Prof. Kun-Pyo Lee, Dean of School of Design at PolyU, delivered a speech, envisioning that the students could explore the possibilities of cooperation between China and Hong Kong through this training.
Prof. Henry Duh, Associate Dean of School of Design at PolyU and the person in charge of this training programme expressed his aspiration for the project to build a bridge of multi-party communication, stimulate the potential of young creators, connect research and industry, and promote art to play a deeper role in the public context.
Group photo of the Training Programme Leaders and Guest Lecturers. (From Left: Senior Curator Amy Chow (The Tapestry Studio), Prof. Tan Liang (Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts), Dr Charles Cheung (NVIDIA AI Technology Center), Prof. Xiang Yong (Institute for Cultural Industry, Peking University), Winsome Chow (WestK Academy), Prof. Kunpyo Lee (School of Design, PolyU), Prof. Henry Duh (School of Design, PolyU), Prof. Kan (School of Design, PolyU), Yang Zongyi (Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen), Yuan Qiufeng (The Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition), Dr Zhou Zhibin (School of Design, PolyU)
The Programme Leader, Honorary Guests, Guest Lecturers, Project Team and students of this training programme took a group photo to kick off the China National Arts Fund's "Digital Art Curation Talents Train Programme".
We are pleased to share that the Digital Art Curation Talents Training Programme, supported by the China National Arts Fund 2025, officially kicked off on 14 July with a ceremony at the Wong Man and Tang Kit Wah Global Student Hub, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Organised by the PolyU Research Centre for Cultural and Art Technology (CAT) and the PolyU-NVIDIA Joint Research Centre under PolyU School of Design, this initiative marks a historic milestone—PolyU is the first tertiary institution in Hong Kong to receive funding from the prestigious China National Arts Fund 2025 under the art talents training category.
Running from 14 July to 5 September 2025, the programme brings together 20 experienced professionals and scholars from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, aiming to nurture future leaders in digital art curation and strengthen Hong Kong’s role as a hub for international cultural exchange.
The kick-off ceremony featured distinguished educators and industry leaders from Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Beijing, including Dean Prof. Kun-Pyo Lee, Prof. Henry Duh, Dr Kan Tai-keung, and representatives from NVIDIA, West Kowloon, and leading art institutions.
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