Artmart 2004 -
Art is Life, Life is Art, annual fundraising campaign for Para/Site Art Space
(中文新聞稿)

(November 1st, 2004, Hong Kong) Artmart is the annual fundraising campaign for Para/Site Art Space, one of Hong Kong's most significant non-profit visual arts organizations. Artmart 2004 comprises three different events over a four week period, and involves the sale and exhibition of over 100 pieces of artwork by Hong Kong and international artists. Artmart is truly dedicated to the real grassroots arts community and no other fundraising art campaign in Hong Kong brings together such diverse artists working in media of all kinds, including visual and performing artists.

Artmart 2004 will be held from November 18th to December 18th, 2004 with an estimated 80 participating artists from Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Sweden, USA, and Switzerland who will donate their work with the aim of raising funds for Para/Site Art Space.

Artmart 2004 consist of three main events -

ARTMART ART AUCTION @ 1/5
1/5 Starcrest, 9 Star Street, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Exhibition Preview opens November 11th, 2004
Auction Evening: 7.00 pm - 10.00 pm, Thursday, November 18th 2004, Open to all, happy hour prices till midnight

Artmart 2004 kicks off with the Artmart Art Auction at 1/5 where 30 pieces of artwork will be auctioned off to raise the bulk of the funds during this campaign. The artworks featured will range from those of established photographer Almond Chu, international multi-media installation artist Shirley Tse, fast-growing homegrown talent Simon Birch, highly sought Chinese artist Hai Bo and local ceramics expert Caroline Ching Yi. 100% of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to Para/Site with starting bids ranging from $1,500 to $20,000. Most pieces will be available for viewing at 1/5 from November 11th, 2004.
Download the pdf file to preview the artworks

ARTMART ARTISTS PARTY & THE EXHIBITION
Para/Site Art Space, G/F, 4 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
7.00 pm - late, Friday, December 10th, 2004
Tickets at $100 available at Para/Site and Fringe Club
Exhibition continues till December 18th, 2004

The Artmart Artists Party is the heart of Artmart. It is a celebration of diversity and creativity. Over 80 pieces of artwork, covering a broad spectrum of media will cover every white space at Para/Site. Each piece is priced at $1,000, specifically with the aim of making art more affordable and thereby bringing it closer to the wider community. 50% of the sale proceeds will be given back to the artists. In the past, many art lovers have used the Artists Party as an opportunity to purchase art as Christmas gifts.

The Artists Party will also be presenting specially created performances by some of Hong Kong more cutting-edge performers such as vocal artists Priscilla Leung and Nelson Hiu.

Download the info & submission form

ARTMART CLOSING PARTY @ YUMLA
Yumla, LB Harilela House, 79 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong
9.00 pm - late, Saturday December 11th, 2004
Open to all
Special pre-party dinner at 7.30, tickets at $150 available at Para/Site and Yumla

Yumla and Para/Site have one thing in common: both are progressive organizations, promoting cutting-edge art and culture - Yumla with music and Para/Site with visual and installation art. We celebrate the end of the campaign with a party at one of Hong Kong's most respected music venue grooving to the beat of Yumla's finest DJ's on the decks. Yumla will generously donate 25% of all drink proceeds and the night's tips to Para/Site. The night begins with a special buffet dinner sponsored by Delicious at $150 per person from 7.30 pm, after which the party rocks at 9.00 pm.

ABOUT PARA/SITE ART SPACE

In addition to raising funds, Artmart is an opportunity to introduce Para/Site's work and achievements to many more people in Hong Kong. Being one of the first arts organization in Hong Kong to provide exhibition space dedicated to installation and performing arts, Para/Site is now highly respected as the leading contemporary art space promoting the appreciation of non-traditional and cutting-edge art forms, with a yearly program selected according to an annual curatorial direction. This superb achievement can be seen from an overwhelming response of exhibition proposals received for year 2005/2006; in excess of 100 artists from 23 countries.

Explaining the theme for this year's Artmart, Tim Li, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Para/Site said, "Art inspires our life, without which life has no enlightenment. Art is everywhere; it is a matter of re-discovering it in our mundane life. We want people in Hong Kong to learn to appreciate art. Such a simple sentence but do we really know what it means? We hope Artmart will bring people one step closer to the answer."

Para/Site would like to acknowledge the following support from this year's sponsors
1/5, anothermountainman, Benetton, Cinecitta, Delicious, Heineken, Kokage, Sovereign Art Foundation, Smirnoff, Yumla

For more information -
Michelle Fong, Passion Works, Fundraiser and Marketing Consultant
M: 9520 7017, michelle@passionworks.com.hk
Gina Wong, Board Member, Para/Site Art Space
M: 9192 9275, ginawong@para-site.org.hk

ARTISTS FEATURED IN THE ARTMART ART AUCTION @ 1/5
November 18th, 2004,

Alan Chan (photography)
Almond Chu (photography)
Caroline Yi Cheng (ceramics)
Cecilia Heisser (photography)
Chan Kai-Yin (mixed media)
Christopher Ku (oil on paper)
dingbing & arho (mixed media)
Enoch Cheung (photography)
The Frog King [aka Kwok Man Ho] (mixed media on rice paper)
Hai Bo (photography)
Hisun Wong (Polaroid transfer on watercolour paper)
Jaffa Lam Laam (conceptual sculpture)
Lam Wai-Kit (photography)
Law Man Lok (water based colour on paper)
Leung Chi-Wo (photography)
Leung Kui-Ting (ink on paper)
Luke Ching Chin-Wai (mixed media)
Nika Spalinger (painting)
Pak Sheung-Chuen (mixed media)
Phoebe Hui (mixed media)
Rosanna Li Wei-han (ink and brush drawings)
Sabina Hoertner (photography)
Sara Wong Chi-Hang (photography)
Simon Birch (painting)
Sin Yuen (painting)
Sit Lik Hoi (photography)
Tim Li (painting)
Shirley Tse (video)
Tony Ng Kwun-Lun (ink on paper)
Tricia Tang (mixed media)
Tsang Tak-Ping (mixed media)