About
About Art Central
Art Central, a cornerstone event of Hong Kong Art Week, showcases the next generation of talent from Asia’s most innovative galleries alongside distinguished artists from around the world. Presented in partnership with United Overseas Bank (UOB), Art Central will return to its home on Hong Kong’s iconic Central Harbourfront in 26 – 30 March 2025. The upcoming edition will be staged in an architect-designed, purpose- built structure overlooking Victoria Harbour, conveniently situated in the heart of the city’s business district within walking distance of Art Basel at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and a short ferry ride to M+ and Palace Museum Hong Kong.
Art Central has established itself as an international platform for pushing boundaries in contemporary art and experimentation, and is recognised as a place of discovery for seasoned collectors and new buyers alike. The Fair provides a platform for museum quality artworks from more established names to be exhibited alongside cutting-edge works by emerging artists across different mediums. With a unique identity in the Hong Kong visual arts landscape, Art Central delivers the best in today’s global contemporary art practice to thousands of VIPs, collectors, curators, critics and art lovers who visit the Fair during Hong Kong Art Week – the biggest art week within the Asia Pacific region.
Art Central is a joint venture between three of the world’s leading art event organisers
Tim Etchells, Sandy Angus and Will Ramsay co-founded Art Central in 2015. In 2008, Etchells and Angus were responsible for launching the first international art fair in Hong Kong, ART HK, which quickly became a major fixture in the international art world prior to Art Basel acquiring the Fair in 2011. Etchells and Angus are also co-owners of Sydney Contemporary, Taipei Dangdai and ART SG. In addition, Sandy Angus is the owner of India Art Fair and PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, the first international art fair dedicated to photography in the Asia-Pacific region.
Meet The Team
Corey Andrew Barr
Fair Director
Corey Andrew Barr joined Art Central as Fair Director in 2019. A champion of Hong Kong artists, Barr has expanded the Fair’s platform to highlight local talent and underscore its position as a benchmark for aspiring galleries from around the world. He was formerly the director of a prominent Hong Kong- and London-based gallery focusing on contemporary Asian art, and prior to that, served as Specialist and Head of Sales for Phillips in New York, where he also organized exhibitions of contemporary art, photography, and design by leading international artists.
Wenwen Liu
Head of VIP Relations
Wenwen Liu joins Art Central as Head of VIP Relations in January 2025 in preparation for the Fair’s tenth edition. Liu was previously the Deputy Director of a prestigious international gallery exhibiting modern and contemporary art. She has formerly served as a docent for the Camden Art Centre in London, as well as for the Victoria Art Gallery and Holburne Museum in Bath. Liu enjoys orchestrating unforgettable events tailored for international art and luxury collectors and is looking forward to making Art Central an unmissable event on the global art calendar.
Enoch Cheng
Curator
Enoch Cheng is an artist-curator whose work spans curation, moving image, installation, performance, dance and fashion. His multimedia practice reinterprets norms, stories and myths through contemporary lenses, blending various disciplines and cultural traditions. Cheng was awarded the Asian Cultural Council Fellowship (2020) and was an artist-in-residence at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York (2022) and the American Museum of Natural History, New York (2020).
Aaditya Sathish
Curator
Aaditya Sathish is a Hong Kong-based curator, writer, and arts worker. His exhibitions include A’fair: This can’t go on (co-curated with Tiffany Leung), Kary Kwok: Return from the Powder Room and Revisiting (co-curated with the same artist). His curatorial interests lie in working with the trace—that which signifies absence and presence simultaneously—to think through queer desire, colonial historiography, and speculative futures. He has worked at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery and the Keith Sonnier Foundation in New York. Previously, he was Associate Director at Square Street Gallery, Hong Kong.
Shirky Chan
Curator
Shirky Chan is an independent curator known for her work with institutions, charities, galleries, and commercial partners. Dedicated to bridging contemporary art and communities, Chan’s curatorial practice fosters connections that inspire dialogue and appreciation for the arts. Notable exhibitions include The Collectible Art Fair (Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong, 2023) and Closer Together (RMIT Gallery, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 2023). Shirky Chan graduated with a Master of Arts in Fine Art (2015) and a Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies (2017) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and has been writing and publishing since 2019.
Charles Ross
Managing Director
Veni Wan
Marketing Manager
Lulu Liu
Gallery Relations Manager
Regene Tsang
Operations
Christina Brandt Jensen
Programme Manager
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6/F, 8 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong