Trailblazer Forum: Connecting the Dots to Asia's Art Future - Bernard Chan

June 2, 2023
Trailblazer Forum
Connecting the Dots to Asia's Art Future – Bernard Charnwut Chan

This past spring, Hong Kong’s first full-scale Art Basel since 2019 demonstrated the city’s ability to rejoin the global arts stage. International attendees returned to the city in full force and proved it may be possible for Hong Kong’s “art desert” to continue to blossom into Asia’s art capital.

As Chairman of Hong Kong’s M+ Museum, Board Vice Chairman of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, and former Chairman of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, Bernard Chan strongly believes Hong Kong is Asia’s main artery for arts and culture where East meets West. However, to build on Hong Kong’s dominant arts role in the region and globally, the ‘Pearl of the Orient’ will need to continue developing its arts and culture ecosystem if it wants to equal the city’s reputation as Asia’s top financial center.

Bernard Chan wears many hats and is leading that charge. From his role in business and non-profits, to politics and even his own artistic practice, Bernard keeps a hectic schedule organizing many of Hong Kong’s post-COVID recovery efforts.

Join the UChicago Hong Kong Trailblazer forum to learn more about the formation and progress of the West Kowloon Cultural District over the past 20 years and listen to Bernard Chan connect the dots as he outlines the path to navigating Hong Kong’s future as Asia’s top arts and cultural destination.

Speaker
The Honourable Bernard Charnwut Chan, GBM, GBS, JP
Chairman of M Plus Museum,
Board Vice Chairman of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

Moderator
Mark Barnekow (MBA’88)
Executive Director
The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex |
The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong

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▬ Content of the Forum ▬
Opening - 0:00
Speaker Introduction – 2:32
Bernard Charnwut Chan's Sharing – 4:29
Q&A Session – 54:10