The second phase of the Macao Creative Pavilion is now underway, scheduled to run from July 5th through September 30th on the first floor of the Tourism and Culture Activity Centre (the 'yellow house' on Company of Jesus Square, in front of the Ruins of St. Paul's). The Cultural Affairs Bureau, organiser of the project, is using this second phase to add cultural elements such as performing arts, animation and handicrafts to the current offering in the Pavilion, highlighting the ongoing development and diversification of Macao's cultural and creative industries and achieving a more comprehensive display of 'Macao Design, Macao Creativity'. The Macao Creative Pavilion generated an enthusiastic response in its inaugural phase, presenting quality displays and enjoying strong sales. Total sales during the Pavilion's first phase reached MOP 298,000 with average monthly sales of around MOP 100,000. To encourage a greater number of cultural and creative entities to participate in the display and sales activities at the Macao Creative Pavilion, the Cultural Affairs Bureau made a selection of 36 outstanding local businesses and associations from among the profiles collected in the Database for the Cultural and Creative Industries (DBCCI), inviting them to participate in the project's second phase. The exhibitors include: the Art For All Society, the Printmaking Research Centre of Macao, Glassnine Art co ltd., Review Culture Co. Ltd., Bruno Design, Shadow Simple Life, Unicam, Imparadise's Handmade, J's Handmade Station, Phoenix Skyscape Publisher, Associação de Ciências Humanas de Macau (Macao Association of Human Sciences), Ma Kao Sec (Macau) Publicação Limitada (Ma Kao Sec (Macau) Publishing Ltd.), the Macao Electronic Music Association, Vocanimals Music Co. Ltd., Smith's Creation, AO2 Handbag Design Shop, Gutierrez, Silver One's, Estudio de Animação Infinito Sociedade Unipessoal Lda. (Inifinity Animation Studios Co. Ltd.), Bordo Caricature Club, Comic's Kingdom, Force Publicações Sociedade Unipessoal Limitada (Force Publications Co. Ltd), Morpheus Animation Studios Co. Ltd., 10 Fantasia, Teatro Horizonte (MACAU) (the Macao Horizon Theatre), Associação de Arte e Cultura - Comuna de Pedra (Stone Commune Arts and Culture Association), Step Out, Point View Art Association, Little Mountain Arts Association, the Macao Taoist Orchestra Association, the Macao Pianists Association, Godot Art Association, Association of Macau Street Dance, The Dancer Studio Macao, Long Fung Drama Club and Theatre Farmers. The public is invited to visit the Pavilion and appreciate locally designed products, publications and performances and purchase attractive cultural and creative products. The Macao Creative Pavilion is located on the first floor of the Tourism and Culture Activity Centre (the yellow house on Company of Jesus Square, in front of the Ruins of St. Paul's). Opening hours for the Second Phase (July 5th to September 30th) are 9am – 8pm daily, public holidays included.
