Highlight Recap – “Meet the Arts Leaders” Series – Helen Ng – 4 Decades of Artistic Reminiscenes

“Meet the Arts Leaders” Series – Helen Ng – 4 Decades of Artistic Reminiscenes organized by Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association was successfully held on 10 July at the Fringe Dairy, Fringe Club.

We are delighted to have renowned arts practitioners to share their challenges and anecdotes of working in different arts organizations. Ms Helen Ng, an experienced arts administrator, began her speech by sharing the changes of art scene in Hong Kong throughout the past thirty-nine years. She also brought out the importance of crisis management in arts administration with four case studies. Recently, Ms. Ng invited twenty-five predecessors in the art field to write their successful career and assembled their stories into her new book. Ms Clementine Chan, a freelance artist, shared her experience of transforming from an arts administrator to an artist as well as the benefits of having the experience of arts administration for an artist. The purpose of the above discussions is to help the audiences understand more about the nature and importance of arts administration.

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Top Middle - Veteran Art Administrator Ms Helen Ng

Top Right - Ms Tisa Ho, Executive Director, Hong Kong Arts Festival, talked about her opinion. Next to Tisa, it was Mrs Vennie Ho, Honorary Secretary, Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association/ Senior Director of Administration & Finance, Hong Kong Philharmonic

Bottom Left - It was a joyful gathering for many veteran arts practitioners, including Ms Elaine Yeung, Assistant Director (Performing Arts), Leisure and Cultural Services Department (from right), Professor Tseng Sun-man, Veteran Ms Helen Ng, Independent Artist Ms Clementine Chan and Mr Paul Tam, Chairman, Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association/ Executive Director, Hong Kong Ballet

Bottom Middle - Ms Elaine Yeung, Assistant Director (Performing Arts), Leisure and Cultural Services Department (left) shared her experience of arts administration

Bottom Right - (From left) Mr Paul Tam, Chairman, Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association/ Executive Director, Hong Kong Ballet, Veteran Art Administrator Ms Helen Ng and Independent Artist Ms Clementine Chan talked about their experience on crisis management