45 works on display at ‘Other Temperature’ exhibition

A total of 45 artworks by local artist Ieong Mei Cheng (楊美靜) are on display in an exhibition titled “Other Temperature” at the UNESCO Centre of Macau in Nape.According to a recent statement by the public Macau Foundation (FM), Ieong is the seventh artist of the “Macao Young Artists Promotion Project” which has been organised by the Macau Foundation since 2019 and that aims to give local artists under the age of 45 a chance to display their works.The statement pointed out that

May 5, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Water & Romy create unique chemistry through art & fashion

After his local exhibition in May last year, artist-photographer-writer Water Poon Kwing-wing (水禾田) and his wife Romy Cheung Ka-po (張嘉寶) now present an event together, entitled “101 Bowls – An Art Exhibition Featuring Water Poon’s Art & Romy Cheung’s Fashion” (101缽子 – 水禾田作品及張嘉寶衣著設計展) at The Grand Suites of The Four Seasons Hotel Macao.The exhibition is hosted by Sands China. This time, Poon created his artwork in cooperation with a

May 4, 2022 | BY Camy Tam

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MPU hosts ‘Wood Engraving’ exhibition

A total of 18 wood engravings are being showcased in an art exhibition titled “Wood Engraving” which runs until May 13 at Macao Polytechnic University’s (MPU) Lam Kan Exhibition Gallery.The opening ceremony was held on April 23.According to an MPU statement, the “Wood Engraving” exhibition curated by Chu Kin Fat has two themes – “Catholicism” and “Life and Portraits”. The works are displayed in the form of “paintings” that are printed through Chu’s engravings, it

April 28, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Mainland, local & HK photographers host joint exhibition

The Macao Digital Photography Association is holding a photo exhibition in celebration of the association’s 20th anniversary, displaying works by mainland, local and Hong Kong photographers, the group has announced recently.According to a statement by the association, the “Light and Shadow Shine – Photography Exhibition” comprises works from 35 members of the association on display, along with the photographers’ biography. The statement pointed out that among the 35 participants,

April 27, 2022 | BY Prisca Tang

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3 local artists hope to break gender stereotypes

The New Women Development Association of Macau is showcasing artworks at the Mong-Ha Villas by three local artists – Celeste C. da Luz (李晞晴), Alice Ieong (楊雅琪) and Su Cheng (程素)—who hope to deliver messages that break down gender stereotypes, the association says in a recent statement.Forget the frame & free your imaginationThe joint exhibition entitled “Forget the Frame” aims to encourage visitors to “abandon all limitations” and “inspire the possibility of

April 26, 2022 | BY Victor Lam

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Tap Siac Craft Market to feature 130 stalls

Tap Siac Craft Market in Praça do Tap Seac, which opened yesterday, has over 130 stalls and will be running for two weekends.  Tap Siac is the alternative spelling for Tap Seac. The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that in alignment with the “Culture and Tourism Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA)”, every year the bureau hosts the Tap Siac Craft Market, the largest platform in Macau for displaying and selling

April 22, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Lampo Leong: Inktaverse’ exhibition shows ink & digital art

A collection of ink and digital art is being displayed at an exhibition titled “Lampo Leong: Inktaverse”, at Albergue SCM’s A2 Gallery for two months.The exhibition opened yesterday.Lampo Leong (梁藍波) is a distinguished professor of Art and doctoral advisor at the University of Macau’s Department of Communication. He is also the director of the public university’s Centre for Arts and Design.According to an Albergue SCM statement, 20 contemporary ink and digital artworks are

April 21, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Education exhibition shows country’s national security effort

An exhibition entitled “National Security Education Exhibition” is being held at the Services Platform Complex for Commercial and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) in Nam Van with the aim of presenting the great achievements in national security that the country has made. The exhibition is co-organised by the local government and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) for the fifth

April 20, 2022 | BY Victor Lam

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‘Wild Imagination’ exhibition showcases ink art

A collection of ink art is being showcased in an exhibition titled “Wild Imagination: Contemporary Ink Art in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau from 2000 to 2022” at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM), which runs until June 19.According to a Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) statement, the works are based on the theme “Wild Imagination”, highlighting contemporary ink art in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau “as a medium to express one’s feelings, and its relationship with the imagery in traditional ink

April 19, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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DSEDJ shows 2 local students’ artwork about nation’s ethnic minorities

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) is showcasing artwork at the Youth Art Exhibition and Performance Hall in Praça do Tap Seac portraying the nation’s ethnic minorities by two students (陳曉盈和陳柳楹) from Sheng Kung Hui Choi Kou School Macau.According to a recent DSEDJ statement, the students used different mediums, such as water colours, digital illustration and acrylics. The statement said the exhibition, titled 民族薈萃 (“Ethnic Gathering”), aims to

April 14, 2022 | BY Prisca Tang

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Coco Cheong dedicates ‘Our Precious Moments’ exhibition to grandma

Local artist Coco Cheong Ut Man is presenting her paintings in an exhibition titled “Our Precious Moments”, which is dedicated to her grandmother, at Creative Macau in Nape.Cheong depicts the “precious moments” with her grandmother through the paintings. “[The] majority of my childhood memories are about the love and happiness my Grandma has brought me”, the artist said in a Creative Macau statement.The statement noted that Cheong described her grandma as her guardian angel. “The

April 13, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Chengdu artist’s work shows ‘perception in a specific location’

The Ox Warehouse (牛房倉庫) has opened an art exhibition titled ‘VISIBILITY – Perception in a Specific Location’, featuring works by Chengdu artist Chen Weicai.The exhibition is hosted by the Ox Warehouse, sponsored by the Macau Foundation (FM), and it is jointly curated by Cai Guojie and Ox Warehouse President Ng Fong Chao.According to an Ox Warehouse statement, in the past year it has been working with the Chongqing Dimensions Art Centre and has signed a memorandum of cooperation,

April 12, 2022 | BY Victor Lam

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Films have edge over books

In a dark congested room filled with people and their over-buttered popcorn, my younger self would rather seek comfort in my father’s embrace and fall asleep than to properly enjoy a movie because I had never liked being in a cinema or watching a film. Maybe because I used to be afraid of the dark, or maybe because films did not entice me like words did. This dislike faded gradually as I grew older, but I still don’t find the excitement and enjoyment of films that I usually find in books.

April 11, 2022 | BY Prisca Tang

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Online exhibition shows photos of lilies

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) and the Macau Photography Association are showing the winning photographs of lilies from their recent competition in an online exhibition.According to a recent IAM statement, the exhibition is titled “Elegance of Lilies – Online 3D Virtual Exhibition of the Winning Works in the Flowers of Lilies Photography Contest”, which displays 26 winning photographs. The statement said that the aim of the contest is to increase residents’ interest in flowers, and

April 7, 2022 | BY Prisca Tang

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