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commission artworks of 'Public Art Project Tamar' has taken place and public artworks created by local artists will be installed in the Tamar Park in mid-2012.
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
Under the management of the Art Promotion Office, the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre is equipped with eight art studios, a lecture theatre, an exhibition hall and two multi-purpose rooms, which focuses on art training and promotion, and provision of facilities for hiring.
During the year, the centre organised a series of programmes to support and promote the development of new media art in Hong Kong. An 'Art Specialist Course 2011 12' was organised for amateur art fans in specialised art learning and practice. Other new initiatives including a 'School Programme Series (Pilot Scheme)' which provided an effective teaching and learning environment for teachers and students of the New Senior Secondary Curriculum in art appreciation and creation were run in 2011. The 'Art Summer@VAC' introduced art creation for the underprivileged groups to participate. The centre also co-operated with the Art Education Section of the Education Bureau, the Guan Shanyue Art Museum of Shenzhen and Hong Kong Open Printshop to organise art exhibitions and educational programmes for the public to foster cultural exchange.
Hong Kong Film Archive
The Hong Kong Film Archive acquires, preserves, catalogues and documents Hong Kong films and related materials. The building houses a cinema, an exhibition hall, a resource centre and four temperature-controlled storerooms for the films and related materials. It has acquired more than 12 000 films and 1 060 000 related materials, mainly through donations and deposits. Fortune Star Media Limited and Golden Princess Amusement Company Limited donated around 450 titles of films. that they distributed between the 1971 and 2005, and Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) transferred more than 900 titles of films of 1930s to 1990s to the Film Archive for permanent preservation. Edko Film Ltd donated more than 1 200 items of film- related materials from 1984 to 2010. Major film titles acquired in 2011 included The Deformed (1960), Dream of the Red Chamber (1962), Ashes of Time (1994), A Battle of Wits (2006), My Blueberry Nights (2007), KJ (2009) and Overheard (2009). More than 280 titles and film-related materials were acquired from a UK collector Mr Toby Russell.
Major events held by the Hong Kong Film Archive during 2011 included exhibitions entitled, 'The Union Spirit: One for All' which showcased the collective efforts of film stars and filmmakers with their spirit of upholding artistic values and contributing to society, 'Faces of Endearment: A Tribute to Supporting Actors' paid homage to a number of Cantonese cinema character actors of the 1950s and 60s'.
Central Conservation Section
As a core function of museums, the Central Conservation Section, conducted scientific research, materials analysis and conservation treatment on over 1950
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