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Thursday, September 14, 1972
NEW ART EXHIBITION OPENS
An exhibition entitled "Foundations for Art and Design" showing
paintings and drawings by students of the University of Hong Kong Extramural
Department opened this evening at the City Museum and Art Gallery.
On display are paintings, two- and three-dimensional work, drawings,
prints and special projects by the students who are attending a Certificate
Course in Fundamentals of Art and Design.
With the help of captions and explanatory notes, the exhibition
illustrates the structure and philosophy of the course which provides a
foundation training for all aspects of art and design, with equal emphasis
on theoretical studies as well as practical studio work.
It has been organised by the University of Hong Kong and the Urban
Council and will continue until October 8. Previous exhibitions of this kind
have shown the works of students at the Chinese University's Department of
Extramural studies and the former Hong Kong Technical College now the
Polytechnic.
The series of exhibitions reflects the fact that art and design,
long neglected in Hong Kong, is gaining more and more attention.
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