香港大學 (港大) 文學院禤柏衡博士榮獲由香港藝術發展局（"藝發局"）頒發的「第十九屆香港藝術發展獎 - 藝術新秀獎（藝術評論）」。
禤柏衡博士衷心感謝藝發局，並為獲得獎項深感榮幸。禤博士表示：「無論評論還是寫作，向來都是比較個人的事。能夠得到專業評審的肯定，證明自己的努力有價值，也是一種推動力。」
身為教育工作者的禤博士視培育新一代藝術評論人為己任，致力喚起大家對不同藝術種類的熱愛。禤博士指導學生出版文學與藝術評論雜誌 Black Box Magazine，讓同學撰文、編輯、及設計，鼓勵他們主動尋找和探索跨界別的藝術作品和活動，譬如小說、粵劇、藝術節等，「我希望同學能發掘對藝術的熱愛，同時為他們提供發表評論的平台。」 禤博士續說：「唯有自己保持對藝術評論的熱忱，才能真正感染學生。」
禤博士擅長英語詩歌評論，近年集中研究香港詩歌。禤博士現為港大文學院的英文學院高級講師及英語創意寫作藝術碩士課程總監，致力向新一代推廣文學、創意寫作及藝術評論，引導他們開拓更廣闊的藝術世界。禤博士曾於2022年獲英國文學季刊 Wasafiri: International Contemporary Writing 頒發首屆 Wasafiri 論文獎。他的文章刊登於各知名期刊，包括 Humanities, New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, PN Review, Wasafiri, Women: A Cultural Review, World Literature Today 及利茲大學當代華語文學研究中心的學術期刊 Writing Chinese: A Journal of Contemporary Sinophone Literature。禤博士亦曾獲大學教育資助委員會 ("教資會") 資助研究香港詩歌。
藝發局舉辦的「香港藝術發展獎」乃本地文化藝術界的年度盛事，透過頒發多類獎項，表揚業內具卓越成就的藝術工作者和藝團/ 機構，肯定其對香港藝術發展的貢獻，增加大眾對各藝術工作者的認識。今年，大會共頒發七大類別獎項予31個本地藝術工作者、團體、學校及機構，表揚他們在各藝文領域的卓越表現及貢獻。
詳情請參閱「第十九屆香港藝術發展獎」的大會紀念特刊。
請觀看由香港藝術發展局製作的禤柏衡博士得獎訪問： https://youtu.be/-ytUPMphWhw
有關禤柏衡博士的資料，請瀏覽：https://english.hku.hk/people/Faculty/306/Dr_Antony_Huen
傳媒查詢，請聯絡港大英文學院禤柏衡博士 (電郵：antonyh@hku.hk)。
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Dr Antony Huen from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has won the Award for Young Artist (Arts Criticism) at the 19th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards, organised by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (“HKADC”).
Dr Huen expressed his sincere gratitude to the HKADC and felt honoured to receive this recognition. Dr Huen remarked, “Both criticism and writing in general are inherently personal endeavours. The recognition from the adjudicators not only affirms my efforts but also acts as a source of motivation on its own.”
As an educator, Dr Huen strives to nurture the next generation of arts critics and fostering a passion for diverse art forms. He mentors students in publishing the Black Box Magazine, a literary and arts criticism journal that students contribute to, edit, and design. He also encourages them to discover and explore works across various media, such as novels, Cantonese opera, and art festivals. “I hope students can discover their love for the arts and use the Magazine as a platform for their criticism,” Dr Huen said, “Only by maintaining my own passion for arts criticism can I truly inspire my students.”
Dr Huen specialises in English-language poetry criticism with a recent focus on Hong Kong poetry. As a Senior Lecturer and the Programme Director of the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing in English at the School of English of the HKU Faculty of Arts, he is committed to promoting literature, creative writing, and arts criticism among the new generation, inspiring them to broaden their artistic horizons. Dr Huen won the inaugural Essay Prize of Wasafiri: International Contemporary Writing in 2022. His articles have appeared in Humanities, New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, PN Review, Wasafiri, Women, World Literature Today, Writing Chinese: A Journal of Contemporary Sinophone Literature, founded by The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing, and elsewhere. His project on Hong Kong poetry was supported by a research grant from the University Grants Committee (“UGC”).
Organised by the HKADC, the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards is an annual flagship event in the local arts scene that aims to promote recognition of distinguished arts practitioners and arts organisations that have made significant contributions to the arts development in Hong Kong. This year, a total of 31 awards across seven award categories were presented to local artists, groups, schools and organisations in recognition of their exceptional achievements and contributions in various artistic fields.
For more information, please refer to The 19th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards Souvenir Book.
Please watch the interview with Dr Antony Huen, produced by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council: https://youtu.be/-ytUPMphWhw
For Dr Antony Huen’s profile, please visit:
https://english.hku.hk/people/Faculty/306/Dr_Antony_Huen
For media enquiries, please contact Dr Antony Huen, School of English, Faculty of Arts, HKU (E-mail: antonyh@hku.hk).
For the online press release and photos, please visit:
http://www.hku.hk/press/news_detail_28485.html
