Videotage
Hong Kong Learn more about what's on at Videotage and the artists shaping its programme.Videotage is a leading Hong Kong–based non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion, presentation, creation and preservation of video and media art. Founded in 1986 as an artist-run collective, it has evolved into an influential network that supports artists using moving images and digital media to address technological, social, cultural and historical questions.
Since 2001 Videotage has been based at Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village in To Kwa Wan, a former slaughterhouse complex that has become one of Hong Kong’s key clusters of independent art spaces. From this base, the organisation organises exhibitions, screenings, festivals, workshops, performances and international exchange programmes, often foregrounding experimental and underrepresented practices from Hong Kong and across the region.
Programmes and the Videotage Media Art Collection
Videotage’s activities range from thematic exhibitions and single-artist projects to the long-running FUSE residency programme, which brings overseas and local artists, curators and researchers into dialogue around media art. Collaborations with institutions in Asia, Europe and North America extend these projects into film festivals, biennials and museum contexts, while education and outreach initiatives introduce younger audiences to moving-image work.directory.
A cornerstone of the organisation is the Videotage Media Art Collection (VMAC), launched in 2008 as an offline and online archive of Hong Kong video and media art. VMAC holds historically significant video works, analogue media artefacts, documentation and ephemera, providing rare insight into the development of media art and independent cultural history in the city from the 1980s onwards.
Videotage FAQs
What is Videotage?
Videotage is a non-profit media-art organisation in Hong Kong that supports the creation, presentation and archiving of video and new media art. It evolved from an artist-run collective in 1986 into a key platform for experimental moving-image practices in the region.
Where is Videotage based?
Videotage operates from Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon. The red-brick former slaughterhouse complex is shared with other independent art spaces, including 1a space.
What is VMAC?
VMAC, the Videotage Media Art Collection, is an archive launched in 2008 to collect, preserve and make accessible Hong Kong video and media art. It includes artworks, documentation and obsolete media formats that together chart more than two decades of media-art history.artres.
Does Videotage offer residencies?
Yes. Through its FUSE residency programme and related initiatives, Videotage hosts local and international artists, curators and researchers working with media art. Residencies typically culminate in public presentations, screenings or exhibitions at Cattle Depot and partner venues.
How does Videotage participate in Hong Kong’s art calendar?
Videotage regularly contributes to festivals and citywide events, including screenings, exhibitions and archive-focused programmes during with Art Basel Hong Kong. These activities position it as a key reference point for time-based and digital practices in the city.
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