葛量洪獎學基金

葛量洪獎學基金由本港人士籌募，以紀念葛量洪爵士出任總督期間的貢獻。基金根據《葛量洪獎學基金條例》 (第1076章)成立，由一個法定管理委員會管理。民政及青年事務局局長是該委員會的當然主席。

簡介

本獎項之設立，志在肯定青少年在視覺藝術創作方面之成就，並透過展示及交流，讓更多人認識優秀的學校藝術。獎學金每年名額最多20位，每位獲獎學生可獲獎學金港幣8,000元、證書及獎座。另外，即使未能獲得獎學金的參加學生也能獲得證書：

獲學校提名者可獲「學校提名參選狀」;
而入選複審者可獲「入選嘉許狀」 ;

葛量洪視覺藝術獎2022/2023得獎學生分享

葛量洪視覺藝術獎2022/2023高中組得獎學生分享

「第十二屆香港視覺藝術教育節2023」頒獎禮已於12月23日順利舉行。就讀新界鄉議局元朗區中學的

梁佩宜同學是其中一位榮獲葛量洪視覺藝術獎2022/2023高中組的得獎者。是次展覽，也展出了梁同學在參選時所提交的其中３份作品，包括《烏托邦》、《飛天》及《活著》。以下是她的分享：

藝術家自述

藝術創作是親手為自己在歷史洪流留下足印的其中一個渠道。在探索不同媒介的路上，走的每一步都是對美的追求。透過創作，我可以盡情地自由創出一個空間，給別人呈現我眼中的世界。從小繪畫到現在，我深深感受到藝術對生命的重要，由學會握筆開始便到處塗畫的我，似是天生便無法與藝術割捨。人人都說「眼睛是靈魂之窗」，用藝術與觀眾交流時，就像是與他人共享眼睛一樣，把腦海的風景化為實體，把心中所想用各種形式長存在每位觀眾心中，在世界留下七彩的痕跡，這便是藝術對我們的意義。

得獎學生的參賽原因

在中五期間有幸被學校的視藝老師推薦而得到這次寶貴的機會參賽。雖然學業繁重，但為了擴展自己的眼界，亦想借着這個機會挑戰自己的能力，便抱着不論結果、抱著增加人生閱歷的心態，以自己最大的努力參與這次比賽。

得獎感想

很榮幸能夠獲得這個殊榮，亦很感恩得到身邊不少人對我的支持。在準備比賽期間，有賴老師的悉心教導和父母對我的關懷備至，給予我力量完成所有參賽作品。十分感謝各位評審對我的肯定，也感謝每一位喜歡我旳創作的人。這是我第一次參與全港性的展覽，很高興香港美術教育協會給予這次機會，讓我能夠踏上這個舞台。而且在作品展上，我也得到了與其他得獎學生交流心得的機會，令我獲益良多。展覽上每一位在我作品面前駐足的人，亦成為了我繼續往前進的勇氣，我會攥緊這次比賽得到的每一句鼓勵和建議，化作創作的動力。希望在不久的將來，我能夠成為對他人生命帶來影響的藝術家。

Awardee of junior group - Chung Kwok Ching from

Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School

The award presentation ceremony of the 12th Hong Kong Visual Arts Education Festival 2023 on 23 December,2023 were held successfully. Chung Kwok Ching from Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School are one of the awardee of Grantham Visual Arts Awards 2022/2023 (Junior Group). The exhibition, three of her artworks included 《饞嘴怪》、《我的內心世界—正負面情緒》and《香港夜色》were also exhibited. Below is the sharing:

Artist Statement

Leonardo da Vinci once said,'Where the spirit does not work with hand, there is no art.' I still remember how I felt when I first passed by a gallery when I was little. I was mesmerized by the colors, the creativity, and most importantly,the waves of emotions rushing out of the canvas.

Some people thinks that arts is a luxury, but in fact, we are surrounded by it in our daily life.From the posters hanging on the building to the random doodling on textbook, we are all unintentionally creating art, which makes us all artists.

On top of that, art is not just mindless drawing. To me, we get to see through the drawer's heart and explore his/her inner world and it is my own way of communicating with the outside world.Through art, I can well express my feelings.

I wish to carry my passion for art on and be a painter who touches people's soul with my artworks.

Reason for participation

As we all know, the Grantham Visual Arts Awards is one of the most reputable competitions in Hong Kong. Although I have participated in other contests before, they are comparatively small-scale contests. Therefore, I wished to attend Grantham in order to broaden my horizons and knowledge about arts and cultures.

Feelings

It is an eternal honor that my efforts are approved by the judges and I am delighted that I have the chance to voice out my opinions and inner thoughts to the public via this competition.

The most memorable experiences

Brainstorming ideas was definitely the most challenging stage, but eventually I had decided to set my drawings’ main theme as ‘Home Kong’. Hong Kong is our hometown and an irreplaceable place that influences us throughout our whole life. By drawing out the daily scenario on Hong Kong Island, along with the suffering minorities who show the less glamorous side of Hong Kong, I hope that everyone could appreciate the local histories and cultures.

The positive influence(s) in Visual Arts after participate the Grantham Visual Arts Awards

With the sense of achievement brought by the competitions, I am more confident in my own drawings and I am even more willing to create more art pieces. At the same time, inspired by other contestants’ masterpieces, I am motivated to try out some innovative art forms such as sculptures and oil paintings that I have never got in touch with.