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About vA!
Laying the groundwork for homegrown artistic innovation
Located at the top of Hong Kong Park, the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre – vA! – is housed in Cassels Block, which was built in the first decade of the 20th century as an extension of the British Army's Victoria Barracks to provide married quarters for officers. The barracks were handed over to the government and incorporated in the Hong Kong Park project in 1985. A new wing with a glass canopy was added when Cassels Block was converted into vA!. The Centre was opened in 1992.
Constructed in a cascade down the hillside, the Grade I historic building originally comprised four three-storey quarters with a brick, limewashed façade and a triangular gable in an ancient Greek style between the blocks. The east and west sides featured open colonnaded verandas typical of the Edwardian Classical Revival style.

vA! is an open, multi-directional art space that focuses on art education, research and exchange. Fitted with specialist equipment, the venue is home to exhibition space and an invigorating creative ambience. Whether you are a full-time artist, an amateur enthusiast or just an interested member of the public, vA! is a place nurturing your artistic talent and providing opportunities to create art yourself. We also invite artists to come and conduct cross-disciplinary art experiments, to explore the possibilities of applying technology and knowledge from other disciplines in the creation of art and to identify new directions in projects ranging from digital creation to site-specific and multimedia installations.
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Mission
To promote the fun of art learning
To support creative art making and encourage experiments in art
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Values
Learning
Experimenting
Sharing

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Visit
Location
7A Kennedy Road, Central, Hong Kong
Please click here to search suitable transportation modes and routes to plan your visit.
Enquires:
(852) 2521 3008
Fax:
(852) 2501 4703
Opening
Hours
Monday, Wednesday to Sunday : 10am — 9pm
Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice Festival, Christmas Eve, New Year Eve and Chinese New Year's Eve : 10am — 5pm
Closed on Tuesdays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, and the first three days of the Chinese New Year
Floor Plan


Facilities
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Exhibition Hall
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Lecture Theatre
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Multi-purpose Rooms/Studios
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Ceramic Studios
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Sculpture Studios
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Printmaking Studios


Exhibition Hall
Formed by two internally connected rooms and covering 218 m2 on Level 5, the Exhibition Hall provides an ideal setting for a variety of art exhibitions. All the walls are mounted with panels for displaying two-dimensional works, while display cases can be borrowed for three-dimensional works.


Lecture Theatre
Furnished with 60 comfortable seats and designated space for wheelchair users, the Lecture Theatre on Level 4 is equipped with projectors and audio and visual systems to offer a perfect venue for lectures, seminars, screenings and other educational activities.


Multi-purpose Rooms/Studios
vA! is home to two multipurpose rooms, one of 33 m2 and the other of 25 m2, two multipurpose studios, one of 110 m2 and the other of 104 m2, and one multipurpose studio of 82 m2 for relief printmaking. They are all furnished with tables, chairs and whiteboards for functions such as art classes and conferences.


Ceramic Studios
Covering 160 m2 in total and equipped with electric potter's wheels and electric kilns, these two studios allow ceramic artists to work in a safe, comfortable and well-ventilated environment.


Sculpture Studios
These three studios covering a total of 228 m2 are designed for creating sculptures in metal, wood and stone. Advanced mechanical tools are provided, including drilling machines, bench saws, electric arcs and argon welders.


Printmaking Studios
Covering a total of 309 m2, these three studios are equipped with stretching machines, screen printing machines, hot plates, dust boxes, vacuum exposure units and blending machine printing presses for making intaglio, relief, planographic and serigraph prints.
Barrier-free
Facilities
To strive for a barrier-free art space, vA! is committed to providing equal access for all to ensure that everyone can fully participate and enjoy art. We shall offer suitable assistance to the persons with disabilities if needed in using venue facilities.
Currently, barrier-free facilities and services provided at vA! are:
- Automatic door, barrier-free ramps and Braille and tactile floor plan at the entrance from Kennedy Road
- Barrier-free ramps and tactile guide paths at the public area of each floor
- Tactile-braille indicators and voice-announcement device in the passenger lifts
- Accessible toilets on 2-5/F
- Information counter suitable for wheelchair users on 5/F
- Hearing loop system for hearing-impaired at the information counter on 5/F
- Designated spaces convenient for wheelchair users at the Lecture Theatre on 4/F
- Barrier-free ramps at the entrance from Hong Kong Park
- Audio and visual signals of the emergency alarm system
Access Officer
You are welcome to contact Mr. Geoffrey WONG, Assistant Curator I of the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre at (852) 3101 2733 or the Duty Officer at (852) 2521 3008.
Inclement Weather
Arrangements

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.8 or above
Opening :
• If Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.8 or above in force before the Centre's Opening Hours, the Centre will be closed.
• If Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.8 or above is issued during the Centre's Opening Hours, the Centre will be closed.
• The Centre will resume service within 2 hours if the signal is cancelled or lowered to Signal No.3 or below 3 hours or more before the normal closing time as conditions allow. The Centre will remain closed if the signal is cancelled or lowered to Signal No.3 or below less than 3 hours before the normal closing time.

