關於ProjectPlayaround
2007年，第一次的 Playaround 工作坊在台灣誕生。到2018年的十年間，五屆的工作坊、共41位導師、49位助教、409位參加者，共同成就了一系列科技藝術與不同界別的跨領域作品，促成了當中參與者在往後的創作，打開了和科技藝術合作的大門。
ProjectPlayaround 延續 Playaround 的理念：科技、藝術和不同領域的合作。首度在香港舉行，我們將聚焦媒體藝術和表演藝術的跨領域合作。
計劃由五大部份組成：
計劃將以工作坊系列開始，公開招募30位藝術家，由參與兩位海外藝術家帶領共六天的工作坊，再組成五組進行創作，期間我們的藝術總監及顧問導師們會為參與藝術家提供意見及指導，作品將分別在中期展演及學校巡演中展示及演出，最後再提鍊成終期展演。
整個計劃除了旨在培養藝術家跨領域 — 媒體藝術 x 表演藝術的意識外，也試圖撮合這兩個領域的藝術家，除了在本計劃中合作外，也因為本計劃為他們開啟跨域創作之門，促成他們往後更多和不同界別的合作。
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In 2007, the first Playaround workshop was born in Taiwan. Over the next decade, 41 instructors, 49 teaching assistants, and 409 participants participated in five workshop series, co-creating a collection of cross-disciplinary works that blend media art with other disciplines. These workshops paved the way for the participants’ creations that followed and opened the door to future collaborations with technical art.
ProjectPlayaround is a continuation of Playaround – a collaboration between technology, arts and other disciplines. Our Hong Kong debut focuses on the cross-disciplinary collaboration between media art and performing arts.
The year-long project begins with a series of workshops. Thirty artists were recruited in the Open Call to participate in six days of workshops led by two overseas artists. Forming groups of eight, participating artists then embark on a creative journey with guidance and feedback from our Art Director and consulting mentors. Their works will then be exhibited in the “FIRSTAGE” Showcase and School Tour and finally presented in the Finale.
Alongside cultivating artists' awareness of the cross-disciplinary possibilities of media art and performing arts, ProjectPlayaround is a catalyst for future collaborations. We hope to connect artists from the two fields and open the door to more cross-disciplinary creative projects, sparking new and exciting artistic endeavours.