2023-03-15

Recovering the Amis Culture through Canoe and Pottery

Amis artist Lafin Sawmah envisioned a beautiful plan. It was to recover the Amis's maritime culture by building and reconnecting with the canoe.

2023-02-07

The Invisible Muse Exhibition: Artist Paul Chiang x Architect Yu Han Michael Lin x Fashion Designer Justin Chou

Creative inspiration continues to flow out of Contemporary Artist Paul Chiang. Not long after the end of Chiang's solo exhibition in November 2022 in Taitung, where his second life as an artist began, the Invisible Muse was launched in Taichung, his birthplace.

2023-01-15

Stanley Yen Urges Taiwan to Shift its Tourism Approach from Fast Travel to Slow Travel

The following is the English translation of an interview with ACF Chair Stanley Yen in Chinese. ​Fast travelers produce short-term economic gain.

2022-12-14

Astronauts of the Sea: Returning to the Roots of Maritime Culture

Four thousand years ago, the people inhabiting Taiwan were skilled in navigation. Their voyage had spread the Austronesian languages across islands of Southeast Asia and Oceania. Thus, The Austronesian languages became the most used language from Hawaiʻi, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Aotearoa (New Zealand) to Madagascar.

2022-11-14

"Dare to Dream, Hold On to Your Intention" --- Sakinu Ahronglong, Founder of Hunter School

Passionate about preserving Indigenous culture, Sakinu Ahronglong from the Paiwan tribe resigned from the Special Police First Headquarters in Taipei in 2002 to return to his birthplace of Laulauran, Taitung, to pursue his dreams.

2022-10-13

Gosh Creative Arts Camp: Understanding Self & Expression through Arts

"Gosh Foundation exists because of the seeds of hope spread across this land. What we do is inspire. Creativity is not something that can be taught. Thus, we provoke thinking through a different lens." – Silvia Chang, Founder of Gosh Foundation and Film Director. Gosh Creative Arts Camp: An unconventional summer camp

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