Preview of Para Site International Conference and Workshops for Emerging Professionals: Interview with Tirdad Zolghadr
By Sylvia Tsai
Since 2012, Hong Kong’s leading non-profit Para Site has been hosting the annual International Conference, a three-day event in its home city where cultural practitioners from around the world convene to discuss developments in contemporary art. For this year’s edition, on the occasion of Para Site’s 20th anniversary, the topic of the International Conference will reflect upon changes observed in the art scene of Hong Kong, as well as those abroad, within the last two decades.
Taking place in parallel with the conference is the second year of Para Site’s Workshops for Emerging Professionals program. Spanning nine days, from June 18–26, the series of workshops conducted by local and international tutors—most of whom are also speakers in the conference—will touch upon specific issues affecting Hong Kong’s cultural landscape and dissect various exhibitions in recent history, with the 12 selected participants slated to engage with such topics through group work and presentations.
