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27Apr, 2018

Asian Art Essay Competition 2017-2018

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Asian Art Essay Prize Competition 2017-2018 This is a call for entries for the annual University of Hong Kong Museum Society Asian Art Essay Prize. A prize of HK$2,000 will be offered to the winner. Please click on the image for details. Deadlines: – 29 June 2018 (Final year students) – 17 September 2018 (Other students) Previous winning essays are available here.

5Dec, 2017

Asian Art Essay Prize 2016-2017

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The winner of the 2016-17 Asian Art Essay Prize is Ms. Tong Yijia (Tracy), for an essay entitled “Ran as Rhetoric: Reconsideration of Dutch-Japanese Interactions in Edo Period,” which is available to read here. This prize includes a cash award generously funded by the HKU Museum Society. Tracy wrote the essay originally for Dr. Hammers’ capstone seminar course ARTH4002 Perspectives in Asian Art. Since graduating in June, she has joined the MA program in East Asian Studies at UCLA. Honorable mention goes to Ms. Liu Chang for her essay “Interrelationship between Format and Function in Chinese Narrative Art.” The prize jury consisted of Drs. Hammers, Koon, and Wyma. [...]

27Nov, 2017

Asia Regional Winner of the Undergraduate Awards in Art History

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Chan Yi Kwan is the Asia Regional Winner of The Undergraduate Awards in art history We’re proud to announce that former Fine Arts undergraduate student Ms. CHAN Yi Kwan has been named the Asia Regional Winner of The Undergraduate Awards in the category of Art History and Theory. Ms. Chan won for an essay entitled “Art as Tactics and Beyond: Countdown Machine,” which she originally wrote for our capstone course ARTH4001, Art History Methodology Workshop, taught by Professor David Clarke. The Undergraduate Awards is a non-profit organization based in Ireland that holds an annual competition to recognize high-performing university students worldwide.

17Nov, 2017

Career Opportunities: Assistant or Associate Professor (2)

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Career Opportunities: Assistant or Associate Professor of East Asian Art History and/or Material Culture The Department of Fine Arts, HKU, invites applications for the position of assistant professor (tenure-track) or associate professor (with tenure) in East Asian art history and/or material culture. The position is open to qualified scholars producing original and exceptional research in their field. Candidates who can show abilities to engage undergraduate and postgraduate students in original scholarship and critical discourse are strongly encouraged to apply. All areas of East Asian Art History and Material Culture will be considered, although preference will be given to candidates whose [...]

16Nov, 2017

Career Opportunities: Assistant or Associate Professor (1)

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Career Opportunities: Assistant or Associate Professor of Classical, Medieval, or Renaissance Art History and/or Material Culture The Department of Fine Arts, HKU, invites applications for the position of assistant professor (tenure-track) or associate professor (with tenure) in Classical, Medieval, or Renaissance art history and/or material culture. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to rigorous and innovative research, and the potential to make a significant contribution to their field. We especially welcome applicants who can extend the methodological as well as chronological range of the Department’s work, while supporting our dedication to the highest standards of teaching and research. The Department of [...]

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