Programme
WONG BING LAI MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS UNIT
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2025
ARTS FOR WELLBEING: CREATIVITY, ADAPTABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY
Date: 6 Feb 2026 (Fri)
Venue: Room 1305-7 Lingnan@WestKowloon, M+, Hong Kong
| Time | Itinerary |
|---|---|
| 9:30am - 10:00am | Reception |
| 10:00am - 10:20am | Opening and Kick Off |
| 10:20am - 11:17am | Panel 1: Everyday Aesthetics |
| Speaker: Prof. Eva MAN “Mature Creativity and Well-being: Interdisciplinary Reflections on Aging and Creativity” | |
| Keynote speaker: Prof. Yuriko SAITO “Practicing Care: The Role of Everyday Aesthetics” | |
| Speakers: Mr. Tozer Sheung Chuen PAK and Dr. Heidi HUANG “Everyday Aesthetics in Hong Kong: Pak Sheung-chuen’s Conceptual Artwork as Engagement and Intervention" | |
| 11:17am – 12:00pm | Roundtable discussions Roundtable 1 moderator : Ms. Susanna CHUNG Roundtable 2 moderator : Mr. Kwok Choi LUM |
| 1:35pm – 1:50pm | Reception |
| 1:50pm – 4:15pm | Panel 2: Embodiment. Action |
Workshop leader and speaker: Mr. Shu-wing TANG, MH Workshop “Each Step Counts in Life: No Fear and No Regret” “The Spiritual Dimension in Performing Arts” | |
| Keynote speaker: Dr. Christel WEILER “In Praise of Slowness” | |
| Speaker: Prof. Kimho IP “Embodied Musicality: Wellbeing Through Community Music” | |
| Keynote speaker: Prof. Stephen NG "Music, Singing and Body Awareness" | |
| 4:15pm – 5:15pm | Panel 3: Holistic Wellbeing and Cultural Sustainability |
Keynote speaker: Prof. Tze-ki HON “At Ease in an Entangled World, The Yijing in Contemporary Cultural Production” | |
Speaker: Dr. Kar-bo WONG “Understanding Chinese Archery through the Book of Change” | |
Speaker: Prof. Louis YU, MH “Culture for Sustainable Cities” | |
| 5:15pm – 5:17pm | Final remarks |