions and co-learning programmes are accessible via our website and social media channels. Here we have compiled a list of recommended online content from the current Winter Programme 2021 Spinning East Asia Series I: A Compass in Hand , our permanent display Welcome to the Spinning Factory! and more! Stay active and dive into the online tours, artist talks and conversations, and sign up our online workshops. Enjoy contemporary art and design, heritage, and methods of making…
Find out more »Make Your Own Holiday Craft (Online) 4343
Ticket $210-$230｜RSVP Welcome the New Year of the Tiger with some paw-some making! Join us online on the following Thursdays to make auspicious crafts for the New Year. A range of hand-sewing techniques will be taught to tackle these and many other making activities. On 17 February, participants may choose between two DIY projects to make a whimsical Chinese dragon or a pair of tiger baby shoes. On 24 February, participants may choose between two colourways (grey with yellow straps…
Find out more »March 2022
Mending and Sashiko Lab 4343
Ticket $180｜RSVP Mend ─ don’t dump*! Throughout March and April 2022, CHAT Lab will continue its mending journey to help you give your pre-loved garments a longer, more fashionable second life. Immerse yourself in the meditative action of pulling needle and thread and let's make together! Participants are invited to learn sashiko , a traditional Japanese decorative mending technique. Used since the Edo period in Japan to reinforce homemade textiles made of hand-spun cotton, this technique uses 'little stabs' (刺し子 in…
Find out more »April 2022
Viewpoints on View: Eric Poon on Documentaries, Visualisation and Memories of the City 4343
How does an artist record and visualise a historical event ? In these videos, veteran documentary producer, now Associate Professor of Practice at the School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Eric Poon shares his response to the exhibition Spinning East Asia Series II: A Net (Dis)entangled. Eric Poon selects multiple artworks on view and explores through them topics such as documenting and visualising historical events, discovering and recording memories of the city and exploring the…
Find out more »May 2022
Weave-Your-Bag Workshop (Online) 4343
Ticket $210｜RSVP Itchy to make something cool and useful with your hands but don't know where to start? CHAT’s Weave-Your-Bag kit is a good starting point. This vibrant CHAT Originals making kit is designed by CHAT team and comes in a fun array of colours. Upon registration the making kit will be sent to participants by post and a Zoom link will be shared by email for an online session of making together. The principles of weaving will be taught…
Find out more »(Un)winding: Spinning East Asia Response Forum 4343
On 14 and 15 May 2022, CHAT will host (Un)winding: Spinning East Asia Response Forum in response to the Spinning East Asia exhibition series with guest curator Dr Pan Lu from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Conducted over 5 online sessions, this forum invites scholars and curators from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea not only to interpret and respond to artworks created by the participating artists in the exhibitions, but also to share their knowledge and experiences…
Find out more »June 2022
CHAT with Artist: Ho Rui An 4343
Deposit $50｜RSVP for the physical talk Click here to register for Zoom webinar During his time as CHAT’s Artist-in-Residence, artist and writer Ho Rui An began investigation into the development of the textile industry in Hong Kong and Greater China. The video work Lining narrates Hong Kong’s transformation into a post-industrial city through historical material and interviews with former factory workers and managers, interwoven with images of Guangdong and Hong Kong. In this sharing Ho will discuss the making of Lining, a work…
Find out more »September 2022
CHAT with Artist: We are Textile Culture Net! 4343
CHAT with Artist is a series of talks inviting artists and designers participating in the current exhibition to engage in conversation. With a heart for inclusivity and diversity, they will unravel their artistic practices and share how their works are realised through collaboration with various communities such as refugees, the LGBTQ+ community, migrant workers and prisoners. Participating artists and designers: CHAT with Artist: ABOUT A WORKER Wednesday, 7 Sep, 7:00pm (Hong Kong, UTC +8), 1:00pm (Paris, UTC +2) Click here…
Find out more »Curating Textiles Today 4343
Click here to register for Zoom webinar Curating Textiles Today is an online roundtable session on the challenges and innovations in textile curation among curators who have been working on textiles in art and cultural institutions in Europe and Hong Kong. In this discussion, curators will explore possibilities of textile curation in relation to collection, heritage, contemporary art and design. Moderator: Jessica Hemmings, Professor of Craft, University of Gothenburg and Editor of The Textile Reader (Bloomsbury, 2012) Speakers: Sjouk Hoitsma,…
Find out more »December 2022
Viewpoints on View: Benny Seki on the Beauty of Indigo Dye and Amekaji 4343
Why are natural indigo dyed jeans so fascinating? This season, we invite Benny Seki, a specialist on Japanese American retro style (Amekaji), to share his views on the Winter Programme 2022 exhibition Absolute Blue: BUAISOU Works with Japanese Natural Indigo. Seki shares his first-person experience of visiting BUAISOU’s studio in Tokushima, Japan, and expresses his appreciation of the beauty of natural indigo dye from a handmade jeanmaker’s perspective. His passion for Amekaji and vintage wear would also be covered. For…
Find out more »February 2023
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 »August 2023
CHAT with Artist: Celebrate Nature with Art! 4343
RSVP for the physical talk | Click here to register for Zoom webinar CHAT’s community programme Seed to Textile 2023 invites artists and students to explore the interwoven relationship of humanities and nature. Before sharing their collaborative efforts at CHAT’s Winter Programme 2023, join this sharing with local and international artists to get inspired by nature and be creative together! Artists from last year and this year’s chapter Elizabeth Briel, Makie Chang, Hao Lap Yan Benjamin and artist studio Mudwork…
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