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JOCKEY CLUB New Arts Power (JCNAP) presents its annual finale programme – Art Walk: Before a Passage.

Art Walk: Before a Passage is collaboratively created by five acclaimed local artists, including Annie Wan (Ceramics), Kinsley Ng (Media Installation), Lam Fung (Soundscape), Chloe Wong Ching-ting (Movement Performance) and Stephanie Cheung (Curation), and a team of cross-disciplinary art practitioners.
From 14-23 April 2021 an interdisciplinary orchestration of visual arts, interactive installations, soundscape, movement performance, site-specific writing and reading will take place in Hong Kong, sited at the North Point (East) Pier, the installation looks upon the adjacent North Point vehicular ferry pier described in an eponymous poem written by Hong Kong poet Leung Ping-kwan (Yasi), giving room for the audience to reflect upon the notion of “transitional”, in terms of space or time.
The interactive arts installation comprises a set of swings that triggers off a chain of ceramic wind chimes swaying and tinkling, creating a contemplative soundscape that interweaves with the sensational tones of automated singing bowl device and ambient sound. Art Walk: Before a Passage provides a tranquil haven of peace and serenity alike Japanese karesansui (dry landscape)amidst the bustle of the city.
JOCKEY CLUB New Arts Power, launched in 2017, is an annual Arts Festival presented by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council with the funding support from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. The Festival brings together established and emerging local artists to produce creative, approachable and engaging arts experiences for all. Over the past three years, 38 arts groups have participated in the Festival. 
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