15/5/2014
Chai Wan Mei
Different venues, Hong Kong
Art & Design Festival. The third edition features over 60 artists, designers and creative professionals across 40 studios
Chai Wan Mei is an art and design festival gathering over 60 artists, designers and creative professionals across 40 studios over a period of two days. Organised in conjunction and with the support of the Art Basel Hong Kong art fair, Chai Wan Mei is now a much anticipated event in the Hong Kong art calendar attracting local and international visitors looking to escape the fair grounds for a few hours and explore Hong Kong’s grassroots arts scene beyond the Central district.
The festival is based in the industrial neighbourhood of Chai Wan, home to a unique and vibrant community of artists, designers, likened to New York’s Chelsea and recently awarded the Local Hero Award by Ming Pao Newspaper. This year’s edition brings together a rich program of Fine Art Exhibitions, Guerrilla Interventions by cutting edge artists in Public Spaces, Curated Designer Pop-up Village, interactive Artist Performances, Artist and Curator talks, Open Air Film Screenings, Designer Workshops, Book Launches, Open Studios late night cocktails, and the Chai Wan Nites party to celebrate the second edition of Art Basel Hong Kong.
Galleries 2014
10 Chancery Lane, agnès b.'s LIBRAIRIE GALERIE, AO Vertical & Bookstore, Artify, ilivetomorrow, Platform China, Youth Square, YY9
Studios 2014
Apipoulaï, Bondi Books, Carol Lee, Carol Ho, Domat, Entendre, Foodlab, Hong Kong Institute of Professional Photographers, Insight Design School, JL Ceramics, Jo Farrell, Kim Schuessler, Latitude 22n, Leslie Van Eyck Studio, Map Office, Marc Standing, Michael Wolf, Moving Image Archive of Contemporary Art, Puerta del Sol, Pure Art Foundation, Rachel Smith, RM1510, Studio HA!, Tangram, Think Silly, Vaford Gates, Vintage Studio, whynotsplash, Zone A.
Chai Wan Mei Art & Design Festival is organised by:
Platform China and 10 Chancery Lane Gallery
Press Enquiries
Alice Andersen
Project Coordinator Chai Wan Mei
Project Coordinator Platform China
press@chaiwanmei.org
+852 9849 5982
Press preview and tour on 16th May 12.30
Chai Wan Mei
Chai Wan Industrial City
Phase 1, 60 Wing Tai Road [Info Point and Shuttle Bus via Sheung On Street], Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Getting to Chai Wan Mei
Roundtrip shuttle buses from Central and the Convention and Exhibition Centre every 30 minutes.
20 mins by express bus from Central
15 mins by taxi from Central
Friday 16th May — 14.00 – 22.00
Saturday 17th May — 11.00 – 19.00