Category: Library Events

A Tradition Of Innovation: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings

(Issue 192/November 2022)

Mr Hui Cheuk Fun (許灼勳先生) is by training as an architect, and by interest an art historian, critic, collector, poet, calligrapher and painter. In the lecture, Mr Hui will discuss the art of Chinese painting as an evolutionary process of experimentation and innovation showcasing the creativity of great masters, such as Ren Bonian (任伯年), Qi Baishi (齊白石), Xu Beihong (徐悲鴻). He will offer ideas on appreciating Chinese paintings and discerning the originals from imitations. The lecture will be illustrated with paintings and images from Mr Hui’s collection.

Details of the Public Lecture are as follows:

  • Date: 11 Nov 2022 (Fri)
  • Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm
  • Venue: G/F, Space for All @ HSUHK Library
  • Language: Cantonese (Simultaneous interpretation in English)

If you’re interested in joining the Public Lecture, please click here and fill in the registration form. Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis for on-site participation. One iGPS unit will be granted to HSUHK students who join in person.

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Community Arts: Critical Approaches (Lectures 3 and 4)

(Issue 192/November 2022)

The Department of Art and Design, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, and the M.A. in Cultural Management Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong have jointly organized four lectures about community arts. The upcoming talk series will continue the discussion on community arts and performing arts.

  • Date: 18 Nov 2022 (Fri)
  • Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm (Lecture 3); 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm (Lecture 4)
  • Venue: G/F, Space for All @HSUHK Library
  • Hosts: Dr. Patrick Mok (Lecture 3); Ms. Wiki Lo (Lecture 4)
  • Speakers: Make a Difference Team (Lecture 3); Ms. Rebecca Po (Lecture 4)
  • Language: Cantonese

iGPS unit(s) will be offered. Click here to register for the lecture(s).

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Coursework Exhibition of AD2001: USE of the USEless

(Issue 191/October 2022)

How do you see “uselessness”? Under the guidance of the teachers from the Department of Art and Design, and inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince, students from the course AD2001 express how they understand “uselessness” in their artworks in a unique way.

Come and find out how the artworks resonate with you.

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The Wall of Jean-Paul Sartre @Library Reading Club

(Issue 191/October 2022)

Jean-Paul Sartre is a modern French philosopher, writer and intellectual. The Wall is his only collection of short stories, which contains five works, i.e. “The Wall” (Le Mur), “The Room” (La Chambre), “Erostrate” (Érostrate), “Intimacy” (Intimité) and “The Childhood of a Leader”.

The reading group will focus on two of them, and they are “The Wall” and “The Childhood of a Leader”. By such close reading of two short stories, we hope to study how Sartre’s existentialist ideas are reflected by his literary works and, how literature represents philosophical ideas.

  • Moderator: Dr. Yeung Choi Kit, PhD of University of Paris-Sorbonne in French and Comparative Literature,
      Assistant Professor of Department of Chinese
  • Date: 27 Oct 2022 (Thu) and 10 Nov 2022 (Thu)
  • Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
  • Venue: Lo Foo Cheung Special Collections Room, G/F of the Library

Participants will receive a free copy of the book. An iGPS unit will be offered. Register now!

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Community Arts: Critical Approaches

(Issue 191/October 2022)

In recent years, public and community art activities have been held one after another. Communities seem to have become an object to be created, and a cultural scene scattered everywhere.

The Department of Art and Design, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, and the M.A. in Cultural Management Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong have jointly organized four lectures about community arts. Two of them will be held on 28 Oct 2022, inviting stakeholders of individual projects to share their cases, reflect on and discuss the path they have taken, and explore how the experience enriches the imagination of “community”.

  • Date: 28 Oct 2022 (Fri)
  • Time: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm (Lecture 1); 2:30 – 4:00pm (Lecture 2)
  • Venue: G/F, Space for All @HSUHK Library
  • Host: Dr. TING Wing Yan, Vivian
  • Speakers: Mr. LEUNG Tun Lim, Tony (Lecture 1); Mr. Him LO (Lecture 2)
  • Language: Cantonese

iGPS unit(s) will be offered. Click here to register.

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Service-Learning Fair 2022 – Project Exhibition

(Issue 190/September 2022)

As part of the Service-Learning Fair 2022, this poster exhibition will showcase the best service-learning projects completed through the Service-Learning Section of the Centre for Teaching and Learning, the Student Affairs Office, and the Patrick S C Poon Amity College.

To promote service-learning on campus, project photos, students’ and teachers’ sharing are featured on the posters. All are welcome to enjoy the vibrant project highlights and know more about the meaning of service-learning!

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Learning Journey@Library

(Issue 190/September 2022)

Learning is beneficial and doesn’t necessarily have to be tough and bitter. From now to Nov, join Learning Journey@Library so you will not miss the chance to learn essential library skills. After finishing four easy missions, fill in the form to get an ice cream coupon as a sweet reward!

Grab the last chance before 5 Oct to join any Information Skills Workshop to complete one of the missions! Start your journey now.

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