{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-article-js","path":"/lift-a-paddle-at-the-asia-art-archive-2026-annual-fundraiser/","result":{"data":{"wordpressPost":{"id":129889,"slug":"lift-a-paddle-at-the-asia-art-archive-2026-annual-fundraiser","title":"Lift a Paddle at the Asia Art Archive 2026 Annual Fundraiser","excerpt":"The annual fundraiser returns on 22 October, with over fifty works up for auction","content":"\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://aaa.org.hk/en/support-us/annual-fundraiser\" target=\"_blank\">Join us from 22 October</a> to support the AAA’s contribution to art, society and community.</strong></p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asia Art Archive (AAA)’s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https://aaa.org.hk/en/support-us/annual-fundraiser\" target=\"_blank\">annual fundraiser</a> returns on 22 October, with more than 50 works – from around the world, generously donated by artists, galleries and private individuals – up for auction online and in person. Proceeds will support AAA’s ongoing work to preserve and share contemporary art-histories in Asia, while strengthening the knowledge, resources and capacity needed to ensure that these histories remain accessible for generations to come.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights from this year’s auction include work by Salima Hashmi, Chen Qingqing, Christopher K. Ho, Donny Cheng, Huang Rui, Mok Yat-san, Qiu Xiaofei, Ashmina Ranjit, Anju Dodiya, Jakkai Siributr, Wong Sze Wai, Xu Bing, Young-Hae Chang, Heavy Industries, Yu Peng, and more. </p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-Dony-Cheng-copy-1230x888.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129911\" srcset=\"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-Dony-Cheng-copy-1230x888.jpg 1230w, https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-Dony-Cheng-copy-600x433.jpg 600w, https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-Dony-Cheng-copy-300x217.jpg 300w, https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-Dony-Cheng-copy-768x554.jpg 768w, https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-Dony-Cheng-copy-1536x1109.jpg 1536w, https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-Dony-Cheng-copy.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1230px) 100vw, 1230px\" /><figcaption>Dony Cheng, <em>Pearl on Orbit</em>, 2026, acrylic, charcoal, and soft pastel on canvas, 25 × 35 × 4 cm. Generously donated by the artist and Gallery Exit</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<p>AAA is a Hong Kong-based independent non-profit organisation ‘initiated in response to the urgent need to document and make accessible the multiple recent histories of art in the region’. With an archive of over 140,000 records, AAA has one of the most valuable collections of material on art, freely available on its website and in its onsite library. The organisation’s ethos centres on expanding knowledge through research, residency and educational programmes.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>And rarely more so than in this, the Archive’s 25th anniversary year. In August, AAA launched the <em>Archiving Handbook</em>, a practical guide designed to support artists and art spaces in preserving their own creative legacies. Introducing fundamental archival principles and workflows, the handbook builds on seven hands-on Archiving Workshops held in Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Riyadh and Ho Chi Minh City. These workshops brought together practical exercises and discussions spanning technical applications and theoretical approaches. The handbook is now freely available online for independent exploration. </p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year has also seen the initiation of a two-year project <em>New Archive: Hong Kong at the Forefront of Preserving Arts and Culture</em>, which will extend AAA’s role as a platform for professional training, research, technological experimentation and knowledge exchange in digital archiving. Through internships, on-the-job training, international exchanges, expert-led workshops, and educational resources, the initiative will prepare a new generation of archivists and cultural professionals for preservation in the digital age. The <em>New Archive</em> project is supported by the Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme. </p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https://aaa.org.hk/en/support-us/annual-fundraiser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join us from 22 October</a> in supporting AAA’s contribution to the history of art, society and community. </p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/17-Anju-DODIYA-copy-1230x1735.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129912\" srcset=\"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/17-Anju-DODIYA-copy-1230x1735.jpg 1230w, https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/17-Anju-DODIYA-copy-600x846.jpg 600w, https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/17-Anju-DODIYA-copy-300x423.jpg 300w, https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/17-Anju-DODIYA-copy-768x1083.jpg 768w, https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/17-Anju-DODIYA-copy-1089x1536.jpg 1089w, https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/17-Anju-DODIYA-copy.jpg 1418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1230px) 100vw, 1230px\" /><figcaption>Anju Dodiya, <em>Paper Planes</em>, 2017, watercolour, charcoal, and soft pastel on paper, 106 × 76 cm. Generously donated by the artist</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<p>AAA’s 2026 Annual Fundraiser is supported by Altaya Wines, Christie’s Hong Kong, Chubb, Jebsen and WTW | Willis, along with venue sponsor, H Queen’s and media partners who, alongside <em>ArtReview Asia</em>, include <em>Art &amp; Market</em>, <em>Ocula</em>, <em>Tatler Hong Kong</em>, <em>The Artling</em> and <em>The Value</em>.</p>\n\n\n\n<p></p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"/>\n\n\n\n<p></p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue</strong><br>H Queen’s, 11/F, 80 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong</p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Auction Preview</strong><br>22–24 October, 11am–7pm<br>25 October, 11am–3pm</p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Tour</strong><br>22 October, 3–4pm<br>Please contact Christy Li at christy@aaa.org.hk to RSVP</p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opening Reception</strong><br>22 October, 6–8pm</p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Online Auction</strong><br>22 October, 10:30am to 6 November, 10:30pm via <a href=\"http://aaa2026auction.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aaa2026auction.com</a></p>\n","path":"/lift-a-paddle-at-the-asia-art-archive-2026-annual-fundraiser/","format":"standard","date":"19 October 2026","rawDate":"2026-10-19T09:50:57.000Z","branch":{"name":"artreview.com"},"author":{"name":"ArtReview","path":"/author/artreview/"},"category":{"name":"Partnership with Art Asia Archive","path":"/category/partnerships/partnership-with-art-asia-archive/"},"featured_media":{"source_url":"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-Dony-Cheng-copy.jpg","caption":"","alt_text":"","media_details":{"width":2000,"height":1444,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"source_url":"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-Dony-Cheng-copy-300x217.jpg","width":300,"height":217},"medium":{"source_url":"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-Dony-Cheng-copy-600x433.jpg","width":600,"height":433},"large":{"source_url":"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-Dony-Cheng-copy-1230x888.jpg","width":1230,"height":888},"wordpress_1536x1536":{"source_url":"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/15-Dony-Cheng-copy-1536x1109.jpg","width":1536,"height":1109},"wordpress_2048x2048":null}}},"acf":{"article_artist":null,"article_video":null,"article_audio":null,"article_collaboration":"","article_custom_html_snippet":"","article_featured_title":"","article_featured_description":"","article_highlight":true,"article_custom_link_url":"","hero_image":{"source_url":"https://backend.artreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/10-Salima-Hashmi-copy.jpg","caption":"Salima Hashmi, <em>32 Church Crescent Series I</em>, 1966–2026, digital print, tea wash, collage, natural pigments on handmade paper, Diptych, 30 × 21 cm each. 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