Macau illustrator Coco Cheong uses drawings to explore motherhood journey

Local illustrator Coco Cheong Ut Man is using drawings to tackle the transformative journey of motherhood in an exhibition entitled “Brave & Beautiful: A Mother’s Journey”, which is also slated to include a book launch this Saturday.Located in room B07 at 10 Fantasia gallery on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷), the exhibition is one of five that are featured in this year’s Picture Book Festival, which is annually held by 10 Fantasia. Exhibitiongoers will find a series

September 9, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau’s first festival for the early age kicks off

Interview by Rui Pastorin         Macau’s first ever performing arts festival specifically for under-fives is taking place across two weeks, having kicked off yesterday and offering something for both parents and young ones to enjoy.Organised by the local Big Mouse Kids Drama Group in conjunction with the Macau Innovative Network of Infants Arts Association, “CUTE [Creativity Utilised Theatre Experiment] fest 2025” is set to be held through next Sunday, September

September 5, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau artist Leong Kitman’s Urban Myrrh showcases recent gongbi works

Local artist Leong Kitman is presenting a series of gongbi* silk paintings created between 2024 and 2025 at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery.Titled Urban Myrrh** and on until Saturday, September 13, the exhibition has been curated by Julia Lam Tsz Kwan and features 20 of Leong’s gongbi works. These include those from the “Spices of Soul” series that debuted in Rome inspired by the Silk Road’s spice trade, her increasingly recognised “Innermost” series that “addresses

September 4, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Jacone’s Tower’ exhibition in Macau to present dialogue between past & present

Interview by William Chan        The “Jacone’s Tower” exhibition will open on September 19 as part of Art Macao 2025, curators Cindy Ng Sio Ieng and Feng Yan told the Post in an online interview, and visitors will encounter more than just an art exhibition – they will step into a living dialogue between centuries, cultures, and creative disciplines. Situated in a beautifully restored historic residence at No. 3 Travessa dos Poços (大井巷), the exhibition

September 3, 2025 | BY admin

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‘22’ – Creative Macau celebrates 22nd anniversary through exhibition on tautology

Creative Macau, the Centre for Creative Industries (CCI), is marking its 22nd anniversary with “22”, a collective exhibition that reimagines repetition as a powerful artistic language.In everyday life, tautology often appears as redundant phrases like “free gift” or “repeat again”, but in art, repetition can reveal deeper meanings and nuances, according to a statement by Creative Macau. The exhibition brings together 24 artists who explore tautology across diverse media,

September 2, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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‘Sails of Legacy’ exhibition aims to promote Macau shipwright’s art

Nine local artists are presenting works related to ship-building and sailing in a marine-themed exhibition titled “2025 Art Power Jamming – ‘Sails of Legacy’” located at the 10 Fantasia gallery on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷).The exhibition, organised by the Ark-Association of Macau Art (AAMA), is now in its final three days, with members of the public able to view the works through Saturday. Those visiting will find wooden model ships, along with paintings, and

August 28, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau's Fringe Festival to showcase unorthodox takes on motherhood & herbal tea

Interview by William Chan        The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will hold its 23rd Macao City Fringe Festival from September 5 to 28, featuring 18 programmes and 13 outreach activities across 28 venues. The Post interviewed the creators of two festival programmes last week, exploring their unique and unorthodox takes on artistic performance.‘Thanks for Being Here’“Thanks for Being Here”, created and performed by Malaysia-based artist Suzuki Cheng (程嘉敏), aims

August 27, 2025 | BY admin

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Skateboard art incorporates Chinese culture - on display in Macau

All those who are passionate about skateboarding and Chinese culture will have the opportunity to visit an exhibition entitled “Skating the Greater Bay Area.”Spanning 10 Fantasia gallery’s rooms C01 and C02, the exhibits primarily focus on depictions of traditional Chinese cultural emblems such as protection deities Nezha and Guanyin, as well as Cantonese opera, painted on the underside of skateboards.On the information board at the exhibition venue, the curator says in a message that the

August 26, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau artist Valerie Cheong’s ‘Just Right’ painting exhibition shows 30 ‘reflections’

Review by Rui Pastorin        Young local artist Valerie Cheong’s (張慧麗) latest exhibition ended its over two-week run yesterday, but the messages and reflections in her works remain.Titled “剛剛好”, or “Just Right”, the solo exhibition was held at the Pavilion of Exhibitions and Artistic Shows for Young People in Praça do Tap Seac (塔石廣場) between August 5 and yesterday, during which 30 of Cheong’s works were displayed. Among them were art pieces

August 25, 2025 | BY admin

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‘Those Who Wish to Speak to Us’ exhibition opens at Macau's Albergue SCM gallery

The opening ceremony for the “Those Who W to Speak to Us” joint exhibition by Portuguese artists Carla Castiajo and Susana Gaudêncio was held yesterday at the Albergue SCM gallery in S. Lázaro districtOrganised by the Círculo dos Amigos da Cultura de Macau (“Circle of the Friends of Macau’s Culture”), the exhibition has brought together two artists who each engage with contemporary culture in unique ways, with Castiajo by transforming human hair into a medium of artistic and

August 21, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Comuna de Pedra presents original production 'Caretaker' in Guangzhou

Interview by William Chan        Macau’s original production “Caretaker” – a fusion of music, illustration, and theatre – was performed at Guangzhou’s Yun Theatre this Saturday and Sunday. Blending drama, music, and movement, the work is based on real-life stories, using art to trace the lives of caregivers and spark deeper reflection on the issue of long-term care.“Caretaker” is produced by local art company Pierian Spring* and draws from five years of

August 20, 2025 | BY admin

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‘Déjà Vu’ Sino-French art exhibition extended at The Parisian Macao

“Déjà Vu – A Sino-French Art Exchange Exhibition” at The Parisian Macao has extended its run through August 28, responding to positive feedback and high visitor numbers since its May opening, according to a recent statement from the local Art for All Society (AFA).Organised by AFA as part of the French May Arts Festival, the multimedia exhibition “encourages a deeper awareness of the complex relationship between perception, memory, and time, and those fleeting, uncanny moments when we

August 19, 2025 | BY Kristina Valllesteros

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Macau exhibition aims to showcase young people’s inner voices

Review by Armindo Neves        The Cardinal Newman Centre for Culture and Arts Performance of Macau (CCCN) is hosting an exhibition whose Chinese name “我唔出聲，其實我諗緊好多嘢……” translates as “I may be silent, but my mind is full of thoughts......”, aiming to showcases young people’s inner voices.The exhibition had been organised by the Macao Diocese Performance Arts and Culture Association.Chan Sio Fong, curator of the exhibition, writes in a

August 15, 2025 | BY admin

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Horst exhibition showcases timeless fashion imagery in Macau

The ongoing “Horst: Photographer of Style” exhibition presents works by fashion photographer Horst P. Horst at City of Dreams Macau (COD), hosted in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (V&A), according to a statement from COD.German-American Horst (1906-1999) was renowned for his mastery of light, composition, and atmosphere, creating images that transcend fashion, the statement noted. The exhibition features facsimiles and reprints from V&A and the Horst

August 14, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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