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ternship course this year, Zhang says
other parts of the curriculum are not
practical enough to help them devel-
op future career in the field.
“It’s difficult to ask for more sup-
port after we graduate. The university
can provide more support to help us
better understand the dynamics of the
art field when we are still in school.
That will help us build connection
with people in the [art] circle,” Zhang
says.
Professor Ho Siu-kee, Director of
M.A. Programme and Associate Pro-
fessor at the Department of Fine Arts
at CUHK, believes that universities
are not for vocational training. Nev-
ertheless, they have the responsibility
Year Four CUHK fine arts student Zhang Jiayu expresses concerns over her to provide support to help students
future career
build their career. He says universi-
ties should train students to put class-
admitted 51 students from 2,827 ap- Zhang Jiayu, a Year Four CUHK room knowledge into practice.
plications, and a similar program at student, who changed her major from He adds that CUHK and other
EduHK only took 10 students out of cultural management to fine arts, as- schools have included a
2,134 applications in 2018, according pires to be a full-time artist after grad- course “professional
to the Joint University Programmes uation. “As a fine arts student, I hope practice”, in which
Admissions System (JUPAS) admis- that my [future] job will be related to different people
sion results. my interest”, she says. from the art field,
Despite the small intake of fine However, Zhang reckons that such as gallery
arts students at the three universities, chances are slim. She says career sup- owners, local art-
there is no guarantee that the labour port for fine arts graduates from her ists and museum
market can accommodate all 200 to school is insufficient. Even though her managers, are invit-
300 graduates each year. school has introduced a summer in- ed to share their ex- Professor Ho
Siu-kee

Artists have to share profits made from artworks sale in exhibitions with galleries