{"id":8563,"date":"2022-08-08T12:24:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T04:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.ift.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=8563"},"modified":"2022-08-08T12:32:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T04:32:08","slug":"illustrations-exhibition-furthers-iftms-engagement-with-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/illustrations-exhibition-furthers-iftms-engagement-with-the-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Illustrations exhibition furthers IFTM\u2019s engagement with the arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8563 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-herald-lay-a'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_1.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_1-990x556.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a size-herald-lay-a\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_1-990x556.jpeg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_1-470x264.jpeg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_1-640x360.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_1-215x120.jpeg 215w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_1-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_1-414x232.jpeg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8564'>\n\t\t\t\tOpening ceremony\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_2.html.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_2.html-990x556.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a size-herald-lay-a\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_2.html-990x556.jpeg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_2.html-470x264.jpeg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_2.html-640x360.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_2.html-215x120.jpeg 215w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_2.html-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ex_2.html-414x232.jpeg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8565'>\n\t\t\t\tGuests tour exhibition\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<span class='pum-trigger  popmake-8567  text-center font-blue' data-do-default=''>\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n<p>Two illustration courses recently held by IFTM\u2019s School of Continuing Education have inspired an exhibition of the work produced by the students involved. Entrance to the exhibition, at the Team Building on the Mong-H\u00e1 Campus until 19 August, is free of charge for all members of the public.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMeet Your Story \u2013 Exhibition of Final Products of Illustration Courses\u201d officially opened on 19 May. It displays a selection of 30 illustrations by students and instructors.<\/p>\n<p>One of the courses focused on hand-drawn images, while the other covered applied illustration, involving software. Each course explored aspects such as character modelling, sketchbook creation, and illustration applied to packaging.<\/p>\n<p>The work on show at IFTM is diverse and vivid in terms of imagery. It includes commercial-product packaging, clothing, picture books, and animation scenes.<\/p>\n<p>The courses, held in 2021, were the first outcome of a collaboration between IFTM and the Macao Illustrators Association. The latter selected the instructors for the programmes, according to their interests and qualifications, says the association\u2019s President Mr. Nono Leong Chi Hang.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Leong commends the work of the IFTM students. \u201cFeedback from our instructors was very positive. Students were very dedicated during class and were really interested in this topic\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n<p>The association head points out that the IFTM courses \u201cprovide an opportunity to give students the skill set to do illustration work for a living\u201d. \u201cDue to the nature of the industry in Macao, not many people can work as a full-time professional illustrator,\u201d he states. But Mr Leong believes the students showed \u201ca lot of potential\u201d, and says one of them, Aur\u00e9lio Lewis, had already joined the Macao Illustrators Association.<\/p>\n<p>The young artist was studying illustration at university in the United Kingdom when the COVID-19 pandemic cut short his last months of classes and eventually led him back to Macao. \u201cI didn\u2019t really feel like I completed my bachelor\u2019s degree, so I signed up for these 2 courses to become more self-confident in my skills\u201d, says Mr Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>For the exhibition, he produced packaging for Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes, designed to recall memories from a world before the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lewis says the IFTM courses helped him to learn how to think creatively. The courses were \u201cshort but packed with a lot of information\u201d. As a result, participants \u201ccan learn a lot of things,\u201d which will \u201chelp you in the future,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Vice-Director of the IFTM School of Continuing Education Dr. Cora Wong Un In says the illustration courses and the exhibition are part of a wider effort by the Institute to support the development of cultural and creative industries in Macao. \u201cThe goal is for art not only to be born on campus, but also to enter the community and truly integrate into the daily life of citizens,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The IFTM School of Continuing Education offers courses in creative activities including abstract painting, classical painting in oils, photography, and Chinese calligraphy.<\/p>\n<p>IFTM also makes regular contributions to culture and the arts in Macao by holding exhibitions on the Mong-H\u00e1 Campus. Admission is free for all at those events. Some show the work of Macao artists that teach at the IFTM School of Continuing Education, as well as of their students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two illustration courses recently held by IFTM\u2019s School of Continuing Education have inspired an exhibition of the work produced by the students involved. 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