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March Art Week Highlights 2025

CHAT at Art Basel 2025

Date: 26-30.03.2025
CHAT booth location: HKCEC, Art Basel Hong Kong Booth | Outside Hall 1B

TALK

   

Conversation and Publication Launch with BOLOHO

Join a conversation with Guangzhou-based artist collective BOLOHO as they reflect on their co-creative journey in the community programme Seed to Textile as CHAT’s 2024 artist-in-residence and introduce their new publication.

Date: 27.03.2025
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Venue: CHAT Booth

Exchange Circle – Tradition in Transition: Folk Craft and Contemporary Art

Moderated by curator Wang Weiwei from CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile), the conversation features artists Ari Bayuaji, Han Mengyun and Zhang Xu-Zhan. The three artists will discuss how the knowledge, techniques, and social and cultural significance of folk craft inspire contemporary art practices, and how the creative manifestation and critical lens of contemporary art contribute to the continuity of cultural heritage.

Participating artists:

Ari BAYUAJI

HAN Mengyun

ZHANG XU Zhan

Moderator:
WANG Weiwei Curator, Centre for Heritage, Arts & Textile (CHAT)

Date: 27.03.2025
Time: 3:45-4:30pm
Venue: Concourse, Level 1, HKCEC

This talk will be conducted in English.

WORKSHOPS

1. Natural-Dyed Fabric Badge Workshop

Create an eco-friendly badge using fabrics dyed with food waste and natural ingredients.

Date: 28-30.03.2025
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Venue: CHAT Booth 

2. Cross-Stitch Postcard Workshop

Join Carolyn Yim, the founder of Ply-Knits, for a workshop that puts the ‘text’ in textiles. Embroider postcards printed with textures of Hong Kong’s heritage fabrics to celebrate the rich history of textile art as a medium for storytelling and societal narratives.

Date: 28, 29.03.2025
Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Venue: CHAT Booth

3. Dot-Beading Trinket Workshop

Turning heritage motifs into small trinkets, this workshop pays homage to the beaded textiles made in Hong Kong that once garnered international recognition.

Date: 30.03.2025
Time: 4:00-5:00pm
Venue: CHAT Booth 

 

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CHAT Art Month Shuttle Bus Service

Shuttle Bus Schedule

Coming to CHAT will be even easier during Art Month! From 28 to 30 March, free shuttle buses will run between Art Basel Hong Kong and CHAT, and between Airside and CHAT.

Passengers of the two routes arriving at CHAT will receive a set of CHAT’s limited-edition postcards. A ticket will be distributed upon your arrival at The Mills, which you can redeem at CHAT Reception on 2/F to collect the postcards. From 28 to 30 March, while stock lasts!

Visitors are encouraged to refer to the shuttle bus service schedule to plan their journey in advance before visiting.

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Date:

26-30.03.2025

Venue:

Art Basel Hong Kong CHAT Booth | Outside Hall 1B, HKCEC

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Special Arrangement

CHAT will be closed from 24 February to 4 March for exhibition changeover, and will be reopened on 5 March. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and look forward to welcoming you back soon with exciting new exhibitions!