An academic conference on the contemporary curatorial practice on infrastructure development on policy making and curatorial project presently in Asia. Invited by Qiu Zhijie, Professor and Dean of the School of Experimental Art (CAFA), and Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou.

Thomas Tsang will discuss on his recently completed project for the MTR Art in Architecture at the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, together with Qiu Zhijie on his curatorial project on the Qingdao International Airport and another recently completed new Beijing International Airport.

About EAST and CAFA Visual Art Innovation Institute

Hosted by CAFA, and organized by CAFA Visual Art Innovation Institute, the second EAST (Education, Art, Science, and Technology) Season: EAST–International Conference on Education, Art, Science and Technology was held in a grand fashion at CAFA. The two-day conference invited internationally renowned scholars to deliver speeches and hold in depth communication sessions. The topics spanned from the narration of the history and future of the science & technology and art, to the scientific subdivision including the biological art and material art, from academic cases to exhibitions and publications, it brought a feast for the imagination and creativity, while clearly analyzing the status quo and drawing a panorama of the new fields.

The two-day conference also includes the EAST–Enterprise Innovation Forum, which take place on November 2018. It brings together elite groups in various fields such as art, scientific research, industry and venture capital, to hold discussions on the topics including the experience and prospect of the cooperation between enterprises and research centers & art institutions, and those devoted to building a platform for the deep integration of the science & technology and art and the enterprise development.