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About IMPACT 11

IMPACT – International Multi-disciplinary Printmaking, Artists, Concepts and Techniques – is one of the largest professional conferences dedicated specifically to printmaking. It was first held in 1999, by The Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England.

Since 2009, Hong Kong Open Printshop has attended the IMPACT conferences, meeting friends and gaining experience. After years of planning, IMPACT 11 was originally scheduled to be held at major cultural venues around the city of Hong Kong. However, as the world continues to face the unprecedented challenge of the pandemic, current travel restrictions and gathering ban make face-to-face conferences impossible to happen.

It is a time of uncertainty, but also of possibility. As the world adjusts to a new normal, there is no better moment to reimagine a virtual setting for IMPACT 11. Online IMPACT 11 will bring together thought-provoking thesis presentations and seminars from art communities across the globe. Using any devices with internet connection, you can virtually explore, encounter and exchange ideas with local and international graphic art lovers, scholars and printmakers. IMPACT 11 will be the one and only flagship virtual art event for 2021.

IMPACT 11 will be the largest international printmaking conference ever staged in Hong Kong. To mark this important occasion, we have chosen the theme “Print Art Hong Kong: Legends and Legacies” and planned an exciting series of cultural exchange programmes that introduce Hong Kong’s contemporary print art scene and explore the historical development of print art in the city. From historical lithography and letterpress printing introduced by western missionaries, to printmaking creations by contemporary local artists, IMPACT 11 will showcase the unique print art of Hong Kong and provide insight into its hybrid roots.

Hong Kong’s bicultural identity and historic role as an international hub has played a major part in shaping the development and aesthetics of local print art. During IMPACT 11, we will unpack more than a hundred years of local printmaking history through exhibitions, workshops, thesis presentations and seminars. The conference will also serve as a platform where local and international graphic art lovers, scholars, printmakers and the public come together to explore, encounter and exchange ideas. Bringing international experts from the global art community to events staged throughout the whole of Hong Kong, IMPACT 11 will transform the city into a hub of print art and be a flagship art event for 2020.

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