More from Sunday's "Garden of Lovely"

If you're interested in the checking out the online reaction to Sunday's "Garden of Media", please check out the Twitter chatter (#SMWHKLovely) as well as Bonza Pie Head Honcho Bess Hepworth's micro-documents of the event on Viddy. Here a few more photos from the day:

TFT HK Monday Update: "Garden of Lovely"

 Yesterday's "Garden of Lovely" was a resounding success, with community members coming out from all over Hong Kong to create a spontaneous, playful art "garden", listen to acoustic music, learn about growing food in the city, and hear about how various groups are helping lead the way to a more  sustainable, environmentally-conscious Hong Kong.  During the "Garden Enviro-Symposium", representatives from TFT HK, Bonza Pie, Friends of the Earth, urban farming organization Time to Grow, Ocean Recovery Alliance, and Clean Air Network were asked about what currently inspires (Hong Kong people's apparent readiness for change, and enthusiasm for new sustainability initiatives) and frustrates (lack of infrastructure for recycling, waste of food and non-edible materials, excess of air conditioning in malls, unhealthily polluted ocean waters) them about Hong Kong, and gave insight into the ways that each of their organizations are celebrating and supporting a sustainable future.  Here are a couple of photos from this inspiring and whimsical event! Thanks to Localiiz and Bonza Pie for inviting TFT to take part!

"Garden of Lovely": TFT HK's Creative Agencies Design Showcase (CADS) Submission

The creators of the "Garden of Lovely" have asked TFT HK to be part of an online competition with several creative agencies called CADS (Creative Agencies Design Showcase). All participants were asked to design a plasticine creation, to be judged in the online and displayed in Sunday's "garden". The competition will soon be up on Localiiz, where you can view submissions from all 8 teams and vote for your favorite!

Our TFT HK submission was, constructed with a dim sum basket and puff clay, was created by Discovery College student, Alexandra Dupey. Thank you for your beautiful piece, Alexandra!!

"Garden of Lovely" kicks off HK Social Media Week this Sunday!

This Sunday marks the beginning of Social Media Week (SMW)! This year, SMW spans 14 cities, and those cities are putting on nearly 1,000 events to celebrate and share knowledge of all things social media. Hong Kong's Social Media Week is packed with fun, edifying events, and one of the more exciting and unconventional ones will take place this Sunday. Hosted by Bonza Pie, Localiiz at Amical Coffee (1 Sun Street, Wan Chai), the "Garden of Lovely"will grow from 2pm to 8pm on the 23rd. This pop-up "garden" of arts and crafts contributed by local artists and community members (including YOU!) will be accompanied by discussions of environment, the arts, and urban space utilization. TFT HK will be there, chatting about global food imbalance and its relationship to the environment. See below for more information, from the HK SMW site, and links:

On Sunday 23 September from 2pm to 8pm, an immersive and unexpected moment in Hong Kong will emerge beautifully from the concrete jungle in the form of a giant community garden in Wanchai. In this free event, part of Social Media Week Hong Kong, members of the public are invited to create and plant items (and ideas) in a new pop-up laneway garden. This accessible, spontaneous public project aims to bring Hong Kong people closer together to consider the environment they live in.

 The garden will be loaded with art and craft items, including tonnes of plasticine, for anyone who wants to play and contribute. Events in the garden will include local visual artists and street artists onsite, creating works on the spot; two symposiums looking at the way we as environmentalists and artists can change Hong Kong’s urban landscape; urban rooftop gardening workshops, and social media interaction linking people in real and virtual time. The event will culminate in an evening of interactive art and sounds with Lipgloss Media presents… The Observations of Mrs Retallack. Can music help plants to grow? They aim to find out!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/103995649757727/
Program: http://www.localiiz.com/garden
Register: http://socialmediaweek.org/blog/event/the-garden-of-lovely/
Hashtag: #SMWHKlovely