As part of British Council's professional development programme Cultural Skills, Panel Discussion on Sustainability in the Arts delves into the existing sustainability practices prevalent in both the UK and HK. Through this dialogue, the panel will share and exchange the strategies implemented, as well as the complexities encountered in the pursuit of sustainability in the art and cultural industry.
| Date: | Thursday 13 March |
| Time: | 6.30 p.m. - 9.00p.m. |
| Venue: | 401, British Council Hong Kong |
| Address: | 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty |
The event will start with a sharing session by Ms Emma Honeyford, Sustainability Advisor, Factory International in Manchester, about sustainability in Manchester International Festival.
It will be followed by a panel discussion on industry practice on sustainability and challenges in the HK arts sector, including
Prof Desmond Hui, Professor and Head of Department of Art and Design, CIPSH Chair in Cultural Heritage and Creative Humanities, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Dr Linda Shetabi, Lecturer and Director of the MSc Conservation Programme at the Division of Landscape Architecture, University of Hong Kong
Mr Louis Kwok Lit Yu MH, Adjunct Associate Professor of the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
This session will be moderated by Ms Ka Ying Wong, Artist, Curator, and Writer.