HKAS Alumni Network
Hong Kong Art School (HKAS) Alumni Network is a self-funded and independent non-institutional group established in 2017 by HKAS alumni. Marking its inauguration with the alumni exhibition “Deep Silence” in 2017, the Alumni Network seeks to strengthen relationships among alumni and create an interactive platform for on-going discussions and collaborations between art practitioners by providing professional opportunities and hosting art events.
*If you’re a graduate and you’re not currently in touch, see our Join Us page for more information. We’d love to hear from you.
HKAS ALUMNI Archive
Through the years, our graduates have continued to influence art and culture in Hong Kong and across the world through art practice, education, research, artist-led spaces and collaborations. Playing a recording and sharing role, the Hong Kong Art School (HKAS) Alumni Archive is dedicated to providing insights, generate ideas and promote leading and emerging Hong Kong artists to art collectors, researchers, practitioners and the public. This will inform and benefit the relationship between our alumni and the Hong Kong art scene at every level.
The Alumni Archive is founded in 2019 and self-funded by HKAS Alumni Network. We fully support freedom of artistic expression and the views and opinions expressed in the archive do not represent the stand of Hong Kong Art School or any other parties.
Hong Kong Art School
Hong Kong Art School (HKAS), founded in 2000, is a division of the Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC). HKAS is an accredited institute staffed by a group of dedicated artists and art educators, who are active and distinguished practitioners in the field. The School’s award-bearing curriculum focuses mainly in the area of Fine Art (Ceramics, Painting, Photography and Sculpture). Its scope covers programmes with academic levels ranging from Higher Diploma to Bachelor Degree* and Master Degree*. The short programmes and the outreach projects of the School that run parallel to the award-bearing curriculum span a wide variety of artistic disciplines, and genuinely bridge art and the community.
*BAFA & MFA programmes are jointly presented with RMIT University, Australia
Hong Kong Arts Centre
HKAC is a multi-arts centre that fosters artistic exchanges locally and internationally, bringing the most forward creations to Hong Kong and showcasing homegrown talents abroad.
HKAC stimulates innovation and promotes creativity. Being Hong Kong's only independent non-profit multi-arts institution, HKAC offers exhibitions, screenings and performances, connecting the arts of Hong Kong to the rest of the world through programmes and collaborations.
In the past four decades, HKAC has been dedicated to building the local art ecosystem as well as facilitating cultural exchange between Hong Kong and the rest of the world. Aiming to make art accessible to wide public audiences, HKAC has presented over 2,000 programmes covering performing arts, visual arts, film and video arts, public art projects, art conferences, art festivals and more.
HKAC's education arm, the Hong Kong Art School (HKAS), was born in 2000 as an accredited institute staffed by a group of dedicated artists for the fostering of new talents for the local art scene. Its award-bearing curriculum focuses on four core academic areas: Fine Art, Applied Art, Media Art, and Applied Theatre and Drama Education. HKAC also diligently builds platforms at home and overseas to showcase potential local talents through measures such as curating exhibitions and commissioning projects.
At the juncture of its 40th anniversary, HKAC launched a rebranding and renovation project to strengthen its core concept of 'Arts at the Centre' and to continue to promote internationally the development of Asian contemporary arts as well as the local art scene.
RMIT University
RMIT’s School of Art is a hub for emerging artists, researchers and practitioners to engage in contemporary art practice and gain exposure through local and international exhibitions.
The School is known for its diverse, internationally-renowned creative programs led by accomplished artists and academic staff striving for excellence in pedagogy, research and innovation.
RMIT University is ranked 17th for art and design in the 2017 QS World University rankings (first in Australia and Asia), placing the School of Art in the top echelon of the world's art education institutions.
Set in the centre of Melbourne's flourishing creative scene, the School is recognised as a leader in contemporary art practice.
The School of Art's international reach extends across locations known for creative excellence, bringing together industry, staff, alumni and students in networks of artistic endeavour.
As a seedbed for emerging artists, the School focuses on instilling sustainable self-belief and confidence in the next generation of Australian and international arts practitioners. It promotes a studio culture of making through arts practices that are self-reflective and are informed through critical enquiry and research.
Set in the centre of Melbourne, Australia's cultural capital and consistently rated as the most liveable city in the world. Located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people, the School enjoys a 130-year history of graduating artists, photographers and craftspeople with skilled hands and cultivated minds ready for both life and work.
The School attracts students, staff and researchers from Australia and across the globe with a large cohort from the Indian-Pacific region.
A highlight of the School's international reach is its ongoing partnership with the Hong Kong Art School, that has developed over more than a decade. The schools, teaching collaboratively, have offered the Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) and Master of Fine Art programs in Hong Kong since 1998.
The School supports teaching and research programs, artists-in-residence, galleries, public programs, international conferences, student and staff exchange, study tours and publishing – all with a strong inclination to community engagement and social transformation.
The School of Art also manages INTERSECT, six creative projects that together form a dynamic program of exhibitions, residencies, creative laboratories, talks and events.