26 - 30 MARCH 2025
CENTRAL HARBOURFRONT
HONG KONG

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Innovating Heritage: The Future of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Art Education

March 29, 2025

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Central Theatre

Presented by Hong Kong Art School

Speakers: Prof. Eva Kit Wah Man (Director, Hong Kong Art School) and Jaffa Lam Laam (Academic Head, Hong Kong Art School)

How can contemporary art and education reshape our understanding of intangible cultural heritage? In this engaging talk, Prof. Eva Kit Wah Man and Jaffa Lam Laam will introduce the JOCKEY CLUB ICH+ INNOVATIVE HERITAGE EDUCATION PROGRAMME, exploring how creative approaches can revitalize traditional crafts, practices, and knowledge. They will also discuss selected tertiary programs at Hong Kong Art School that integrate heritage, innovation, and artistic expression, offering fresh perspectives on how education can preserve and reimagine cultural legacies. Join us for an insightful discussion on the intersection of art, tradition, and the evolving landscape of cultural heritage education.

Image: Jaffa Lam Laam, PIU 3, 2018, recycled clothes. Courtesy of the artist

26 - 30 MARCH 2025
CENTRAL HARBOURFRONT