MIA (Mere Independent Artists), the organizer, is a non-profit art organization. This project is a joint venture made by the local art circles, art lovers and professionals of the container industry. 38 Hong Kong artists had been invited to paint their works on a 20 feet long container in West Kowloon. The containers then loaded with cargoes and sailed around the world. In this way, the art contai
ners have brought the art works out from the traditional exhibition space to daily lives, the community and the public, thus creating a bigger space of art appreciation, starting from our local audience, then to the rest of the world.
「藝術貨櫃計劃」始於二零零八年，由非牟利藝術團體「純粹獨立藝術家群」以自負盈虧方式推行。參與這個計劃的包括本地藝術界、藝術愛好者、以及來自航運業的專才。可說是由各界愛好藝術人士一次攜手共創的旅程。計劃當時邀請了三十八位香港藝術家率先於西九這片藝術土地上，各自在二十尺長貨櫃上親筆繪畫作品，載滿貨物的藝術貨櫃隨著貨櫃船走訪世界不同角落。希望藝術創作藉此走出傳統的展示空間，能夠與生活、社區、大眾有更多的接觸；由我們的市民開始，為本地藝術畫出一個更大的欣賞領域。
