The Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau announced today that a record high of 14 arts projects in Hong Kong are on the list to be funded by the China National Arts Fund 2026.

The projects include large-scale productions, small and medium-scale productions, visual arts creations, cultural exchanges, arts talent training, and youth in arts creation.

Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Rosanna Law thanked the country for its support and recognition of the arts and culture sectors in Hong Kong.

She also congratulated the 14 selected Hong Kong arts projects.

“The projects selected this year cover a wide variety and some of the arts groups have again gained recognition from the China National Arts Fund, fully showcasing the thriving and diversified arts and cultural achievements of Hong Kong,” she said.

Following assessments, the adjudication panel of the China National Arts Fund selected 879 projects out of 11,523 formal applications for the 2026 list.

The China National Arts Fund was introduced in 2022 to support projects from Hong Kong and Macau. A total of 57 Hong Kong arts projects have been selected so far.

The Government has implemented a number of policy measures to support the China National Arts Fund awardees in Hong Kong, including presenting relevant projects at the Chinese Culture Festival, as well as providing funding for the projects to go global and conduct exchanges, promoting Chinese culture while telling good stories about Hong Kong, the bureau added.