Professional Attachment at OzAsia Festival 2017
Open for Application

Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) collaborates again with Adelaide Festival Centre (AFC) of Australia to launch the ‘Professional Attachment at OzAsia Festival 2017’. The Programme provides an attachment opportunity to local arts practitioners and producers with potential to further develop their professional skills and network. It is now open for application.

‘Professional Attachment at OzAsia Festival 2017’ will offer one attachment place for about 22 weeks on a full-time basis from June to early-November 2017 at the AFC. The actual placement period will be finalised between the selected candidate and the AFC. The selected candidate will mainly participate in festival coordination and programming, producing, media marketing and promotion of the OzAsia Festival 2017. With the help of the AFC, the selected candidate will also have the chance to visit other cultural institutes in order to enrich his/her attachment experience. A bursary of HK$208,000 will be provided for the successful candidate to cover accommodation, transportation, subsistence during the placement period and one economy class return flight ticket.

The said Programme is part of the Arts Administrators’ Training Projects which are supported by the Home Affairs Bureau. The Projects aim at supporting local arts practitioners with different degree of experience to receive professional training in order to nurture future arts and cultural professionals in Hong Kong and to meet the growing needs of arts talents.

Interested practitioners are advised to refer to the specific guidelines and form of application. Both documents can now be obtained from the HKADC Administration Office (10/F, 1063 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong) or downloaded from the HKADC website: www.hkadc.org.hk. Applications must be submitted and deposited in the collection box at the HKADC Administration Office by 6:00pm on 27 January 2017 (Friday) the latest. Applications submitted by post must be postmarked on or before the deadline. Late submission or submission by fax or email will not be processed. For enquiries, please contact Ms Lui of the HKADC at 2820 1090 or [email protected].

About OzAsia Festival Since 2007, Adelaide Festival Centre has held the two-week OzAsia Festival every September, which features various programmes from Asian countries, including India, Korea, China, Japan and Malaysia etc. The Festival attracts Australian and Asian performers and tourists to gather at Adelaide. The OzAsia Festival 2017 will be held from 26 September to 8 October 2017. HKADC will support Hong Kong arts programmes to participate in the Festival.

The activities of the Festival are in a wide spectrum. For example, in 2016, it featured 49 major events, including 35 Australian premieres. There were more than 120 professional performances, as well over 100 performances by community groups, seven exhibitions, 16 film screenings, 59 workshop events and more. More than 360 professional artists performed in Adelaide, along with over 400 community artists. For more information about the OzAsia Festival, please visit: www.ozasiafestival.com.au.