Hong Kong Art Gallery Association

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HKAGA is a member-based non-profit organisation of established art galleries in Hong Kong. The Association seeks to advance the Hong Kong art gallery community and helps to deepen market knowledge and best practices amongst its members.

The mission of HKAGA is to:

Provide one voice to the industry, capable of influencing decision-making, affecting art galleries’ future potential;
Reach out and find opportunities to collaborate with other key players in the art community to strengthen the art scene in Hong Kong;
Deepen market knowledge and best practices to place Hong Kong art galleries at the forefront of international standards.

Reaching out:

To support the development of the local art community and the promotion of Hong Kong as the major international art centre in Asia through joint initiatives with the public and private sectors;
To find specific opportunities for exchange and cooperation between the HKAGA andmuseums, artists, academic institutions, auction houses, charities, other members of the Hong Kong art community, as well as other international art organisations;
To establish joint private and public collector development programs, including educational initiatives.

Deepening market knowledge and best practice:

To increase awareness of market developments and explore joint initiatives to face common opportunities and challenges. This includes:
initiatives that improve the members’ competitiveness, such as joint negotiations for advertising, listings, fair participation, corporate sponsorship, insurance, shipping, and other services cooperative marketing programmes and exhibitions, which may be organised in conjunction with or parallel to other flagship art events;
To provide a forum for sharing industry knowledge and best practices through educational programmes, speaker series and training;
To promote the highest standards of connoisseurship and ethical practice amongst galleries operating in Hong Kong;
To provide a forum for galleries to seek support and assistance when they encounter problems or unfair treatment and when possible, support conflict resolution.

In addition to hosting regular Art or Art-related Talks and Tours open to the Hong Kong community throughout the year, each November brings Hong Kong Art Week: a week-long Arts Festival of Talks, Tours, Studio Visits, special art events, circling Art Buses touring the different art districts, Art Lates as well as Family Art Days by neighbourhood. This week-long festival, in addition to other gallery events, nurtures an awareness of the developing arts and culture scene in Hong Kong, and fosters a culture of gallery-hopping in one of Asia’s most dynamic cities!

Opening hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00.

Image Credit: Hong Kong Art Gallery Association