Capacity Building for Inclusive Arts Programmes By Ms Jo Verrent

Co-organised by British Council, Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association and West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

Ms Jo Verrent, a leading figure on inclusive art(s) in the UK, is invited to deliver a talk and workshop. Jo was on the Unlimited panel, selecting commissions for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and Arts Council England (ACE) for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. She was also an assessor for ACE.

Talk - Difference is Delicious

By adapting real cases in the UK and HK, the talk will be outlining the benefits and key principals of full inclusive practice within the cultural sector, and the timescales, steps and hints needed to make it happen!

Date 26 March 2013 (Tue)
Time 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Venue West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
29/F, Tower 6, The Gateway, 9 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Registration Fee *Members @$120; Non-members @$180
Language English (Simultaneous interpretation in Cantonese will be available)
Guests Ms Janet Tam (Executive Director, Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong)
Mr Mok Chiu Yu, Augustine (Chief Executive, Centre for Community Cultural Development)

Workshop - Inclusion: Step by Step Planning for the Inclusive Arts Programme

From planning, budgeting, programming, marketing, resource allocation, monitoring to evaluation and future planning, a day to practically work step-by-step through group tasks and exercises! This workshop is specialised for local arts administrators who wish to develop skills in inclusive practice, to reach more diverse audiences, participants and artists with and through their work.

Date 28 March 2013 (Thu)
Time 9.30a.m. – 12.30p.m. & 2p.m. - 4.30p.m.
Venue West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
29/F, Tower 6, The Gateway, 9 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Fee *Members @$300; Non-members @$400
Language English

*Applicable for members of Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association members / Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong / Centre for Community Cultural Development

Hong Kong Sign Language can be provided at both sessions, where required.

For details and registration, please visit http://hkaaa.org.hk/?a=doc&id=3069.

Enquiries:
Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association
|Tel: (852) 2877 7268|Email: registration@hkaaa.org.hk

British Council
 | Tel: (852) 2913 5244 | Email: arts@britishcouncil.org.hk