South Island Cultural District Tel: (852) 2692 2300 Email: [email protected] www.sicd.com.hk South Island Art Day 2018 Date: Thursday, March 29, 2018 Time: 10am – 2pm Admission: Free The South Island Cultural District (SICD) galleries, art spaces and artist studios will open their doors as part of Art Basel HK and Art Central VIP Programs. Yet this even is also open to the general public and the admission is free. Following highly successful South Island Art Days over the past 4 years, the SICD is expecting over 3000 local and international art lovers to attend the event at “Hong Kong’s New Destination for Contemporary Art”. SICD promises an exciting and varied program including art exhibitions in 19 art spaces, giving visitors the opportunity to attend exhibition openings, interact with local and international artists, experience contemporary art, dance and music performances, as well as enjoy free food and drink from our south side partners.

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South Island Cultural District

Tel: (852) 2692 2300

Email: [email protected] www.sicd.com.hk

SouthIslandArtDay2018

Date:Thursday,March29,2018Time:10am–2pmAdmission:Free

TheSouthIslandCulturalDistrict(SICD)galleries,artspacesandartiststudioswillopentheirdoorsaspartofArtBaselHKandArtCentralVIPPrograms.Yetthisevenisalsoopentothegeneralpublicandtheadmissionisfree.FollowinghighlysuccessfulSouth IslandArtDaysoverthepast4years, theSICD isexpectingover3000 localandinternationalartloverstoattendtheeventat“HongKong’sNewDestinationforContemporaryArt”. SICD promises an exciting and varied program including art exhibitions in 19 art spaces, giving visitors theopportunity to attend exhibition openings, interact with local and international artists, experiencecontemporary art, danceandmusicperformances, aswell as enjoy free foodanddrink fromour south sidepartners.

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South Island Cultural District

Tel: (852) 2692 2300

Email: [email protected] www.sicd.com.hk

AfullArtTalkprogramwillbeorganizedbytheArtWorldForum. Afreeshuttlebuswillbeinoperation,bringingguestsfromWanChai(GrandHyatt)toMTRAdmiraltyStationandback. PressContact: ThisbyChengTel:26962300 Email:[email protected]

WhatistheSouthIslandCulturalDistrict(SICD)?Foundedin2013,SICDiscurrentlyformedby24galleriesandartspacesintheSouthIslandareasofWongChukHangandTinWan.WiththeexceptionofCentral,nootherdistrictinHongKongcanclaimtohavesomanyhighqualitygallerieslocatedinthesamearea.Andnootherdistricthassomanygallerieshostingexhibitionsinlargeindustrialspaces(rangingfrom3000to5000sf).SICDisamajorevolutionandimprovementtotheHongKongartsceneandtheSouthIslanddistricthasbecomeHongKong’snewdestinationforcontemporaryart.CurrentSICDmembersare: ADCArtspace ChloeHoStudio AISHONANZUKA GreerHowlandSmithArtStudio Rossi&RossiAlisanFineArts CarolineChiuStudio SpringWorkshopARTMIAStudio Fordham&PlastridgeStudio PékinFineArtsARTSTATEMENTS KirsteenPieterseStudio EmptyGalleryBlindspotGallery KumikoM.ArtStudio WhitestoneGalleryCHARBONartspace MurNomade LongmenArtProjectsMarshaRoddystudio MichaelNockStudio DeSartheGallery

ObjectivesoftheSICDCurrently led by contemporary art galleries, the present objective of SICD is to bring awareness about thedistricttoart lovers.Weorganisejointopenings,specificeventsandliaisewithartfairsandotherfestivalstopromotethearea.SICDhasalsoproducedawrittenguidetothedistrict,whichisavailableatkeydistribution

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South Island Cultural District

Tel: (852) 2692 2300

Email: [email protected] www.sicd.com.hk

points throughout Hong Kong. The group has a website and sends monthly e-newsletters with updatedinformationaboutspaces,exhibitions,specialeventsandshowopenings. SoonSICDwillincludemoreculturaloutletsintheareasuchasphotostudios,danceacademies,yogacenters,privatekitchens,music studios,etc.Crossoverand interdisciplinaryeventsaswell as cultural festivalswillbeorganized.SICDisattheforefrontofthepromotionofthisnewanddynamicculturalneighborhood.

SICDonlineCheck our website www.sicd.com.hk for full information about SICD members, updated information aboutshowsandspecialeventsandtoseeourdownloadableguide.Formore informationaboutSICD, tohaveaguidedtourof theneighborhoodor tosetup interviews,[email protected]