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2017-07-07
ISSUE #217
Ongoing
The Taiwan Program this year at the 16th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) features six award-winning films and a post-screening forum.
The Ministry of Culture is holding seminars on the democratization of Taiwan in collaboration with several Japanese universities this summer.
Artwork by 15 pioneering abstract artists born from the diaspora following the Chinese Civil War is being showcased at Musée d'Ixelles à Bruxelles.
'The Moving Garden,' a contemporary installation of live flowers by Taiwanese-American artist Lee Mingwei, is in full blossom at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum.
A whimsical collection featuring steel-plated, enamel-baked sculptures by Taiwanese artist Hung Yi is currently on public display on the streets of Washington, D.C.
Page Tsou, a Taiwanese illustrator lauded by Bologna Children's Book Fair, is holding his first solo exhibition 'Hide-and-Seek' at Madrid-based Museo ABC.
Ministry Updates
Third decade of Taiwan's democratization
Taiwan will mark the 30th anniversary of the lifting of martial law and the 70th anniversary of the February 28 Incident with a series of cultural events starting this July to realize transitional justice.
Taiwan-Japan forum on negative heritage
'Negative Heritage, Contemporary & Historical Consciousness, and Museums' will invite Taiwanese and Japanese scholars to participate in seminars and onsite visits to understand how museums record, portray, and interpret negative history.
Wedding-themed crafts exhibition in Nantou
Combining cultural creativity with interactive devices to recreate wedding scenes, the exhibition will present the role and significance of crafts in Taiwan’s weddings from the application of creativity, designs, textures, and symbols.
Cultural Features
Kuo Chung-hsing is a senior publisher who founded the Book Republic Publishing Group. His role as a driving force behind Taiwan's publishing industry has garnered him special recognition from the 41st Golden Tripod Awards for Publications.
Publisher | Kuo Chung-hsing
Sangpuy is a Beinan musician who sings of life, nature, and aboriginal identity with his powerful and penetrating voice. He won Album of the Year and Best Aboriginal Vocalist at this year's Golden Melody Awards.
Beinan Singer-Songwriter | Sangpuy
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