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398 Recreation, Sport and the Arts

Zuni Icosahedron

Zuni Icosahedron is a multimedia experimental theatre group. Since its inception. in 1982, it has played an important role in developing new frontiers for Hong Kong's cultural scene. It has been active in theatre productions as well as in the areas of arts education, arts criticism and arts policy research.

In 2005, Zuni produced and presented over 100 performances. Productions. included, 18 Springs (multimedia music theatre), East Wing West Wing 4 - West Kowloon Side Story (Social Theatre Series) and CORBU (multimedia architecture music theatre series. Zuni also continued to organise multimedia theatre workshops and joint-school performances for students.

Visual Arts Groups

1a Space

1a Space is one of the leading visual arts organisations in Hong Kong. It aims to nurture and support young local artists and promote visual arts through education workshop and tours. In 2005, it organised cultural exchange projects which focused on women's art and a series of photography exhibitions.

Artist Commune

Artist Commune was established in 1997. It is devoted to the establishment of a new Asian art network with Hong Kong as the centre. In 2005, it organised activities including the Hong Kong Art Promoting Programme, 'CATTLE - Can All The Tenants Laugh Efficiently' and 'Hong Kong SCULPTURE and the International (USA) Artist-In- Residency Programme.

Asia Art Archive

Incorporated in 2000, the Asia Art Archive (AAA) is the first centre in Hong Kong dedicated to documenting and cataloguing materials related to contemporary Asian art for public access through its library, online database and website. It organises a variety of activities including talks, research tours, publication and workshops to further raise awareness and enhance understanding of contemporary local and regional arts. In 2005, activities included the first workshop in Asia which focused on issues of documentation and archiving contemporary regional art with over 30 international participants; participation in the prestigious Art Basel; launch of the AAA Martell Research Grant for contemporary Asian art and the co-organisation of a symposium in conjunction with the Guangzhou Triennial as the first of a series. focused on the Pearl River Delta.

Hong Kong Society for Education in Art

The Hong Kong Society for Education in Art was established in 1982. It promotes the development of visual arts education in schools and in the community. In 2005, the society initiated and organised a number of workshops, talks and the Guangzhou Art Education Exchange Visit, and published Hong Kong Art Education (Issue 1, 2, 3) and Interview with 10 Art Educators volume III.

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