The “Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale” was launched at the Art Museum of the Guangzhou Painting Academy on 26 July and the art event will run through 15 August.
Jointly organised by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, as well as Macau SAR’s Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture, the event is presented by the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Hong Kong SAR’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Macau SAR’s Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and China Arts and Entertainment Group Ltd.
Since its inception in 2008, the “Hong Kong-Macao Visual Art Biennale” has become a vital artistic bridge between Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, as well as a flagship event for cultural exchange, according to IC.
The first three legs of this edition were successfully held in Hangzhou (October 2024), Nanjing (March 2025) and Beijing (June 2025), attracting more than 140,000 visitors in total. The Beijing stop, hosted at the National Centre for the Performing Arts – a national-level arts venue – drew a significant number of art enthusiasts and cultural figures, receiving nearly 80,000 visitors and setting a new visiting record for a single stop on the tour.
The successful Beijing showcases not only provided high-quality artistic experiences for residents of the capital but also deepened cultural exchange and interaction between Beijing, Hong Kong and Macau.
Themed “Integration and Dialogue”, this edition of the Biennale features visual arts, intangible cultural heritage and design, technological innovation, and public design, among others. The Macau section is curated under the theme “Not Macao, But Named Macao”, showcasing 30 pieces/sets of contemporary artworks created by ten local artists in a variety of media, including oil and acrylic on canvas, photography, mixed media, video, digital dynamic images, installation and spaces for immersive experiences.
The ten Macau artists, namely Cai Guojie, Ieong Wan Si, Im Fong, Lam Im Peng, Lo Hio Ieng, Lou Kam Ieng, Ng Sang Kei, Ricardo Filipe dos Santos Meireles, Sit Ka Kit, and Xie Yun, reveal their emotional ties and connections with “Macao”, distant yet intimate, unfamiliar yet indispensable through these works, according to IC.
Source and Photo: IC
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