Artworks snapped up as Hong Kong’s mentally disabled students show off talent
Leading charity Hong Chi Association partners with art and luxury auction house Christie’s on four-day exhibition at The Henderson
About half of more than 40 artworks created by students with mental disabilities in Hong Kong have been sold at an exhibition organised by an eminent charity and leading auction house Christie’s.
The Hong Chi Association, which serves people with intellectual disabilities, partnered for the first time with art and luxury auction house Christie’s on the four-day show at The Henderson in Central, which runs until Friday.
The exhibition, titled “Colours of Community: Art in Motion”, features more than 40 original works by students from schools run by the association.
The artworks, presented in media ranging from ceramics and drawings to digital illustration and installations, depict city landmarks and attractions such as Victoria Harbour, the West Kowloon Cultural District, the trams and dim sum, infused with the personal perspectives of their creators.
The exhibition, which opened on Tuesday, is free of charge, and prices for artworks range from a few thousand to HK$28,000 (US$3,598).
About half of the artworks had been sold by noon on Wednesday.
Hong Chi Association chairman Edward Yau Tang-wah said it was the charity’s first exhibition of this scale offering works for sale by artists with intellectual disabilities.