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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1980
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COMMONWEALTH YOUNG ARTISTS GIVE LOCAL SHOW
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THE WORKS OF YOUNG ARTISTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, INCLUDING ENTRIES FROM HONG KONG, WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE ARTS CENTRE NEXT MONTH.
THE COLLECTION COMES FROM A COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE, LONDON, AND WAS SHOWN LAST YEAR IN LONDON AND EDINBURGH.
THE EXHIBITION IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE ARTS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.
+ IT CONSISTS OF ART WORKS BY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 19 COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND REGIONS, AND WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE TO SEE THE WORK OF THEIR OVERSEAS CONTEMPORARIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
HONG KONG STUDENTS ARE REGULAR PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMPETITION, AND THEIR WORK HAD WON PRAISES, HE ADDED.
A TOTAL OF 154 PIECES WILL BE SHOWN, 31 OF WHICH ARE ENTRIES BY HONG KONG STUDENTS.
THEY INCLUDE PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, PRINTS, COLLAGES, APPLIQUES AND WEAVINGS.
+THE WORKS BY OUR STUDENTS COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH THAT FROM OVERSEAS, AND IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF PRIZES AWARDED, HONG KONG TOPS THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES AND REGIONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD FROM JULY 4 TO 26 AT THE PAO SIU LOONG ART GALLERIES, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.
OPENING HOURS WILL BE FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM DAILY. ADMISSION IS FREE, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME.
IN ADDITION TO THE EXHIBITION, ART TEACHERS WHOSE STUDENTS' WORKS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE EXHIBITION HAVE BEEN INVITED TO GIVE A SERIES OF TALKS TO THEIR COLLEAGUES SO THAT THEY CAN SHARE THE IR EXPERIENCE IN ART TEACHING.
THESE TALKS WILL BE HELD ON JULY 17 AND 18 IN THE RECITAL HALL OF THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.
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