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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts
The council also took part in the 56th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition in collaboration with M+ and presented the Response Exhibition of the 14th Venice Biennale International Architectural Exhibition in Hong Kong.
The council's main tasks include arts research and policy advocacy. In 2015, its Annual Arts Survey collected data on visual arts exhibitions, arts performances and film screenings. It also collected and provided Hong Kong's cultural data for the World Cities Culture Report 2014 and published a series of yearbooks on the arts in collaboration with professional and academic groups.
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts offers professional education, training and research facilities in the performing arts: music, dance, drama, theatre and entertainment arts, film and television, and Chinese opera. Its education philosophy reflects Hong Kong's cultural diversity underscored by Chinese and Western traditions, and an emphasis on interdisciplinary learning.
In 2015, the academy enrolled 785 students for undergraduate and post-secondary programmes in its six performing arts disciplines, and attracted 133 students to pursue master's degree programmes in dance, music, drama, film and television, and theatre and entertainment arts. It admitted more than 690 students to its junior programmes and over 3,400 students to its Extension and Continuing Education for Life programme.
Hong Kong Arts Centre
The self-financing Hong Kong Arts Centre, located in Wan Chai, promotes contemporary arts and culture. It provides a wide range of programmes featuring works of local and overseas artists, and facilities for performances, films and exhibitions.
The centre's Hong Kong Art School runs diploma and degree courses in arts studies.
Fringe Club
The Fringe Club is housed in what used to be a cold-storage warehouse built in 1890, now listed as a Grade 1 historical building and adapted for use as a contemporary arts space. It runs a diverse cultural programme of theatre, dance, music and exhibitions throughout the year. It is committed to an open access policy to nurture budding artists and promote mature artists by providing venue and publicity support, as well as opportunities for overseas tours.
The Fringe Club presented 'Spotlight Penang in Hong Kong' in June and 'Spotlight Hong Kong in Singapore' in July. Both events were sponsored by the respective Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office to showcase creative talent and to promote cultural exchange.
Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre
The Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC) is a multidisciplinary arts village and arts centre housed in a converted nine-storey decommissioned factory estate in Shek Kip Mei. It is a self- financing registered charity which provides space for artistic creation to nurture creative talent and promote arts and culture.
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