Organised by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC), the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2019 is renamed as “the 14th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards” and is now open for nominations. Individuals/groups/schools/organisations are welcome to participate in competing for various prestigious awards.
The Hong Kong Arts Development Awards is an annual flagship event in the local arts scene. It aims to give professional recognition to distinguished arts practitioners, groups and organisations that have made significant contributions to the arts development in Hong Kong. Nomination deadline for the 14th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards is 6:00 pm, 31 October 2019 (Thursday).
The 14th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards offers seven categories of awards, including Life Achievement Award, Award for Outstanding Contribution in Arts, Artist of the Year, Award for Young Artist, Award for Arts Education, Award for Arts Promotion and Award for Arts Sponsorship. An award presentation ceremony will be held in May 2020. Apart from the Life Achievement Award and Award for Outstanding Contribution in Arts that will be nominated and elected by HKADC’s Council members and arts advisors, the following awards are now open for nominations:
1. | Artist of the Year | ||
- | on art form basis including arts criticism, dance, drama, film, media arts, literary arts, music, visual arts and xiqu; | ||
- | acknowledges arts practitioners who have achieved excellence in their respective art forms; | ||
- | each awardee of the Artist of the Year will be given a cash award of HK$50,000 for supporting his/her creative work, arts projects or further studies. | ||
2. | Award for Young Artist | ||
- | on art form basis including arts criticism, dance, drama, film, media arts, literary arts, music, visual arts and xiqu; | ||
- | provides recognition, offers support and encouragement to young and emerging arts practitioners; | ||
- | nominees must be aged 40 or below on the date nomination closes; | ||
- | each awardee of the Award for Young Artist will be given a cash award of HK$25,000 for supporting his/her creative work, arts projects or further studies. | ||
3. | Award for Arts Education | ||
- | recognises schools, organisations and arts practitioners who have outstanding accomplishments in arts education; | ||
- | categorised into School and Non-School divisions, a total of three awards and not more than three Certificate of Merit will be presented in each division. | ||
4. | Award for Arts Promotion | ||
- | recognises the outstanding achievements of groups, organisations and individuals in arts promotion; | ||
- | a total of three awards will be presented. | ||
5. | Award for Arts Sponsorship | ||
- | recognises organisations and individuals that have actively sponsored arts events and promoted the arts development in Hong Kong; | ||
- | a number of awards will be presented. | ||
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