Black Rainstorm Warning Signal
Opening :
• If Black Rainstorm Warning Signal in force before the Centre's Opening Hours, the Centre will be closed.
• If Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is issued during the Centre's Opening Hours, the Centre will remain open.
• The Centre will resume service within 2 hours if the signal is cancelled 2 hours or more before the normal closing time as conditions allow. The Centre will remain closed if the signal is cancelled less than 2 hours before the normal closing time.
* Extreme Conditions
In the case of serious disruption of public transport services, extensive flooding, major landslides or large-scale power outage caused by a super typhoon, the Government will make an announcement of "extreme conditions".
Opening :
• If "extreme conditions" in force before the Centre's Opening Hours, the Centre will be closed.
• The Centre will resume service within 2 hours if "extreme conditions" is cancelled 3 hours or more before the normal closing time as conditions allow. The Centre will remain closed if "extreme conditions" is cancelled less than 3 hours before the normal closing time.
Programme arrangements # :
Family, children, kindergarten, primary school, special school, child centre, elderly centre, other similar organisation :
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.3 / Red or Black Rainstorm Warning Signal
Programmes not yet held will be cancelled. Programmes already in progress will continue.
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.8 or above
All programmes scheduled for that day, including those due to taking place after the signal has been lowered, will be cancelled.
Adult, secondary school, post-secondary school, other similar organisation :
Black Rainstorm Warning Signal
Programmes already in progress will continue. If the signal is in force within three hours before the programmes commence, the activity will be cancelled.
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.8 or above
All programmes scheduled for that day, including those due to taking place after the signal has been lowered, will be cancelled.
# Cancelled programmes will be postponed or fees refunded.
For enquiries, please contact us at (852) 2521 3008 or listen to announcements on TV or radio.
Visiting
Rules
- Please follow the photography and filming regulations of the exhibition hall, and do not use selfie sticks or tripods.
- Please do not write upon, mark, soil or damage any exhibit, installation, wall or facilities in the Centre.
- Please keep the Centre clean and tidy.
- Please do not smoke or light a fire inside the Centre.
- Care for cultural relics and do not damage historic buildings and facilities.
FAQs
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Hiring Information
Hirer’s Exhibition
Period: November 2023 to April 2024
Time: 10am — 9pm (except stated otherwise), Closed on Tuesdays
Venue: Exhibition Hall, 5/F, vA!
Free admission
Dates of Exhibition Preparations:
20.11.2023(1pm —9pm)
22.11.2023 (10am —9pm)
27.11.2023 (5pm —9pm)
29.11.2023 (10am —3pm)
4.12.2023 (6pm —9pm)
6.12.2023 (10am —3pm)
11.12.2023 (5pm —9pm)
13.12.2023 (10am —5pm)
15.12.2023 (5pm —9pm)
20.12.2023 (10am —3pm)
31.12.2023 (3pm —5pm)
3.1.2024 (10am —9pm)
8.1.2024 (5pm —9pm)
10.1.2024 (10am —6pm)
15.1.2024 (6pm — 9pm)
17.1.2024 (10am —2pm)
22.1.2024 (5pm —9pm)
24.1.2024 (10am —11am)
29.1.2024 (8pm —9pm)
31.1.2024 (10am —9pm)
5.2.2024 (6pm —9pm)
7.2.2024 (10am —5pm)
19.2.2024 (5pm —9pm)
21.2.2024 (10am —3pm)
26.2.2024 (6pm —9pm)
6.3.2024 (10am —3pm)
11.3.2024 (7pm —9pm)
13.3.2024 (10am —3pm)
18.3.2024 (3:30pm — 9pm)
20.3.2024 (10am —5pm)
25.3.2024 (4pm —9pm)
27.3.2024 (10am —3pm)
1.4.2024 (4pm —9pm)
Programme contents do not reflect the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
