CityU’s interdisciplinary talent training program obtains first funding from China National Arts Fund
The China National Arts Fund Management Center (CNAFMC) has recently announced the list of general projects selected for funding in the China National Arts Fund 2024. The talent training program titled “Artistic Creation of Virtual Reality Experience in the Historic Centre of Macao,” led by Professor Wang Po Hsun, executive associate dean of the Faculty of Innovation and Design of the City University of Macau (CityU), was selected by the panel for funding. This year, a total of 1,231 projects were submitted for funding as talent training programs. Among them, only 8.94% were selected, resulting in a total of 110 projects being approved for funding. This project marked CityU’s first successful application for funding from the National Arts Fund, demonstrating a significant achievement made in its development of design and art disciplines.
This talent training program aligns closely with Macao’s positioning as a “World Center for Tourism and Leisure.” With the concepts to utilize arts and culture to reshape Macao’s Image and empower sustainable development through virtual reality (VR). This program aims to prepare artistic individuals with an international perspective and innovative capabilities through leveraging Macao’s geographical advantage as rooted in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with a global outlook. Through integrating technology into arts, its objective is to enhance the cultural and societal value of arts. Executive Associate Dean Wang Po Hsun expressed that combining the power of technology and interdisciplinary resources, the project will utilize arts as a vehicle to evoke profound emotions and provide the public with a fresh visual aesthetic experience.
The China National Arts Fund, alongside the National Natural Science Fund and the National Social Science Fund of China, is regarded as one of the three major national funds in China. It is among the highest-level and most generously funded projects in the field of culture and arts. The fund aims to promote original research and creation, develop and promote outstanding arts pieces and project, cultivate talents, and contribute to the sustainable development of the arts industry in China. Since 2021, the China National Arts Fund has been open for general project applications from the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions, demonstrating a key policy measure to support the development of arts and culture in Hong Kong and Macao. A total of ten art institutions and artists from the Macao SAR were selected for funding this year.
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Source: Faculty of Innovation and Design
