Culture | Latest ‘6075’ art fair concludes

The second “6075 Macau Hotel Art Fair” was held over the weekend at the Regency Art Hotel in Taipa, attracting more than 2,000 visitors according to a statement issued by organizer SOCIL Cultural Development and Management Company (SOCIL Cultural).

The art fair was attended by 39 galleries and art organizations and 60 artists from a total of seven countries and regions: Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, Japan, Myanmar and Malaysia. At the same time, overseas art organizations, galleries and celebrity endorsers attended, providing direct sales opportunities for the artists, according to SOCIL Cultural’s statement.

Several schools visited over the course of the weekend including Xin Hua Eveing Secondary School, Millennium Secondary School, Hou Kong Middle School, Kwong Tai Middle School Macau and Xin Hua Middle School with the intent of raising awareness of local art and nurturing students’ interest in artistic creation.

“[From] the 60 local and overseas artists [who] brought their best selected art works to the ‘6075’ this time, approximately 500 pieces of art works have been sold,” said Sabrina Ho, who is one of the founders of SOCIL Cultural, according to the statement.

“I hope the upcoming ‘6075’ will continue to provide more opportunities for young artists, and bring more art to enthusiasts, so as to promote the diversified development of the cultural arts industry in Macau,” added Ho.

Meanwhile, several award winners of the “Dr. Stanley Ho Foundation Art Award” – namely Lai Chiu-Chen from Taiwan, Yang Yang from mainland China and Tang Kuok Hou from Macau – were granted MOP20,000 each in cash prizes.

The second “6075 Macau Hotel Art Fair” is supported by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), which in turn presented art works of young local artists. The bureau donated all the sales income to Macau Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society and Fuhong Society of Macau in support of local charities.