For enquiries, please contact respective organisers.
Programmes are subject to change without prior notice.
- Kenneth John Montegrande’s Exhibition
- Shape & Consciousness
- 【Lingnan Yiwan】— A Solo Art Exhibition of Lee Chuk Hing
- Love in the Hell
- Ink Ain’t Ink
- [City Glamour • Fading Memory] Works by Mark Tin Kit 2023
- The Myth of Adulthood
- “Mergeable . Amiable” Oscar Law — Charcoal Powder Portrait Exhibition
- The 24th Member Exhibition of Mui Hing Chinese Calligraphy Society
- HKITDC Metaverse Drawing Competition Exhibition
- We live in the mountain. Exhibition of Joey Leung
- “Li Xian Chang Watercolour” Teacher and student art exhibition
- Strolling Along
- We all are travellers
- Move in Silence — A Solo Art Exhibition of Jamaika Wong
- ILLUSORY • WOOD TALE
- GROW THROUGH • GO THROUGH
Kenneth John Montegrande’s Exhibition
In the first solo art exhibition of Kenneth John Montegrande in Hong Kong, the artist will showcase his seascape and cloudscape contemporary paintings. Kenneth John Montegrande is a prominent and famous artist in the Philippines. Institutions in Japan, the USA, Hong Kong and the Philippines collected his work.
15.11.2023 (1pm — 9pm)
16 — 19.11.2023 (10am — 6pm)
20.11.2023 (10am — 1pm)
Enquiry : Abigail Hills (852) 9615 5119
Shape & Consciousness
In exploring the relationship between form and content in contemporary art and how to express and convey the concept of stream of consciousness through art, we will present the audience with a remarkable emotional journey through the artist's creation.
23 — 26.11.2023 (10:30am — 7pm)
27.11.2023 (10:30am — 5pm)
Organiser : Hong Kong International Youth Artists Society
Enquiry : Ms. Cheng (852) 9062 1702
【Lingnan Yiwan】— A Solo Art Exhibition of Lee Chuk Hing
"Lingnan School of Painting" is one of many schools of painting in Lingnan, or Guangdong province of China.
Master Chao Shao-an is one of the most outstanding masters of the Lingnan School of Painting. He captured the essence of the natural world with meticulous observation and presented its ultimate beauty with unique vision and painting skills.Following Master Chao's footsteps, we respectfully uphold his legacy and take responsibility for the inheritance and innovation of Lingnan School.
【Lingnan Yiwan】is a solo art exhibition of Mr. Lee Chuk-hing. The exhibition displays the artworks of Mr. Lee in Lingnan School of Painting. We sincerely present this exhibition to all art lovers.
29.11.2023 (3pm — 9pm)
30.11 — 3.12.2023 (10am — 9pm)
4.12.2023 (10am — 6pm)
Enquiry : Ms Maggie Tsui ( lingnan.sepa@gmail.com )
Love in the Hell
An angel and a demon both fell in love with a girl. When they knew the girl was a terrible disaster, the angel killed the girl, while the demon killed all humans. Who truly loved the girl?
6.12.2023 (3pm — 9pm)
7 — 10.12.2023 (10am — 9pm)
11.12.2023 (10am — 5pm)
Enquiry : Millie Cheung (852) 9378 1816
Ink Ain’t Ink
The exhibition will showcase contemporary Chinese ink art by a group of Hong Kong artists.
13.12.2023 (5pm — 8pm)
14 — 17.12.2023 (10am — 8pm)
15.12.2023 (10am — 5pm)
Organiser : Thinkers
Enquiry : Kenneth Ip (852) 9233 6325
[City Glamour • Fading Memory] Works by Mark Tin Kit 2023
[City Glamour] and [Fading Memory] are the titles of Mark Tin-kit’s recent series of creations inspired by the old and new streets and buildings of Hong Kong. The artworks are primarily presented with acrylic on canvas. Selected comic manuscripts by the author will also be exhibited.
20.12.2023 (3pm — 8pm)
21.12.2023 (11am — 8pm)
22.12.2023 (11am — 5pm)
23.12.2023 (11am — 8pm)
24.12.2023 (11am — 5pm)
27 — 30.12.2023 (11am — 8pm)
31.12.2023 (11am — 3pm)
Organiser : Vision Plus Co Ltd
Enquiry : Wong Ka-man (852) 9191 8479
The Myth of Adulthood
