- 2011 marks the 10th year anniversary for Fotanian
- more participation of artists and art lovers
- problems of governmental policies; organizations are trying to fight for Fotanian
- ...... what's next?
- demonstrations and press conferences were held due to the criticism of URBAN RENEWAL; artists and others like the way Fo tan was and thought there were no need for renewal
- more media coverages; even in English media
- 59 open studios in 10 industrial buildings with the participation of 224 artisits
- more than 11,000 attended
-information from Fotanian booklet
- first sponsor/funding from Sino Group: $19,000
- more than 49 open studios
- in 13 industial buildings
- with 107 artists participated
- ended up more than 7,000 attended the event
-information from Fotanian booklet and lamtungpang.com
- more foreign artists moved in/rented Fo tan industrial studios
- co-operated with commercial art studios to open exhibition, more than 6,000 attended
-information from Fotanian booklet
- Participating in the 2005 Hong Kong Fringe Festival, Fo Tan open studio attracted the audiences from different levels in the city.
- This project was perhaps the most popular and well publicized event in the history of Hong Kong Art.
- Annual open studio events started to be held at the beginning of the year
-information from Fotanian booklet and lamtungpang.com
- Designed for the Fotanian logo till now
- Ms Leung Po-shan joined the 2004 open studios project, in which she actively contacted the media and directed the publication Fotanian2004—Open Studio. Her effort led the open studio to the next level.
- Exhibition with 70 artists in 20 open studios
-information from Fotanian booklet and lamtungpang.com
- The open studio started to catch the media, the first pulication about Fo tan was in Sing Pao Daily News on Dec 5, 2003.
- Hong Kong Museum of Art invited the Fo Tan studios to be a Fringe Activities in the Hong Kong Art Biennial.
- First time the Fo Tan open studio targeted on general public.
- The Title: Fotanian
-information from Fotanian booklet and lamtungpang.com
- After the hosting of 318 Studio Opening Show (the first ever open studio in Hong Kong), more art exhibitions and open studios appeared in Fo tan Industrial buildings.
- More outreach for Fotanian's art village
-information from Fotanian booklet and lamtungpang.com
- A fire destroyed one of the five studios in the Department of Art in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).
- With limited spaces to create their artworks, eight of the CUHK students decided to rent a studio in suite 318 in Wah Luen Industrial Centre in Fo tan.
-information from Fotanian booklet and lamtungpang.com
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