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The Hari Art Prize

In collaboration with A Space For Art & Harper's BAZAAR Hong Kong The Hari Art Prize 2027

Art has long been in the DNA of The Hari brand and is one of the core pillars of The Hari Hong Kong where a rotational showcase of exceptional artworks is curated by London-based A Space for Art. Further to the success of the launch of The Hari Art Prize in collaboration with A Space For Art at its sister hotel, The Hari London, The Hari Hong Kong is bringing this campaign to town to set the stage for young talents to unleash their artistic skills to the full, contributing to propel the vitality of the art scene in Hong Kong.

After the remarkable success in 2026, The Hari Art prize will be held for its fourth year as part of the hotel’s now annual rolling art programme. We are thrilled to elevate this edition through an exciting new media partnership with Harper’s BAZAAR HK. This collaboration will amplify the reach and visibility of our shortlisted artists, sharing their inspirational works, creative journeys, and unique perspectives with a broader audience of art enthusiasts and culture tastemakers in Hong Kong.

Artworks can be in any genre or medium but must be located in Hong Kong.

A showcase of the selected works will be presented on the day where the winner will receive a HK$100,000 cash award, generously donated by Dr. Aron Harilela.

The first runner-up will be awarded a luxurious 2 Days 1 Night Corner Room stay, which includes daily breakfast and dinner for two at Lucciola or Zoku. Meanwhile, the second runner-up will receive a similar 2 Days 1 Night Corner Room stay, with daily breakfast and a delightful set lunch for two at Lucciola or Zoku.

The selected works will be exhibited at The Hari, while the shortlist artists will be showcased at the dedicated page at The Hari Art Prize website, where viewers can delve into the creative process behind each winning piece.

How to Apply?

Check if you’re eligble to apply this year:

The prize is open to all self-taught artists and recent art graduates within the first ten years of their art career.
There are no age restrictions.
There is no fee to apply.
Up to 4 artworks can be submitted, via high-res jpegs of the artworks uploaded to the dedicated platform. Any artworks submitted need to be located in Hong Kong.
Applications need to include a brief biography about the artist, and a brief statement about their work and practice. Please include Instagram handles and website addresses where applicable.

Submissions are now open until 15 January 2027. Good Luck!

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Introducing Our 2027 Judges...

Dr. Aron Harilela

Chairman & CEO of Harilela Hotels Limited

Established in 1959 and still wholly owned by the Harilela Family, The Harilela Group is a Hong Kong based private company with extensive experience in hotel investment and management. The Group owns and operates some 15 properties across Hong Kong, China, the Asia, Europe and the U.S.

The Group has recently started its own brand. The Hari, London opened its door in August 2016, and The Hari, Hong Kong in December 2020.

Charlie Smedley

Founder and Director of A Space For Art

Being the Founder and Director of A Space For Art, Charlie Smedley leads a visionary platform that bridges the worlds of leading artists and institutions to curate rotational art collections for some of the world’s best restaurants, highly respected luxury brands and corporations.

For over ten years, A Space For Art has been at the forefront of connecting fine art with exceptional spaces in the UK and globally.

Amanda Hon

Managing Director of Ben Brown Fine Arts

Amanda Hon is now in charge of business development and expanding the curatorial and programming alongside the gallery teams at Ben Brown Fine Arts, bringing her years of previous experience from working at Mitchell-Innes & Nash gallery in New York

Established in London by Sotheby’s veteran Ben Brown in 2004, Ben Brown Fine Arts expanded its second gallery on Brook’s Mews in 2008. The following year, another space opened in the Pedder Building in Hong Kong, marking the first step of its international expansion.

Monica Ng

Associate Content Director, Harper’s BAZAAR Hong Kong

With over a decade of media experience, Monica Ng is an Associate Content Director for Features at Harper’s BAZAAR Hong Kong. Passionate about culture, art and gastronomy, she brings a refined perspective to Hong Kong’s most notable dining and cultural experience.

The Hari Art Prize 2026 Last Year's Finalists

THE WINNER

Man Mei To has been named the Winner of The Hari Hong Kong Art Prize 2026 for her evocative work, <Curly Breathing I>. She was presented with a HK$100,000 cash grant, generously patronized by Dr. Aron Harilela, CEO and Chairman of Harilela Hotels Limited.

Man Mei To lives and works in Hong Kong and London, her artworks explore urban vistas and life by observing the intimacy of the body. Her aim is to raise awareness of the existence of all kinds of beings, as well as the connections between their fragility and silence by cloning, reconstructing or quantifying elements found in everyday life. This close attention to the micro-level of daily living allows her work to scale outward, tracing personal history in parallel with social development, observing human mobility alongside land transformation and the disorienting nature of labour. These themes inform her ongoing exploration of fluidity and tension in artmaking, particularly through the conceptual lens of “liquidity”.

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RUNNERS UP

Katrina Leigh Mendoza Raimann is a Filipino interdisciplinary artist based out of Hong Kong. Her art practice focuses on the histories of material and action, gender and labour. Derived through the exploration of memories, feelings, and lived experiences she depicts images of intangible spaces and landscapes. <Small Stepping> (2022) was inspired by the fluid beauty of river moss, this hand-crafted tapestry captures the balance between calm and erratic movement. The artist blends intricate embroidery techniques with manual tufting and sculpting to create a highly textured, organic landscape of waves and curves.

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RUNNERS UP

Ailsa Wong practice spans across paintings, videos, image- making, games, and installations. Wong explores ways to connect consciousness with primitive emotions to fill the vacuum of belief. <Lightning> is a digital painting that explores the tension between movement and stillness through layered textures and fluid forms. By contrasting atmospheric washes with sharp bursts of energy, the artist presents the work not as a literal representation, but as a site where memory, sensation, and perception briefly converge.

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