Chinese Contemporary Art Award (CCAA) - A Case Study on Global Culture

As part of our further educational programmes, Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and Connecting Spaces Hong Kong-Zurich are co-presenting with the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) to bring a series of courses - ‘Global Practices in Cultural Management’. As part of the programme, we bring cultural managers a rare chance to hear from the successful story of the Chinese Contemporary Art Award (CCAA) - led by founder and renowned art collector, Dr Uli Sigg and joined by equally influential facilitators.

The 3-day course is tailored for curators, artists, journalists, cultural producers, gallery owners, collectors, researchers, and teaching faculty in the field of international contemporary art.

Faculty members:
Dr Uli Sigg, art collector, rower, patron, Founder of the Chinese Contemporary Art Award (CCAA)
Dr Pi Li, Senior Curator, M+ Museum, WKCDA
Ms Anna Li Liu, Director of CCAA
Mr Michael Schindhelm, writer, filmmaker, curator, and advisor to various international organisations
Prof Elisabeth Danuser, Head Centre of Further Education ZHdK, Course Coordinator

This course will unreservedly share first-hand information about the art scene in China and an absolute not-to-be-missed opportunity for those who are interested in the Sigg Collection and Hong Kong’s M+ Museum, offering creative artists, cultural producers, and members of the general public exclusive insights into contemporary Chinese art, and a wide range of contacts with relevant local and international institutions and actors.

Sessions build specialist knowledge and skills based on an approach to teaching and research developed especially for this programme. The research undertaken at the Institute for Contemporary Art Research (IFCAR) at ZHdK, together with practical case studies on the development of Chinese contemporary art since the 1980s, and ensure that this further education opportunity provides a compete new angle to this subject.

*The course will be conducted in English

Date/Time: 10am – 6pm, 18 – 20 March, 2016

Venue: Connecting Space Hong Kong (G/F, Wah Kin Mansion, 18-20 Fort Street, North Point, Hong Kong)

Course fee: $7,000 ($6,500 each for registrations of two+)