Art Promotion Office organised the public art project "City Dress Up : Seats．Together". With the assistance of 4 guest curatorial teams, Billy Tam, Joshua Lau, Brian Lee and Denise Chan, together with Yip Chun-hang, 20 teams of artists, designers and architects created 20 sets of public artworks in the form of aesthetically appealing and functional furniture. The artworks were specifically made to echo with the environment and the characteristics of the respective locations in 18 districts, which aimed to add vitality to the cityscape of Hong Kong. These sets of artistic furniture were installed at the open space of 20 Leisure and Cultural Services Department venues, such as parks, waterfronts, leisure areas and playgrounds and were displayed from July 2017 till July 2020 for a period of 3 years.

A series of creative activities were co-organised by the Art Promotion Office, the artist groups, Hulu Culture, Hong Kong Public Space Initiative and KACAMA SOCIAL to further extend the significance of these public artworks, and to foster interactions among local communities from different backgrounds. Past activities included soundwalks, cultural backyard markets, wood installation workshop, family planting sessions, street music performances, expressive arts therapy workshops, co-creation of light art installation with waste-recycling elements, and many more highlights. While offering a creative learning experience, each programme was designed to pair with its corresponding artistic furniture, and to bring out the uniqueness of the local district. The fringe activities engaged the general public and participants from local communities, where they enjoyed the games, workshops and performances regardless of age, ethnicity and ability, showing us that public spaces in Hong Kong can be full of vitality.

To know more about the past activities, please visit the website of "Take PARK in Art" and "Take PARK in Art II" and our Facebook page of "City Dress Up: Seats.Together".

Since its launch last year, this project has won numerous awards from various expert fields:

German Design Awards 2021 — Special Mention:
Happiness Here @ Central and Western District Promenade (Central Section)

2020 Good Design Award:
Hack-a-Bench @ Aldrich Bay Park

International Design Awards 2019 — Honourable Mention:
Happiness Here @ Central and Western District Promenade (Central Section)

A&D Trophy Awards 2019 — Award of Excellence:
With the Flow @ Waterfall Bay Park

2019 Architizer A+ Awards — Popular Choice Award:
Happiness Here @ Central and Western District Promenade (Central Section)

2019 Good Design Award — Winner Accolade:
Happiness Here @ Central and Western District Promenade (Central Section)

HKDA Global Design Awards 2018 — Awards of Excellence:
Happiness Here @ Central and Western District Promenade (Central Section) Brick-Land @ Podium of Tuen Mun Public Library

A' Design Award and Competition 2018-2019 — Silver A' Design Award:
Happiness Here @ Central and Western District Promenade (Central Section)

International Design Awards 2018 — Gold Award:
Hack-a-Bench @ Aldrich Bay Park

DFA Design for Asia Awards 2018 — Grand Award with Special Mention:
"City Dress Up: Seats．Together"

DFA Design for Asia Awards 2018 — Merit Award:
Cultural Backyard @ Mody Road Garden Hack-a-Bench @ Aldrich Bay Park

Asia Design Prize 2018 — Winner Prize:
Cultural Backyard @ Mody Road Garden

In addition, 10 sets of artistic furniture under the project have been included in the China Public Art Annual 2017, and the project has also been featured in the "3rd China Design Exhibition and Public Art Thematic Exhibition" in the Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition in Shenzhen from January to April 2019.