Programmes in this area bring the best of Chinese arts to the rest of the world, or introduce a fresh perspective on arts from other parts of the world to China.

Power & Glory: Court Arts of the Ming Dynasty

The exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco features over 240 artefacts from three of the most renowned museums in China - the Palace Museum, Nanjing Municipal Museum and the Shanghai Museum. We hope that these imperial artefacts, created for the Forbidden City during the 14th to mid 17th centuries, will deepen the audience’s understanding of Chinese culture and heritage.

Hong Kong International Artists' Workshop: 4x4

Organized by the Art in Residence (AiR) Association, Hong Kong International Artists' Workshop: 4x4 brought together 8 overseas artists (from Germany, India, Thailand, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Peru, Australia and the United States) and 8 local Hong Kong artists to interact and make use of the local resources in Sham Shui Po (a lively district in Hong Kong) for creative exploration and sharing. The Workshop provided a platform for the artists as well as local students and the general public to develop deeper cultural understanding. The Kowloon Technical School served as a workstation where student ambassadors joined the artists as they went about their creative process.

The promotion of cross-cultural understanding and art education, core objectives of the Foundation, is carried out on various levels: between overseas and local artists; between artists and students of Kowloon Technical School; and between artists and the community in Sham Shui Po.

Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation is proud to be the lead sponsor of Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe, on view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. In an unprecedented retrospective of one of the most celebrated contemporary artists, the exhibition presents a chronological and thematic survey that charts the artist's creation of a distinctive and conceptual language. The Foundation and Cai Guo-Qiang share a vision of providing creative opportunities for everyone and the important role that art can play in highlighting and commenting on social issues.

Cai Guo-Qiang has literally exploded the accepted parameters of art making in our time. Drawing freely from ancient mythology, military history, Taoist cosmology, extraterrestrial observations, Maoist revolutionary tactics, Buddhist philosophy, gunpowder-related technology, Chinese medicine, and methods of terrorist violence, Cai's art is a form of social energy, constantly mutable, linking what he refers to as "the seen and unseen worlds." This retrospective presents the full spectrum of the artist's protean, multimedia art in all its conceptual complexity. Designed as a site-specific installation, "Cai Guo Qiang: I Want to Believe" presents art as a process that unfolds in time and space.

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra - Canada Tour

The Foundation supported Hong Kong's flagship Chinese Orchestra in promoting traditional and contemporary Chinese music in Canada. A distinguished cultural ambassador, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra performed in Toronto an exchange concert with local musicians and a special programme to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The orchestra's appearance in Festival Vancouver 2007 successfully raised awareness and built new audience for Chinese music.

6th World Congress of International Drama/Theatre and Education Association (IDEA)

The Foundation sponsored the IDEA Performance Festival, part of a six-day international congress that provided a quality platform for performers, educators, audience, students and parents to interact and inspire. The 56 performances featured 35 performing groups from all over the world and showcased a vibrant palette of styles and practices. The Foundation is proud to support educators from China to attend the congress, sharing ideas and best practices, as well as expanding their professional networks.

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan – Overseas Tour

The Foundation partnered with the world-renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theatre in staging nine performances in London and New York. The programme Wild Cursive illuminated the aesthetics of traditional Chinese calligraphy through the language of theatre. The Foundation proudly brought Asia's most influential dance theatre to two major cultural capitals of the world, sharing with international audiences the energy with which the calligraphers "danced" while writing. The performances captivated and inspired many audiences.

Britain Meets the World

Britain Meets the World: 1714-1830, jointly curated by the National Palace Museum of China and the British Museum, focused on Britain's rise from an island state to a world power. The exhibition drew analogies between Britain in the 18th century and China today.