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HeadquartersTsuen Wan
Area served
Hong Kong
Key people
Takahashi Mizuki (Executive director)
Websitemill6chat.org

The Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT) is a non-profit art centre located in the former Nan Fung Textile Mills Company which were revitalized as part of The Mills heritage conservation project.[1][2] CHAT is currently headed by executive director and chief curator Takahashi Mizuki.[3]

History

CHAT is located in the Tsuen Wan area.[4] The exterior of the art centre dates back to the 1950s, it was built by Nanpo Boshoku. However, the interior was renovated into a spinning factory museum, and a contemporary art museum using textiles.[5] The Mills, is home to the CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts, and Textile) as part of its heritage restoration effort.[1]

The founding donor is The D.H. Chen Foundation, and the main donor is Nan Fung Group with a budget of over HK$700 million and a space of roughly 260,000 square feet.[6] To celebrate their 60th anniversary, Nan Fung Development began designing plans in 2014 and The Mills opened in 2018 with construction taking 2 years.[7][8]

Exhibitions

CHAT opened on-site at The Mills in March 2019 with its inaugural special exhibition Unfolding: Fabric of Our Life, a showcase of 17 contemporary artists and collectives that utilize textiles as histories of textile labourers.[9][10] The exhibition ran through June 2019 and coincided with the unveiling of its permanent exhibition Welcome to the Spinning Factory!, an exhibition dedicated to Hong Kong’s textile industrial history.[11]

In 2015, CHAT launched their Artist-in-Residence program, inviting international artists to create works in Hong Kong and interact with its local textile history and culture; German artist Mariana Hahn from was the first artist in residency.[12]

Location

The art centre comprises three galleries, an arcade, a lounge and a studio.[13]

Awards

Award Year Work Awarding body Recipient Designer Category Sub-category
Good Design Award[14] 2020 Exhibition [Welcome to the Spinning Factory!] Good Design Award CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile) by Mill 6 Foundation Limited Assemble and HATO Contents for General Public
Merit Award[15] 2019 CHAT’s Logo DFA Design for Asia Awards Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT) Toby Ng Design Communication Design Identity and Branding
Award of New Design in Heritage Contexts[16] The Mills UNESCO The Mills Tai Kwun Heritage Contexts
Special Mention for Outstanding Museum Practices Award[17] 2021 CHAT CIMAM CHAT N/A Museum practices
HKICON Conservation Awards[18] 2020 The Mills HKICON Conservation Awards The Mills N/A Adaptive Reuse

References

  1. ^ a b "CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile) | The Mills 南豐紗廠". The Mills 南豐紗廠 |. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  2. ^ "Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT) | Brand Identity | Toby Ng Design". www.toby-ng.com. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. ^ "The book that taught a curator to see the human behind the art". South China Morning Post. 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  4. ^ "CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile) reflects on two years of history and innovation". Time Out Hong Kong. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. ^ Limited, Nippon Wealth. "香港の紡績産業の盛衰を物語る複合施設CHAT | 香港Moneyチャット | マネクリ マネックス証券のお金と投資のオウンドメディア". 香港の紡績産業の盛衰を物語る複合施設CHAT | 香港Moneyチャット | マネクリ マネックス証券のお金と投資のオウンドメディア (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  6. ^ Ap, Tiffany; Ap, Tiffany (2019-02-08). "The Mills Remembers Hong Kong's Textile Past and Promotes Its Future". WWD. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  7. ^ "The Mills (formerly Nan Fung Cotton Mills Blocks 4, 5 & 6) | Docomomo Hong Kong". Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  8. ^ "The Mills / Hong Kong, Nan Fung Design / Hong Kong". DFA Awards Online Showcase. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  9. ^ "Unfolding: Fabric of Our Life | My Art Guides". My Art Guides | Your Compass in the Art World. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  10. ^ "Welcome to the Spinning Factory! / Unfolding: Fabric of Our Life - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  11. ^ "Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile – CHAT - Hong Kong | My Art Guides". My Art Guides | Your Compass in the Art World. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  12. ^ "Musicians playing a Beyond-based song tied up reflects changes in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  13. ^ "Your guide to The Mills, Hong Kong's cotton-mill-turned-arts-hub". Localiiz. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  14. ^ "Exhibition [Welcome to the Spinning Factory!]". Good Design Award. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  15. ^ "Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT), Toby Ng Design / Hong Kong". DFA Awards Online Showcase. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  16. ^ "Tai Kwun - Centre for Heritage and Arts wins Award of Excellence of UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation (with photo)". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  17. ^ "CHAT acknowledged in Special Mentions for Outstanding" (PDF).
  18. ^ "How Good is the Adaptive Reuse? - HKU Scholars Hub" (PDF).

External links

Official website

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