“The Myth of Adulthood” is a magic realist figurative solo exhibition by painter Mo Kwok. Drawing from childhood memories and imaginary paradises, she teleports her viewers to the fantastical world of everyday moments. Wander in the mythical hues of her paintings and get lost in the transition to adulthood.
4.1.2024 (5:30pm — 9pm)
5 — 7.1.2024 (10am — 9pm)
8.1.2024 (10am — 5pm)
Enquiry : Mo Kwok (852) 6690 3044
“Mergeable . Amiable” Oscar Law — Charcoal Powder Portrait Exhibition
With more than ten years of research on charcoal powder technology, Oscar combines traditional and modern Chinese and Western art techniques to present portrait artworks with charcoal powder and water-based pigments resulting in powerful visual effects.
10.1.2024 (6pm — 9pm)
11 — 14.1.2024 (10am — 9pm)
15.1.2024 (10am — 1pm)
Enquiry : Law Yat-sun (852) 9413 5408
The 24th Member Exhibition of Mui Hing Chinese Calligraphy Society
"Gathering" is the theme of this exhibition. Our members will write ancient and modern poems in various calligraphy styles to express their thoughts on this idea.
17.1.2024 (2pm — 8pm)
18 — 21.1.2024 (10am — 8pm)
22.1.2024 (10am — 5pm)
Organiser : Mui Hing Chinese Calligraphy Society
Enquiry : Alice Chan (852) 9223 4278
HKITDC Metaverse Drawing Competition Exhibition
From traditional ink painting to new media, we record our gentle, kindness and dreams of nature.
1 —4.2.2024 (10am — 9pm)
5.2.2024 (10am — 6pm)
Enquiry : Ms. Leung (joey.hyleung@gmail.com)
We live in the mountain. Exhibition of Joey Leung
1 —4.2.2024 (10am — 9pm)
5.2.2024 (10am — 6pm)
Enquiry : Ms. Leung (joey.hyleung@gmail.com)
“Li Xian Chang Watercolour” Teacher and student art exhibition
7.2.2024 (5pm — 9pm)
9.2.2024 (10am — 5pm)
14 — 18.2.2024 (10am—9pm)
19.2.2024 (10am—5pm)
Enquiry : Mr Li (852) 5106 8823
Strolling Along
Together, we will immerse ourselves in the scenery and stories that unfold along the way. This exhibition features 11 participants showcasing their artworks through various mediums such as painting, photography, ceramics, and performance art. Each artist presents their unique interpretation of the "everyday" in different forms.
Throughout the exhibition, there will be music, dance performances, and sharing sessions.
21.2.2024 (3pm — 9pm)
22 — 25.2.2024 (10am — 9pm)
26.2.2024 (10am — 6pm)
Enquiry : Mr Cheung (852) 9496 0062
We all are travellers
6.3.2024 (3pm — 9pm)
7 — 10.3.2024 (10am — 9pm)
11.3.2024 (10am — 7pm)
Enquiry : May Chiu (852) 6681 7334
Move in Silence — A Solo Art Exhibition of Jamaika Wong
13.3.2024 (3pm — 9pm)
14— 17.3.2024 (10:30am — 9pm)
18.3.2024 (10:30am — 3:30pm)
Enquiry : Jamaika Wong (852) 9644 5168
ILLUSORY • WOOD TALE
20.3.2024 (5pm — 9pm)
21—24.3.2024 (10am — 9pm)
25.3.2024 (10am — 4pm)
Enquiry : Bob Fan (852) 9461 5509
GROW THROUGH • GO THROUGH
27.3.2024 (3pm — 9pm)
28 — 31.3.2024 (10am — 9pm)
1.4.2024 (10am — 4pm)
Organiser : Grafik Design Limited
Enquiry : Patrick Leung (852) 9615 5561
Download Hiring Application Forms:
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The completed application form,
together with all the supporting
documents should be sent to the
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
(Address: 7A Kennedy Road,
Central, Hong Kong; Fax :2501
4703). Completed e-fillable pdf
form with supplementary
documents can also be submit to
the GovHK PDF Form
Submission System.
* Temporary closure of
Multi-purpose Studio 2:
The
Multi-purpose Studio 2 at the
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
will be temporarily closed from
December 2022 until further
notice. We apologise for any
inconvenience caused.
Opening Hours of Booking Office
9:00am — 5:30pm, Mondays
to Fridays
Closed on Saturdays,
Sundays and public holidays
Enquries: (852) 3101 2736
Fax:
(852) 2501 4703
Email: va@lcsd.gov.hk