The application for 2017 Mandarin’s House Cultural Relics Information Centre and Gift Shop Consignment Programme is now open. All interested cultural and creative entities are welcome to apply.
In order to create more channels for selling local cultural and creative products and promote local creativity, every year the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) selects entities from the Database for Macao Cultural and Creative Industries (Database) to present and sell their own creative products on consignment in the Mandarin’s House Cultural Relics Information Centre and Gift Shop. The application for 2017 consignment programme is now open until 11th November 2016. All interested cultural and creative entities are welcome to apply for inclusion in the Database to join the selection of 2017 consignment programme. Those already on the list of the Database are qualified for selection and need not re-apply, but may submit any updates to IC before the application deadline. IC set up a Cultural Relics Information Centre and Gift Shop in the Mandarin’s House in 2011. Every year, IC selects entities from the Cultural and Creative Database to present and sell their own creative products on consignment in the Gift Shop. The Gift Shop markets souvenirs themed on the Mandarin’s House and Macao cultural heritage, IC publications and design items, as well as products of Macao’s cultural and creative brands on consignment. The shop sells products such as design items, anime and comic products, audio and visual products as well as books and other publications. The selection criteria is based on the product originality, industrial and market potential, brand image, capacity for sustainable development or R&D, and relevance to the Mandarin’s House and Macao cultural heritage. The selection will be made upon a comprehensive evaluation of all these factors. The Gift Shop aims to create an extra window and sales platform for local cultural and creative industries, thus publicising and supporting the development of cultural and creative products with Macao features. The Information Collection Form for applying for inclusion in the Database can be downloaded from the IC website (www.icm.gov.mo/dpicc) or from the Macao Cultural and Creative Industries Website (www.macaucci.com). Interested parties can apply for inclusion by submitting the completed form in print, along with the electronic copy of the form and attachments, to the Cultural Affairs Bureau Building in Tap Siac Square or to the Department for Promoting Cultural and Creative Industries (No. 567, Av. da Praia Grande, Edif. BNU, 12th Floor A-D, Macao). For enquiries, please contact IC through tel. no. (853) 2892 4040 during office hours or through email to info.dpicc@icm.gov.mo.