Hong Kong non-profit Artecal, which supports young artists in the city, holds new exhibition Confluence of Voices
- Artecal is holding the Confluence of Voices exhibition, with 60 works from more than 30 artists, and will be donating to the Hong Kong Arts Centre
- Young artists in the city talk about how the support offered by Artecal helps them follow their passion
For young artists in Hong Kong, carving out a full-time career can be a struggle. Many juggle more than one job to keep their creative dreams alive.
Ling Pui-sze is one of them. The experimental ink painter and collage artist reconstructs biological images of cells and water in her organic abstractions. “I work part-time in art galleries so I can learn how a gallery is run and how I can present my artworks,” she says.
Cheung Tsz-hin is one of Hong Kong’s most promising artists. He studied at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and later gained a master’s in fine art in Taipei.
Cheung is hosting a solo exhibition, “shivering glow, I shiver and glow”, at the Contemporary by Angela Li gallery in Central until June 24. But getting to this point has been a struggle.
“It’s been almost 10 years since I graduated, and during that time I worked in different full- and part-time jobs before I made a name for myself as an artist,” says Cheung, who often worked on his art late at night on an exposed rooftop with no air conditioning or protection from the elements.