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= = =**1. Databases and Digital Archives**= [] The Viewing of Contemporary Art in Taiwan includes a search-able parameter in which a visitor can search for artists by name, gender, and birth year, as well as search-able artworks by title, category, and year. The NTMOFA site contains a broad range of artists from Taiwan. The individual pages contain helpful biographical information for each artist including artist's lectures, education and experiences, artwork concepts, exhibitions both solo and group, and any prizes or awards given to the artist. The site also includes links to other Taiwanese art related sites including: Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Taipei Artist Village, Huashan Culture Park, Stock 20, Art Site of Chia-Yi Railway Warehouse, Trans Artists, National Central Library-Artists Database-Taiwan Digital Meta-Library, and National Culture and Arts Foundation. There is also separate links to various art schools in Taiwan as well as art centers. All sites contain many artists, galleries, artworks, and information concerning art in Taiwan. A visitor also has the ability to submit additional artist information as well. @http://www.taiwancontemporaryart.net/ The Taiwan Contemporary Art website begins with a selection of three different areas of interest. The first is Young Art Taipei, Taiwan Contemporary Art, and Photo Taipei. Each different site or section contains various ways in which to learn about Taiwanese artists as well as other Asian artists, mostly contemporary.
 * ==**Viewing of Contemporary Art in Taiwan**==
 * ==Contemporary Art Taiwan==

This section concerns artists in Taiwan under the age of 45. Originally Young Art Taipei was a contemporary art fair based in discovering emerging artists in Asia, but has evolved into an international platform with the participation of 57 International galleries from all over Asia and Europe. The website describe the aims of Young Art Taipei, including overviews of previous years. It also lists dates and locations for the art fair as well as tickets and the listing of exhibitors. Young artists from Asia have the ability to apply for admission and all can view a map of the location of the art fair. There are other links including 800 USD, which focuses on the affordable art campaign; a showcasing of the Young Art Award recipients including a description of how the contest works ; a link to a Flickr account and Picasa web album containing Young Art Taipei's photo stream (pictures of the art fair). This link has information on the latest art news out of Asia, a list of modern artists, numbering nearly 150, including artist like Wu Mali and DEAN-E MEI displaying various artwork, bibliographic information, and sometimes a link to the artist's or representative gallery's website. All are search-able by artist name or brows-able by an artist's artwork image as well as various gallery names. An interesting component to this website is the publication tab which has an archive of back issues of Art Island, an archive of Taiwan contemporary artists dating back to May 2007. The final resource available through Contemporary Art Taiwan concerns the modern photography art fair that originated in 2008. Containing often times explicit material as there is no regulations concerning the differences in politics, religions, or social customs. Photo Taipei is a great source for investigating the contemporary photography movement in southeast Asia. Their collection not only covers contemporary art from Taiwan, Japan, China, Korea, and India, but also expands to Euro-American contemporary art. Artists have the ability to download and submit an application on the site as well. One can even follow Photo Taipei on Facebook.
 * ===Young Art Taipei===
 * ===Taiwan Contemporary Art===
 * ===Photo Taipei===

In 2002 many archives were digitalized to make available for view by the general public forming the Taiwan e-learning and digital archives program or TELDAP. With the realization of the "TELDAP" one can view the resources of five thousand years of Chinese civilization and also find information on Taiwan's ecology and history. “TELDAP is the only digitization engineering project that utilizes national resources to archive important cultural artifacts and the only one that has created an interdisciplinary database through content-based technology.” They have many portals in which to learn and observe under the tab Showcase Platforms. A sample of which are listed below.
 * ==**TELDAP (Taiwan E-Learning and Digital Archives Program)**==

