Arts Bus: On the move - October 2011

"Arts Bus: On the Move!" is a large-scale cultural arts project which is co-organised by The Hong Kong Institute of Education ("HKIEd") - Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, New World First Bus Services Limited ("NWFB") and Citybus Limited ("Citybus"). This is an innovative, energetic and creative community arts project. "Arts Bus: On the Move!" involves 22 buses, of which two of them carry unique themes, one is designed by Mr. Law Ho Kwong, the art director of the project, while the other is designed by a team of 6 HKIEd Visual Arts students. These 2 buses will be hosting various artistic activities and performances for the public to partake. The designs of the remaining 20 buses are recruited by the Arts Bus: On the Move – "Road Safety" Bus Body Design competition, of which all local Primary and Secondary school students were invited to participate. 20 winning artworks were selected amongst over 500 submissions and approximately 50 local primary and secondary schools were involved. These Arts Buses will go on public display in Hong Kong from October 2011 for a period of 6 months, thus giving it enough time reach deeply into the community to promote road and in-bus safety, the arts and HKIEd. It is hoped that the messages of "road safety" and "arts for all" can be successfully communicated to the community through the Arts Buses.

"Arts Bus: On the Move!" is a large-scale cultural arts project which is co-organised by The Hong Kong Institute of Education ("HKIEd") - Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, New World First Bus Services Limited ("NWFB") and Citybus Limited ("Citybus"). This is an innovative, energetic and creative community arts project. "Arts Bus: On the Move!" involves 22 buses, of which two of them carry unique themes, one is designed by Mr. Law Ho Kwong, the art director of the project, while the other is designed by a team of 6 HKIEd Visual Arts students. These 2 buses will be hosting various artistic activities and performances for the public to partake. The designs of the remaining 20 buses are recruited by the Arts Bus: On the Move – "Road Safety" Bus Body Design competition, of which all local Primary and Secondary school students were invited to participate. 20 winning artworks were selected amongst over 500 submissions and approximately 50 local primary and secondary schools were involved. These Arts Buses will go on public display in Hong Kong from October 2011 for a period of 6 months, thus giving it enough time reach deeply into the community to promote road and in-bus safety, the arts and HKIEd. It is hoped that the messages of "road safety" and "arts for all" can be successfully communicated to the community through the Arts Buses.

Citybus Enviro400 No. 7003


Photograph courtesy and copyright of Kelvin Pang


Citybus Leyland Olympian No. 190	New World First Bus Dennis Dragon No. DA96





On the Arts Bus: The School Tours! On 22nd October 2011, 190 visited Po Leung Kuk Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial School.

All photographs courtesy and copyright of Vincent Chong unless otherwise stated