Appetite and lust are only natural. It is in human nature to desire beauty, and the desire for art is no different from that for food. Through the taste of food and expression in art, we allow ourselves to see the silver linings in our daily lives. They stimulate the senses, satisfy the body and mind, challenge the status quo, and ignite our passions, making life a bit sweeter and providing solace for our souls. In March, our city is packed with all range of art related activities. However, due to the pressure of an accelerating urban life, we are often left unfulfilled, with many choosing pleasure through distraction, only to be disappointed in its fleeting nature. The contradictions of tradition and modernity in city has left much to be desired, and occluded our appreciation for art and food. If modern life has quenched your thirst for beauty and dulled your appetite for taste, please join us at Hong Kong Arts Centre Open House 2018. This day, we slow down our lives to appreciate the simple yet beautiful things in our shared ancestry. As the first Open Day after the Centre’s renovation and facilities upgrade project, we promise to bring you 12 hours of inspiring activities, where art, food and life intersect at the nexus of our being. Open House Programme Listing Day Time and Evening Programme (2pm - 9pm) ➢Art Experience Booth ➢Sculpture Playground ➢【Comixtream in the City】Floor Battle ➢HKAC Art Shop Inspiration series x Lingnan University 50th Anniversary Lecture Series ➢Art Basel Screening ➢ifva Screening (The Food Fascists & Log In Dinner) ➢Soul Experiment - Reincarnation of the Prunus Mume Drawing inspiration from the serenity of the famous character Li Hui Niang from the traditional Cantonese opera "The Reincarnation of Prunus Mume", This soul experiment a spectacle that is sure to awe audiences through the fluidity of movement in this work of living art. Starring Yuen Huk-wai from The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong "Barwo" and created by Enoch Cheng, the resident artist of POGON Zagreb Center for Independent Culture and Youth in Croatia, this is a performance piece art not to be missed! Time: 5- 6 pm / 7-8 pm Venue: McAulay Studio, Hong Kong Arts Centre Ticket: HKD 75 Ticketing: https://www.art-mate.net/doc/49640 ➢Taste Art Workshop - Making On Cutlery Together Do you want to scrape a pair of chopsticks with Hong Kong traditional chopstick-making tools, and learn how to make a pair of wood chopsticks? In this workshop, you can make chopsticks by yourself and get to know more about Hong Kong wood craft. You can also learn ways of maintaining wooden tableware to extend their lifespan. Come and enjoy crafting your unique cultery with environmentally-friendly materials! Time: 2-4 pm Venue: 1/F Jockey Club Atrium, Hong Kong Arts Centre Ticket: HKD 150 Ticketing: https://www.art-mate.net/doc/49640 ➢Taste Art Workshop - Jam Story Every week, Jam Story's founder Jacqueline Ng visits local organic farms and fruit markets to pick the ripest fruits of the season as ingredients for her secret jam! Full of flavour, diverse in taste, and completely organic with no preservatives or additives, there is no jam on the market quite like Jacqueline's. Join this workshop to learn how to alchemize your very own strawberry lemon earl grey jam that is sure to give your taste buds the newest sensations! Jam Story Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamstory.hk/?ref=br_rs Time: 5-7 pm Venue: 1/F Jockey Club Atrium, Hong Kong Arts Centre Ticket: HKD 150 Ticketing: https://www.art-mate.net/doc/49609 ➢Taste Art Workshop - Craft a Hong Kong Brew Most of the ingredients in Hong Kong are foreign imports, but have you ever thought of using raw ingredients in Hong Kong for wine fermentation? Now, you have the opportunities to make you own wine. Let's craft a Hong Kong Brew! In this workshop, we will introduce the basic theory and processes of wine-making, while providing locally harvested honey and gingers for you to make wine. Our instructors will teach you how to make Mead and brew Ginger beer in an easy way. Not only can you make a bottle of hand-crafted "local alcohol", you can also know more about Hong Kong farmers and producers. Most importantly, you can support local agriculture. Time: 7:30-9 pm Venue: 1/F Jockey Club Atrium, Hong Kong Arts Centre Ticket: HKD 150 Ticketing: https://www.art-mate.net/doc/49609 ➢Pao Galleries Exhibition : Sean Scully: Standing on the Edge of the World ➢Hong Kong Arts School Exhibition : PROCESSING: on reading art ➢Goethe-Institut Exhibition: David Schnell: Album. Painting and Graphics ➢CL3 Exhibition: Peck-eyes Ravens ➢【Comixtream in the City】Wan Chai Comix Archi-Walk ➢Flash Mob Guided Tour Late Night Programme (9 pm – 2 am) ➢ Just Moment Salon ➢ Movie Night Timetable of Open House: https://goo.gl/FT7v42 Open House Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/904921396333443/