Drummer Carmen Ip brings her Dutch jazz experience back home to Macau

Interview by William Chan        The Carmen Ip Trio, led by local drummer Carmen Ip Wai Man, performed last month at the Sifan Music and Arts Association as part of the Macau Jazz Upcomer Concert series.The series aims to introduce local musicians – many of whom studied abroad and have returned to Macau – to a wider audience. Ip, who holds a diploma in jazz drums from the Beijing Contemporary Music Academy and is currently studying at the

September 15, 2026 | BY admin

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Ada Zhang compiles best paintings in ‘Macau Spring Breeze’

Artist Ada Zhang (張洪) has lived in Macau for a number of years, and in her latest exhibition at the 10 Fantasia gallery, she uses painting to capture the parts of the city that makes it distinct.Mainly watercolours, Zhang’s latest solo exhibition “Macau in Spring Breeze” sees a compilation of her standout works made over the past few years.Each frame presents something familiar and undoubtedly Macau, all with a twist through Zhang’s art style. Whether that’s depicting landmarks in

September 14, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Alley Leong, Sin U Lam present 31 paintings at Macau's Casa Garden gallery

The oil paintings of young local female artists Alley Leong (梁天兒) and Sin U Lam are together being showcased in the exhibition titled “Soft Bodies, Hard Structures” at Casa Garden until September 30, allowing visitors to explore two distinct art styles.With 31 pieces presented, the exhibition at the Macau headquarters of the Lisbon-based Orient Foundation (FO) is held as part of Art For All Society Macau’s (AFA) “The Collaboration Project - AFA Young Artist Development

September 10, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau: Heavy crowds, mixed reviews: ‘Barra Slow Fest’ delivers energy but fails on slow-living concept

Interviews and review by William Chan        The free-admission, three-day Barra Slow Festival at Navy Yard No. 1, No. 2, the Dock Area, and the Outdoor Plaza recently drew to a close. Organised by the District Development Centre of the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (UGAMM), widely known as Kai Fong, under the theme “Bake with Ease, Savour the Summer,” the event delivered a wildly popular yet polarising experience that struggled

September 9, 2026 | BY admin

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Orbis Flying Eye Hospital returns to Macau, marks 1st simulation project locally

 The globally renowned Orbis Flying Eye Hospital arrived in Macau last Monday for its first-ever simulation-based training project hosted in the city, with a launch event held on Friday at the local airport.   The occasion marked the flying hospital’s first visit to Macau since 2016, with the plane being in Macau until September 23. The training project, which takes place over two weeks, has 70 ophthalmologists and nurses from eight Orbis partner hospitals representing 11

September 7, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Exhibition in Macau pays tribute to nation’s aviation heroes in Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

An ongoing exhibition is providing insights into the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and its aviation heroes through a variety of informative exhibits at the basement level of the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex in Sai Van, aka Forum Macao Complex.Titled “Heroic Souls Cast in the Vast Sky – Exhibition on the Historical Facts of Aviation during the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese

September 4, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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CREATIVE MACAU celebrates 23 years with ‘PRESENT’ exhibition

CREATIVE MACAU is celebrating its 23 years of existence with the ongoing “‘PRESENT’ 23rd Anniversary Members Collective Exhibition” at its gallery in Nape, bringing together works by its members that explore creative freedom, surrealism and the dual meaning of the word “present” as both a gift and the current moment.Launched last Friday, the exhibition provides a platform for CREATIVE MACAU members to express their individual artistic visions through surreal visual art. The works

September 3, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau media explores Hengqin schools, start-ups

Tony Wong in Hengqin        A one-day fact-finding tour of Hengqin was organised for Macau media workers last week, where they visited three facilities covering education and youth startups, and representatives from the three facilities briefed the local journalists about their operations and latest developments.The three facilities visited on Thursday last week comprised the Macao Youth Startup Community Living Room, the Hengqin School Affiliated to Hou

September 2, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau Artist Society (MAS) turns 70, celebrates milestone with large-scale exhibition

Art lovers and other members of the public can immerse themselves in art in a large-scale exhibition at Sands Macao that celebrates the platinum jubilee of one of the city’s oldest and largest art organisations: the Macau Artist Society (MAS).Located at the casino-hotel’s Level 4 ballroom, the free-admission “Art in the New Era – The 70th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition of the Macau Artist Society”* presents a variety of artworks. Upon entering, exhibitiongoers are immediately met

September 1, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macao Museum of Art (MAM) unveils GBA-joint exhibition on Qing Dynasty Guangdong paintings

The “Lucidity in a Prosperous Era: Guangdong Paintings of the Qing Dynasty” exhibition opened at the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) in Nape on August 21, bringing together 136 works from four museums to showcase the development of Guangdong painting and its fusion of Chinese and Western artistic influences.Co-organised by MAM, the Guangdong Museum (Guangzhou Lu Xun Museum*) and the Guangzhou Museum of Art, with support from the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the exhibition features works from the

August 31, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau exhibition: Pursuing art amidst busy lives

Review by Rui Pastorin        Amidst a busy and fast paced life, do you ever remember to slow down and make time for your hobbies? Several art lovers from Macau are placing a special emphasis on the importance on remembering to do so, presenting their paintings in the exhibition “Leisurely Strokes” at the Rui Cunha Foundation gallery.The ongoing event presents a collection of paintings tackling different subjects. Exploring the venue, exhibitiongoers

August 28, 2026 | BY admin

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Discovering Macau’s colours: Julia Lam’s Hua of Casa

Interview by Rui Pastorin        Macau is a very special place to local contemporary artist Julia Lam Tsz Kwan. And in her latest exhibition “Hua of Casa” at the Mandarin Oriental lobby, she hopes to tell Macau’s story through not only its places, but the city’s colours.This is all done using her signature art style employing the superflat* aesthetic, with the resulting works blending imagination, history and memory.Marking the second in Lam’s

August 27, 2026 | BY admin

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Film review: War without saints: the brutal pragmatism of ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’

Review by William Chan        “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” (Its Chinese title 歡迎來龍餐館 meaning “Welcome to the Dragon Restaurant”), directed by Wen Muye and starring comedic actor Shen Teng, is a masterpiece in depicting the intricate realities of wartime. The 2026 film shines in its remarkably accurate and nuanced portrayal of different factions – from foreign armies to local factions and neutral civilians – providing a

August 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Guangdong artist Lego Liang highlights parent-child bond at Macau's 10 Fantasia exhibition

The bond between a parent and child is among the central themes of Guangdong-born artist Lego Liang’s (梁賀) exhibition “ANGEL’s Promise” (天使之約 ANGEL), which is being held as one of the main exhibitions of 10 Fantasia’s ongoing Picture Book Festival.Displayed across the second floor of the gallery, the exhibition features bald, round-headed figures whose stories are told through watercolours as well as a series of panels from Liang’s picture books.Altogether, the exhibits

August 25, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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