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CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile)

mill6chat.org

CHAT, The Mills, 45 Pak Tin Par Street, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong

Instagram: @mill6chat


In the state of geo-political turmoil in the 1950s Asia Pacific, the textile industry in Hong Kong sowed its seed and achieved a rapid development throughout the latter half of the twentieth century. Today, CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile) represents a new place of new beginnings in the next phase of Hong Kong and Asia’s textile arts development and innovation.

Paying homage to the progressive energy of Hong Kong’s textile industry in the past and taking advantage of the multiple meanings associated with plain cotton yarn, CHAT tells the stories of Hong Kong’s textile industrial history and beyond, challenges the conventional meanings of textile arts and presents myriad interpretations of textile material and subject matters. We invite our visitors to experience the spirit of the innovative legacy of Hong Kong’s textile industry and engage in new dialogues and inspirational journeys that interweave contemporary art, design, and heritage. 

Art forms: Installations, Textiles, Archive work, Design, Architecture, Ceramics

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Arts Council England

artscouncil.org.uk

The Hive, 49 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN

Instagram: @aceagrams


Arts Council England works to get great art and culture to everyone by championing, developing and investing in artistic experiences that enrich people’s lives.

As the national development agency for the arts, we support a range of artistic activities from theatre to music, literature to dance, photography to digital art, carnival to crafts.

Great art inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves and the world around us. In short, it makes life better.

Arts Council England is a distributor of public and National Lottery money in England.

Art forms: Photography, Digital Arts, Performing Arts, Film and Video, Installations, Net Art, Textiles, Archive work, Design, Architecture, Ceramics, Sculpture, Painting, Socially Engaged Practice, Printmaking, Sound Art