Become a superhero, travel through time or create your own brain-controlled sci-fi thriller with a SPARK 2019 programme designed to provoke and stimulate.
All events will be in English, unless otherwise stated.
All events are free but some require registration. Registration is now open. For events that are full, walk-ups are welcome on the day.
A new musical play set in the Welsh Valleys to an original country music track by British singer-songwriter and Grammy Award Winner Amy Wadge. Hong Kong and Asian premier.
A first-of-its-kind collaboration of dance, music and voice involving Hong Kong students and UK artists.
"In a war of the mind, how do you rebel when your thoughts are monitored?"
Become a superhero at Tai Kwun!
A piano recital with a difference! As music and research blend and blossom into something entirely new, Cellular Dynamics takes audiences on a journey of musical and scientific discovery.
Public design starts with the voice of the public.
Play music using lasers at this smart city laser-sensor showcase.
Using cutting-edge technology for documenting cultural heritage, this project will showcase full virtual environments using virtual and augmented reality for mediating the past.
A series of live experiments to demonstrate chemical properties and reactions and how they have influenced the world we live in today.
Why do we need natural spaces in a city? From gardens and parks, to rivers and the sea, how do we interact with nature in an urban environment?
Could you do more with your voice? If you are looking to build more power in your sound, more stamina in your breathing or more range in your delivery, this high-energy workshop is for you.
For any given learning task, we can ask: how do students learn? How could they learn better?
Join experts and naturalists in Hong Kong to help carry out a fun scientific survey known as a BioBlitz.
Purcell, the heritage architects behind the revitalised Former Central Police Station Compound, will take participants on walking tours of Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts.
A collaboration between singer Emmy The Great and visual journalist Mona Chalabi, where data is made visible and audible.
Learn about and engage with a range of everyday smart technologies that you can use to monitor your health and meaningfully improve your life.
In a fast-moving city and a world of homogenous designed space, what or whom defines Hong Kong’s urban identity. What should the city look like in the future?
UAL’s second major international pavilion is a translucent form framed with arched colonnades that breathes a conversation with its setting in Tai Kwun’s Prison Yard.
Over a two-hour workshop, participants will, under the guidance of LCC journalism staff, produce a zine on themes relating to LCC’s SPARK exhibition. Suitable for all ages.
Participants will visit locations in central Hong Kong and take photos (participants will need to bring their own smart phones) that can be submitted for display in UAL's SPARK exhibition.
This exhibition showcases a series of imaginative design responses to a variety of contexts and challenges in and around Hong Kong.
This interactive workshop will enable the local community to engage with urban challenges and explore innovative ways in which big data could solve them
Experience the largest open, real time urban sensing data sets in the world from the Urban Observatory at Newcastle upon Tyne.
A classic Oxford-style debate on the role of social innovation in today’s society.
An outdoor performance that ignites young people’s creativity and imagination through fire drawings, exploring the science and art of combustion.
What would a new town design based on Hong Kong’s favourite places look like?
Making cities work sustainably will become increasingly important in our fast-urbanising world, and 'alpha’ cities that disproportionately exert influence have a critical role to play.
There is sometimes a perception among employers and governments that young people are not equipped with the creativity, critical thinking or communication skills essential for the workplace.
An exploration of museums and digital innovations and the future of museum and art curation.
Resolving Disputes Over Space explores the analogy between disputes over uses of physical space and disputes over virtual space.
What role do universities play in shaping the communities around them and how will the role of the university change in the future?
Extended reality is no longer just for sci-fi films. As technology becomes more affordable, immersive technological experiences are increasingly accessible both to educators and individuals.
Leading tech companies acknowledge that gender balance among their employees adds value to their business and helps drive creativity and innovation.
Explore literature in new ways!
Phillips auction house has joined hands with the British Council to create a unique programme, Neon Spark, to bring alive the iconic Hong Kong art of neon sign making.
Since the first standardised testing system was introduced in China in the first decade of the 7th century, test developers have welcomed innovation in test design and delivery.
Urban environments hold many unexploited possibilities. The space, land, structures and systems that constitute our cities have the potential to do so much more for their inhabitants.
Creativity is not just the province of the Arts; it has a vital role to play across all areas of human endeavour, enabling us to imagine and pursue novel ideas and develop curiosity.