The 18th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards Call for Nomination Now

Organised by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC), the 18th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards is now open for nomination. Individual artists/ practitioners/ collectives/ groups/ schools/ organisations are welcome to take part.

The Hong Kong Arts Development Awards is an annual flagship event in the local arts circle. It aims to give recognition to distinguished artists, practitioners, groups and organisations that have made significant contributions to the arts development of Hong Kong. Nomination deadline for the 18th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards is 6:00 pm, 27 October 2023 (Friday).

The 18th 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 in Schools, Award for Arts Promotion and Education and Award for Arts Sponsorship. An award presentation ceremony will be held in May or June 2024. Apart from the Life Achievement Award and the Award for Outstanding Contribution in Arts that are nominated and elected by HKADC’s Council members and arts advisors, the following awards are now open for nomination:
 

1. Artist of the Year

• there is one award for each of the following art forms including arts criticism, dance, drama, film, media arts, literary arts, music, visual arts and xiqu;
• to acknowledge artists/ practitioners who have achieved excellence in their respective art forms;
• each awardee 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

• there is one award for each of the following art forms including arts criticism, dance, drama, film, media arts, literary arts, music, visual arts and xiqu;
• to give recognition, offer support and encouragement to young and emerging artists/ practitioners;
• nominees must be aged 40 or below on the date when nomination closes;
• each awardee 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 in Schools

• to recognise schools that have outstanding accomplishments in arts education on campus;
• not more than five awards will be presented.
  
   

4. Award for Arts Promotion and Education

• to recognise the outstanding achievements of groups, organisations and individuals in arts promotion and education;
• not more than five awards will be presented.
  
   

5. Award for Arts Sponsorship

• to recognise organisations and individuals that have actively sponsored arts events and promoted the arts development of Hong Kong;
• a number of awards will be presented.

For past awardee lists, please refer to the HKADC’s website at www.hkadc.org.hk/awards.

Adjudication of the 18th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards will be conducted by a Chief Adjudication Panel and 12 Assessment Panels. The Assessment Panels^{[1 ]}will comprise over 90 professionals representing various streams in the art forms (for example, Dance Assessment Panel shall comprise experts in ballet, Chinese dance, modern dance, etc.). The recommended awardee list will be submitted to the Chief Adjudication Panel of seven members including the Council Chairman and Vice Chairman of the current term, Chairman and Vice Chairman of the last term^[2] and Council members of the current term for final deliberation and decision.

The list of Assessment Panels and Chief Adjudication Panel will be uploaded to the HKADC’s website for public information at a later stage.

The nomination forms can be obtained at the HKADC Administrative Office (10/F, 1063 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong; will be relocated to 5/F, Landmark South, 39 Yip Kan Street, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong starting from 15 September 2023 (Friday)); or downloaded via the HKADC’s Website www.hkadc.org.hk/awards; e-nomination can be submitted directly via the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards Online Nomination System www.hkadawardsnomination.hk.

Hong Kong Arts Development Awards Online Nomination System
www.hkadawardsnomination.hk

Press inquiries: please contact Ms Jamie Kwong, Business Development & International Programmes Project Officer, at 2820 1048.

[1] To ensure the assessment is conducted in an open and fair manner, the assessment panels will be formed only after all the nominations have been received and confirmed. This will help avoid any conflicts of interest concerning nominees and assessment panel members.

[2] Where the same persons serve as the Council Chairman and Vice Chairman in the current and last term, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the term before last shall be invited to sit in the chief adjudication panel.