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Graphic design high-school students showcase works at IFT

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Students attending the Graphic Design Programme jointly offered by IFT and Escola Luso-Chinesa Técnico-Profissional, are now having some of their works displayed at the Team Building, on IFT’s Mong-Há Campus.

Approximately 140 works – including paintings, posters, computer-assisted drawings and photos – are featured in the exhibition “Creativity in Spring II — An Exhibition of Student Works”, running until 31 July. It started on 30 April.

Since 2009, IFT’s Tourism and Hotel School and Escola Luso-Chinesa Técnico-Profissional have been jointly organising a graphic design programme. It aims to train new professionals for the city’s cultural and creative industries, and actively to promote education in the field of the arts.

Escola Luso-Chinesa Técnico-Profissional is a Macao Government-run secondary school. It offers professional programmes in a wide range of technical fields.

“This exhibition includes a collection of works by many students. The hope is that the exhibition will encourage them to strive for continuous improvement, as well as increasing awareness among the public regarding the abundance of burgeoning local talent in the arts, and in cultural and creative industries,” says IFT President Dr. Fanny Vong.

Dr. Vong says part of the mission of IFT is to assist in Macao’s economic diversification. The IFT Tourism and Hotel School has met that objective by expanding the courses it offers in creative fields. The availability of these courses helps people in the Macao community to increase their skills and contribute to the development of local cultural and creative industries, as envisaged by the Macao SAR Government.

In addition, IFT makes regular contributions to culture and the arts in Macao by holding art exhibitions at the Mong-Há Campus and at the IFT Café, which is part of Anim’Arte Nam Van, on the Nam Van Lake waterfront. Admission to the exhibitions is free. Some exhibitions show the work of Macao artists that teach at the IFT Tourism and Hotel School, and the work of the students they teach.

Mr. Pun Vai Nim, Vice Principal of Escola Luso-Chinesa Técnico-Profissional, praises the partnership with IFT. He says the programme on graphic design greatly helps students to improve their skills in this field. Mr. Pun adds that, by exhibiting their works at the Team Building, students can gain first-hand experience of how to prepare and hold an exhibition.

The Graphic Design Programme is a 3-year secondary school programme, covering grades 10 to 12. Under the partnership, IFT provides instructors and other resources to teach students various subjects related to graphic design, from basic design principles to drawing and illustration, and photography and advertising design.

Ms. Tina Fu is the Coordinator for Creative Studies and IT Courses at the IFT Tourism and Hotel School. She is one of the IFT instructors engaged in the Graphic Design Programme jointly offered with Escola Luso-Chinesa Técnico-Profissional. Ms. Fu explains that, as part of the programme, students have classes at the IFT Taipa Campus 3 times a week, attending courses related to graphic design.

“After completing this 3-year professional training programme, we hope students can work as graphic design assistants, or further their studies” in the discipline, by attending a related bachelor degree programme, she says.

One of the students showing works at the exhibition is Pang Ka Io. “The [Graphic Design] Programme is much more interesting to me than other, regular secondary school programmes, as I am interested in arts,” she says. “This definitely has helped me develop my skills,” the student adds. She plans to further her studies in graphic design after graduating from secondary school.

Lam Heong Tong has a drawing shown at the exhibition. He says it took him around 6 hours to complete. “We definitely learn a lot from the IFT instructors during the programme, since they have extensive knowledge and skills in their respective fields of expertise,” he says.

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