Beyond Environmental Arts Festival 2023 Coming in July

Offers an array of free green arts activities tailored for age 5 and above

Learn from nature and embrace its beauty

HONG KONG,June 14,2023 -- Exploring Hong Kong's natural environment is an unexpected delight. In spring,blossoming flowers cover the treetops; in the heat of summer,one can take a dip in the many beaches dotted along our coastline; in autumn,one is greeted by swathes of bushy Chinese silver grass and bright maple leaves; and in winter,the crisp mountain air sets the perfect stage for hiking.

Beyond Environmental Arts Festival (BEA Festival) enters its second year. Through this year's theme of "Back to Nature",BEA Festival offers a series of fun and free activities for students and the general public at 7/F,BEA Tower,Millennium City 5,Kwun Tong from 4th to 9th July,2023 (Tuesday to Sunday). The first four days are reserved for students,while the sessions on 8th and 9th July (Saturday and Sunday) are open to the public. The festival includes a theatrical performance,creative arts workshops,installation art exhibitions,choir performance and dance video screening designed to promote environmental awareness and sustainable living through the arts,encouraging participants to appreciate the beauty of nature and take action in protecting planet Earth.

Free arts workshops and theatrical performance

Organised by Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation,sponsored by The Bank of East Asia Charitable Foundation and powered by The Bank of East Asia,Limited,this year's BEA Festival presents a theatrical performance A Guide to Be Wild,a choir performance by members of Earth Echoes,and five craft and experiential workshops: Bamboo Weaving Workshop,Natural Painting Workshop,Bird Ornament Workshop,Mini Dried Floral Wreath Workshop,and Wild Notes: Making Music with Nature's Instruments Workshop. There will also be an exhibition featuring eight artworks,including a wooden sculpture of a buffalo Three-way Relationships,Eco Print: Solar Terms created with recycled plants,and a woven bamboo artwork Bamboo Staff and Straw Sandals,as well as the dance film Conversation with Nature filmed on site at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden,and highlights from the Land Art Experience Day.

Free Online Registration

All Beyond Environmental Arts Festival activities are free-of-charge. Online registration for public sessions via POPTICKET (https://bit.ly/BEAFestival2023) is now open. Participants can enjoy installation art exhibitions,theatrical performance,choir performance by Earth Echoes and join one of the arts workshops. Spaces are limited and allocated on a first-come,first-served basis. For more information and programme updates,please visit the official Festival page on the HKYAF www.hkyaf.com,and follow the HKYAF Facebook and Instagram pages @hkyaf.