During a press conference at the Grand Lisboa, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced the launch of “Art Macao: International Art Exhibition”, which brings together arms of the government, private enterprises, artists and residents in a five-month long art extravaganza of exhibitions, performances and festivals.
In a destination better known for its glittering skyline and attractions, a new brand of cultural tourism has been announced.
During a press conference at the Grand Lisboa, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced the launch of “Art Macao: International Art Exhibition”, which brings together arms of the government, private enterprises, artists and residents in a five-month long art extravaganza of exhibitions, performances and festivals.
Alexis Tam, secretary for social affairs and culture, MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes and representatives of key hospitality groups Melco Resorts & Entertainment, SJM, Wynn Macau, Galaxy Entertainment Group, MGM China Holdings, Sands China attended the milestone event.
To celebrate the announcement, Grand Lisboa’s executive chef Norihito Muranaka unveiled a 1.2-metre-high, 72kg chocolate sculpture on stage. “Macau’s rich cultural heritage and modernity is like nowhere else in the world,” he said while ceremoniously topping the sculpture with a plaque inscribed with “Art Macao”.
Officially launching June 6, visitors to the territory between June and October can expect to run into many of the 40 large scale events at 44 locations around the city, found in galleries, a selection of integrated resorts and hotels, alfresco areas and gardens.
Alfresco installations include “Sanctuary” in the Mount Fortress Garden, a bamboo structure offering space for meditation; “The Wanderer”, made up of coloured fibreglass, at Taipa Houses; “Happy Head” at the Praça de Jorge Alvares leisure area; and “Contemplation of Loving Kindness”, a three-dimensional Chinese ink painting at the Macao Museum of Art (MAM).
Sands China’s integrated resorts The Venetian Macao, The Parisian Macao, the Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip and Sands Macao will be showcasing “All That’s Gold Does Glitter – An Exhibition of Glamorous Ceramics” with most works created specifically for Art Macao.
Meanwhile, at Wynn Macau and Wynn Cotai, the four-month art exhibition “Wynn – Garden of Earthly Delights” of contemporary art is influenced by Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch’s masterpiece painted during the Renaissance period.