RE: Tai Kok Tsui

Turn Around with Imaginations

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With the 6th round of the Urban Renewal Heritage Preservation and District Revitalisation Funding Scheme granted from the Urban Renewal Fund (URF), the Public Art Team at the Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC) presents the 'RE: Tai Kok Tsui' public art and community art project, the project is supported by Yau Tsim Mong District Office as the Strategic Partner.

Tai Kok Tsui is the quintessential Hong Kong community that blends old traditions with new happenings. Over the decades, neighbours have come together to create a vibrant and decent living environment, fostering a sense of community and sharing collective experiences.

RE: Tai Kok Tsui encourages neighbours to make a slight turn and reimagine a new vision for an old district that embraces the curation of new living experiences. It provides an avenue for turning the past into a future that values sustainability, art, culture, and creativity.

PUBLIC SPACE ART INTERVENTION OPEN CALL 01

The HKAC selected three public space locations in Tai Kok Tsui to open call for creative proposals, each of the locations has its uniqueness. Through this open call, the HKAC aims to receive proposals that are suitable to the site context and Tai Kok Tsui community, promoting the overall 'RE: Tai Kok Tsui' project objective, vision, mission and value. 

The HKAC invites eligible artists, designers, creative talents and the public to propose, design, develop, fabricate, install, deliver and display artworks and/or creative works for and in the selected locations for approximately 9 to 10 months (tentative artwork installation completion between  November 2024 to January 2025, and display till September/October 2025).

Each individual or participating team can submit a maximum of one proposal for one location. Individuals can only register once as either an individual or as part of a team.

The HKAC selected three public space locations in Tai Kok Tsui to open call for creative proposals:

Location No.:	Designated Location:	Location Thumbnail:	Artwork Format / Medium:	Artwork Materials:
A1	Pok Man Street		No specific requirement.	No specific requirement.
A2	Ivy Street Rest Garden		Audio / sound work, and/or any other artwork and format / medium that shall bring minimal impact to the surrounding facilities during installation, dismantle, operation, execution, daily use and display.	No specific requirement.
A3	Ramp A and Staircase A of the Footbridge of Argyle Street / Tong Mi Road Junction (KF94),  Section Located at the Junction of Cherry Street and Tong Mi Road.		Mural with an idea and concept of welcoming people to go into Tai Kok Tsui from Mong Kok direction.	Outdoor use sticker which is eco-friendly and durable, and/or any other materials that serve the same purpose

ELIGIBILITY

All Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above who possess valid Hong Kong Identity Cards may submit proposals as individuals or as members of a group / a company (“Participant”).

Teams can have a maximum number of four members.

Each individual or participating team can submit a maximum of one proposal. Individuals can only register once as either an individual or as part of a team.

JUDGING AND SELECTION PROCESS

All submitted proposals and materials will be reviewed by the ‘RE: Tai Kok Tsui’ Project Team from the Hong Kong Arts Centre as a preliminary shortlist process, a maximum of 5 proposals for each location (a total maximum 15 proposals) will be selected as Shortlisted Proposals from this stage to the Stage 2 Judging Process.

The maximum of 5 proposals for each location (a total maximum 15 proposals) Shortlisted Proposals shall be adjudicated anonymously by a diverse panel of artists, curator, social design specialist, architect, representatives from different government departments/authorities, and the Tai Kok Tsui community stakeholders groups. 

The HKAC reserves the right to add, replace, or remove any judges without prior notice to the participants.

The shortlisted proposals and participants might be invited to present the proposal(s) anonymously through online meeting(s) upon the HKAC and the judging panel’s request in July 2024.

In order to provide more opportunities for the Participants to show their creativity, different Participants will be selected and commissioned for the Creative Works at various locations as far as possible.

JUDGING PANEL

Members of the Judging Panel:

KEY DATES

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SUBMISSION

The Participants shall submit a completed "Annex 4 – Submission Form" in a pdf format, along with one proposal in a pdf format.

If the proposed Creative Work will produce any sound, participants shall provide a detailed description of the sound and a sample of sound clips or recordings with the Proposal with an accessible download link, however the HKAC has no responsibility and obligation to any incompletion and/or damage and/or risk of the submission materials download.

Submissions shall be made via email with the subject title “Public Space Art Intervention Open Call 01 - Submission for RE: Tai Kok Tsui” by 10th June 2024 noontime Hong Kong Time to the following email:

retkt@hkac.org.hk 

Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. 

ENQUIRIES:
retkt@hkac.org.hk

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