Asia Art Archive: Luce Program – Hong Kong December 5, 2007
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Asia Art Archive
Luce Program – Hong Kong
Initiated in 2000 as a direct response to the increasing number of Asian contemporary art exhibitions and events worldwide, the Asia Art Archive (AAA) is the first non-profit research center in Hong Kong dedicated to documenting the recent history of visual art from the region within an international context. Its first executive director, Claire Hsu, founded the Asia Art Archive in collaboration with Chang Tsong-zung and Ronald Arculli, with the goal of creating a comprehensive and detailed user-friendly research center for contemporary Asian art. To ensure continued support for and promote understanding of contemporary Asian art, the Archive believes that it is of the utmost importance to acquire, collate, and catalog material in this area and make its holdings easily accessible. Currently, AAA acquires primary material from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao. However, AAA hopes to add material from one or two new countries from the regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia each year.
Internship Description:
The intern will becoming familiar with the Asia Art Archive (AAA) library system and learn how to catalog new material. She will also undertake a specific project, such as the development of educational programs, documenting local exhibitions and events, or research on diaspora artists of Asian descent. The opportunity exists for the intern to accompany AAA staff on research trips in Asia.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
| Logistical: Current Sophomores and Juniors Art History Majors Strong interest in Asian Art |
Personality: Motivated Organized |
Asia Art Archive is a non-profit organization located in Hong Kong, China. It’s mission is to collect, preserve, and make information on contemporary Asian art easily accessible. In addition to this aspect of the Archive, it is also pro-active in instigating dialogue and critical thinking through regular initiation of educational and public programs.
There are three departments in the Archive: The Library, Research, and Administration. As an intern, you will be working in one of these departments although your work is not strictly limited to one of these departments. The staff of AAA chooses the department in which you work based on your application and your listed skills. You will be given a specific project or task to complete for the internship and through your project, you should be able to gain a better understanding of contemporary Asian art. Throughout the internship, the Archive will sponsor several events which you will be invited to attend. This includes openings and lectures. In addition to the AAA sponsored events, there are always openings to be seen in the Hong Kong art scene and oftentimes, the staff of AAA will go right after work. There is also the opportunity to travel to cities in China to see exhibitions. It just depends on what exhibitions are happening during the internship.
Overall, working in the Archive is a great experience. Working there, I felt like I was able to really expand my conception of art. Contemporary Asian art is so diverse and in the Archive, you are exposed to Chinese Contemporary art, Indian Contemporary art, Central Asian Contemporary art, etc. The hours are great (10am-6pm) and the staff is so fun and interesting. Together in the same office, you have artists, librarians (Library studies is a major offered in Chinese universities), art historians, curators, and collectors. Everyone has a different point of view and that is what makes the Archive so unique and a truly enriching experience in every way.
Lillian
Class of 2009