The 2015 Civil Society Forum held by the Ministry of Culture opened dialogues among participants from the U.S., Hong Kong, China, and Malaysia, bringing together 300 people on Aug. 22 to share civil society experiences and ideas in Taipei.
As part of the precursory celebrations of the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra’s 70th anniversary on Dec. 1, the ensemble performed a classical music flash mob at the departure lobby of the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Aug. 23.
The Emerald Initiative is an international grants program that will offer up to NT$900,000 per project. Proposals will be accepted before Sept. 10, 2015 for projects that arrange for Southeast Asian cultural personnel to visit Taiwan.
This program will subsidize plans for multinational and multi-disciplinary collaborative cultural projects. Applications for proposals seeking funding in amounts between NT$1 million and NT$10 million are welcomed before Sept. 30, 2015.