In Quest for the Community Treasure
Urban redevelopment is on the way in the old district To Kwa Wan - Kai Tak area is undergoing a massive change and the Sha Tin-Central Link will soon start to operate. Developing from a small village to what it is like today, how does the old district To Kwa Wan welcome the advent of the new? How to pass on the cultural history and stories embedded in the community amidst the rapid urban development and social changes?
In the series of five sessions, participants identified the “treasures”of this community by finding what was particularly precious here. They first learnt more about Tokwawan through a history talk and a community tour. Then, with the help of our two artists, they tried to mark down the “treasures” they had discovered in the mapping workshop. Those “community treasures” were then transformed into artworks collectively created by teams of four. The community treasure hunt on the last day served as a chance for the participants to share their works, as well as the ideas and stories behind, with the public in the neighbourhood and online.
*The project is sponsored by and co-organized with the Kowloon City District Council
Project Details
Lesson 1｜The Visible Community Treasure: Community Tour｜
Participants learnt about the different aspects of the community through a tour led by professional community tour guides. We also invited elders and shop owners in the community to share with us the interesting things happening in the community so that participants could learn about the relationship between kaifongs' business stories and the development of To Kwa Wan.
Date：12/12/2020（Sat）
Time：2:00pm - 6:00pm
Partner：Kaifong Tour
Participants learnt about the different aspects of the community through a tour led by professional community tour guides. We also invited elders and shop owners in the community to share with us the interesting things happening in the community so that participants could learn about the relationship between kaifongs' business stories and the development of To Kwa Wan.
Date：12/12/2020（Sat）
Time：2:00pm - 6:00pm
Partner：Kaifong Tour
Lesson 2｜The Invisible Community Treasure: "Deep Talk" in History｜
Plenty of the historical marks in the community have disappeared with the accelerating urban development. An experienced historian gave a talk on the history of To Kwa Wan for the participants to have a better grasp of how the present-day To Kwa Wan had developed from a small coastal village.
Date：19/12/2020（Sat）
Time：3:00pm - 5:00pm
Speaker：Dr. Billy Tang
Plenty of the historical marks in the community have disappeared with the accelerating urban development. An experienced historian gave a talk on the history of To Kwa Wan for the participants to have a better grasp of how the present-day To Kwa Wan had developed from a small coastal village.
Date：19/12/2020（Sat）
Time：3:00pm - 5:00pm
Speaker：Dr. Billy Tang
Lesson 3｜“Treasures" Mapping Workshop｜
Under the guidance of the artist-teachers, participants marked the "community treasures" they had discovered during the earlier community tour and history talk onto a "map" designed by themselves.
Date：2/1/2021（Sat）
Time：2:00pm - 6:00pm
Artist-Teachers：Chung Wai Ian & Wong Wing Tong
Under the guidance of the artist-teachers, participants marked the "community treasures" they had discovered during the earlier community tour and history talk onto a "map" designed by themselves.
Date：2/1/2021（Sat）
Time：2:00pm - 6:00pm
Artist-Teachers：Chung Wai Ian & Wong Wing Tong
Lesson 4｜Mobile Artworks Creative Workshop｜
Participants collaboratively transformed the "community treasures" discovered in the previous three lessons into wearable or mobile artworks, with an attempt to express thoughts, advocate ideas and share stories through art creation.
Date：9/1/2021（Sat）
Time：10:00am - 6:00pm
Artist-Teachers：Chung Wai Ian & Wong Wing Tong
Participants collaboratively transformed the "community treasures" discovered in the previous three lessons into wearable or mobile artworks, with an attempt to express thoughts, advocate ideas and share stories through art creation.
Date：9/1/2021（Sat）
Time：10:00am - 6:00pm
Artist-Teachers：Chung Wai Ian & Wong Wing Tong
Lesson 5｜Community Treasure Hunt｜
Led by communnity tour guides, participates wandered on the street with their mobile artworks and share the "community treasures" stories of their works with the kaifongs.
Date：10/1/2021（Sun）
Time：10:00am - 6:00pm
Partner：Kaifong Tour
Led by communnity tour guides, participates wandered on the street with their mobile artworks and share the "community treasures" stories of their works with the kaifongs.
Date：10/1/2021（Sun）
Time：10:00am - 6:00pm
Partner：Kaifong Tour
Teachers and Partners:
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Community Partner｜Kaifong Tour
A Hong Kong social enterprise focusing on promoting community cohesion and community participation. Through various community tours and community exploration projects, Kaifong tour guides lead people from all walks of life to explore and open up the imagination of community, as well as to learn and reflect on different social issues through actual experience, which in turn enhance the cohesion of the community. |
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History Speaker｜Dr. Billy Tang
A historian focusing on Hong Kong history, Buddhism history and Epigraphy. Tang is the Executive Director of the Society of Hong Kong History, author of "History of Hong Kong Buddhism"《香港佛教史》, broadcaster of the RTHK Buddhist podcast program《空中結緣》. He was also the speaker of the "In Search of Coastline" sharing organized by Art Together. |
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Artist-Teacher｜Wong Wing Tong
Wong is always strongly and creatively expressive in applying a wide range of medium in art. He collaborates with many local residents, independent artists and organizations, and contributes to local art and culture. As the Art Project Officer of PlayDepot, he explores the possibilities of "playground" through cooperation with different art groups. He is a passionate and devoted artist who has a strong sense of belonging to his home city. He has been actively participating in different community art projects such as the "Jik Jik Team", which connects women and the awareness of community production throuh handicrafts. |
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Artist-Teacher｜Chung Wai Ian
Ian explores the states of life exists in daily life, discover the connections between people, community and nature, and present another possibility through transformation, reconstruction and reparation. Her work "Cement Ping Pong Table" won the Public Art Scheme in 2015, which was curated by Art Promotion Office. She has participated in projects including Art Promotion Office "Hi!Hill" (2018), Kai Tak "Play Depot" (2016), and other community art projects. |