This repository serves to share educational resources. The repository currently holds materials and courses related to art and culture, health care, professional skills, entrance exams, on-the-job training, language learning, information technologies and Chinese language resources numbering in the tens of thousands. The LORT website provides access to a national learning repository for the general public. You can download their brochure and learn about their goals and how they function. Millions of artifacts can be found in the TELDAP Union Catalog. Through the catalog’s single portal, digital collections from nearly one hundred organizations covering many disciplines can be freely browsed and searched. Includes a Photo Gallery, Multimedia section, a collection explanation and contextual information, and a section on what they consider some of the best collections in Taiwan. Digital Taiwan - Culture & Nature also integrates contents funded by Taiwan's Council for Cultural Affairs of the Executive Yuan and Culture Mondo Network; it shares biological information from the Union Catalog of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), seeks to create a Chinese version of the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), and provides English information on Taiwanese endemic species. [|“Exhibition of Cyber Island, Taiwan” (ECIT)], [|數位島嶼], is a Taiwan-based, interactive web space that welcomes all to view and share artistic works, knowledge, and collections. This site is categorized into several groups. Some of these groups, for instance, include “What’s on,” [|新聞總覽], which features news on current ECIT exhibitions and information about contemporaneous art events and developments; “Thematic Collections,” [|專題展覽], stages art works pertaining to a range of specific themes or subject matter; While “Photographers in Focus,” [|名家櫥窗], presents an array of photographs and a convenient categorization according to artist and theme, as well as a search query and index of featured photographers. ECIT also occasionally holds a variety of art competitions among its contributors; a list of the winning pieces can be viewed in “Awards and Competitions,” [|得獎看板].
 * ===Learning Object Repository in Taiwan ===
 * ===Taiwan e-Learning and Digital Archives Portal ===
 * ===Digital Taiwan - Culture & Nature===
 * === Exhibition of Cyber Island ===

@http://web.cca.gov.tw/cgi-bin/tdg/tdge This site allows the user to search under artist name, picture type, and picture name. Under the artist tab there is a list of well known artists. Each link will take you to an artist bio page that includes an image of the artist and links to several artworks. The images are clear but not large and include a description of the work. Users can also search by picture type and title. @http://digital.lafayette.edu/collections/eastasia An open-access database of digitized images including photographs, postcards, and slides of Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period (1900-1945) and the US occupation period of Japan (1945-1952). The site also has links to other image sites, documents, and research aids. [] This is a good website that includes links to artists web pages, blogs, and projects working with digital arts in Taiwan. The goal of the website is to support digital artists and Taiwan's digital creative arts industry.
 * ==** Taiwan Digital Art Museum **==
 * ==** The East Asia Image Collection **==
 * ==** Taiwan Digital Arts and Information Center **==

=**2. Museums Art Museums in Taiwan**=
 * ==**Large Collection Public Museums:**==

**National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts**
Located in Taichung City, [|The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts] opened in 1988. As Taiwan’s center for modern and contemporary art and holds many thematic exhibitions such as //The Development of Taiwanese Art// to bolster the promotion and growth of visual arts in Taiwan. In addition, the //National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts// is active in international exchanges to introduce Taiwanese art to other cultures around the world. The website navigates smoothly with links along the top of the page and addition links on the left. The links at the top include: [|Exhibitions], [|Collects], [|Education] and [|Library]. The Exhibitions link provides a good amount of information regarding past, present and future events. The Collections link allows browsers to perform searches within their catalog. The Education link provides information on upcoming [|activities], [|lectures] and [|films]. Finally, the Library link provides the hours of the museum library with a brief introduction that includes an overview of the libraries collections, which includes, books, periodicals, electronic archives, multimedia material, and others. The side bar links is where the browser can find general information about the museum, such as information about the director, resources for teachers, and history. The website is available in both English and Chinese.

**Taipei Fine Arts Museum**
[|Taipei Fine Arts Museum] was the first modern art museum in Taiwan. It houses many works from international and local artists and hosts many international exhibitions. On a number of occasions in the past the //Taipei Fine Arts Museum// has had the opportunity to host the [|Taiwan Biennial] and is currently hosting the internationally renowned event again this year. The website includes a [|calendar]of events such as gallery talks, seminars, exhibitions, and so on. There is a detailed link containing information on past, current, and future [|exhibition]. The //Taipei Biennials// is currently in the spot light. The website gives good [|resources] for students and teachers. They can brows specific events targeted towards their age group or media interests. In addition to education, [|researchers] can explore useful links that include forums, bimonthly letters, and journals. Browsers are able to discover the museums highlighted [|collections] on the museum’s website. The website is available in both English and Chinese. In addition to all of this information, the website includes many interesting [|videos] about past and current exhibition, gallery talks, lectures, and symposiums.

**Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts**
The Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (KMFA) is located in southern Taiwan, within the Neiweipi Cultural Park, which also includes a sculpture garden. The [|Neiweipi Culture Park] is a multipurpose park where people can enjoy art, culture, leisure and ecology at the same time. The KMFA's goal is “localizing international art" and "globalizing local art." striving to promote international interchange and conducts fine arts activities. The museum has a large collection of paintings (128 works) by [|Liu Chin-jung]. The museum exhibits a large collection of work from local Kaohsiung artists. There are solo and joint contemporary exhibitions in [|Gallery for Citizens] and [|Forum for Creativity in Art].

// __Past and current exhibits include:__ // // [|Infinity of Chi: Retrospective of Hsiao Chin] // // [|Evolving Beyond the Past] [|－] [|Taiwan Indigenous Artists Exhibition 2010] // // Related Taiwanese/Chinese artists to consider: // // [|Hsiao Chin] //

**Taipei Palace Museum**
[|The National Palace Museum] in Taipei, Taiwan is the national museum of the Republic of China. NPM ranks as one of the four best museums in the world with the Louvre, the British Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This museum holds the world’s largest collection of Chinese artifacts and artworks, around 700,000 pieces, encompassing 8,000 years of Chinese history. How did [|Taiwan] acquire these collections? The NPM website offers information in both Chinese and English. It is full of images of the collections which have been digitally designed for an enriching viewing experience. For example, you can take a [|virtual tour]. Under the [|Learning] heading, you can access information about the library, activities album, and kids garden. If visiting Taiwan and wishing to attend events at the museum, best times to visit are October and November, when climatic conditions are optimal, for special showings of 20 of the 60 rare and fragile artifacts which are temporarily placed on display. Today, National Palace Museum director, Lin Mun-lee has a new focus for the museum. A new marketing strategy, called “Old is New” or “New Design for Generation Y” has been rolled out to attract more young people. Many [|digitized educational interactive attractions]are offered, such as an ancient painting that becomes a digital postcard which can be mailed to friends. Lin’s sights are set on positioning the museum to pass along tradition and create new innovations.

**Museum of Contemporary Art**
The Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei was founded in 2001 and is the first museum in Taiwan to be dedicated exclusively to Contemporary Art. The building that houses the museum was built in 1921, during the period of Japanese rule and was originally created to be used as an elementary school. The website features pictures of its beautiful facade. The museum website is an efficient source of information about the history of the building and has relevant information for visitors such as hours and days that it is open to the public. Exhibitions are featured in a coming, current and past section and offer several links, providing a well rounded introduction of what to expect when you visit. Current exhibitions include: [|Art Space Complex], [|Eyes of Memories], Art Supply, Engaging and Finding India – Art for the New Century.

Related Taiwanese artists suggested to consider: [|Shy Gong]


 * ==**Specialized Museums:**==

**Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aboriginals**
The [|Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aboriginals] was established in 1994, dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and preservation of Taiwan’s heritage. This website is an excellent place to browse to learn about activities which teach the native as well as non-native visitor about Taiwan’s diverse cultures. On exhibit are artifacts that have been well preserved from private collections. The exhibits are described as well as photographed in captions on the museum's website:

"Exhibits allow the visitor to experience the[| living environment]; [|traditional lifestyles]; [|material culture]; and [|social and religious beliefs]of Taiwan’s indigenous tribes. Each spring and fall, the museum invites an individual, group or organization to hold exhibitions on issues of concern to indigenous peoples. Each winter, the museum partners with an indigenous village to showcase the village culture. The purpose of these special, personal exhibitions is to give indigenous people a voice in an urban setting.

The museum is well known for its Educational Programs. School field trips are a common event."

**JUMING Museum, Taipei**
A museum in Taipei founded by, and dedicated to the works of, Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming. The Juming Museum houses a permanent collection of works by this well known artist as well as special exhibitions that feature other artists concentrating mainly on sculpture. The website contains useful historical and [|biographical] information about the artist, current / future / past exhibitions, [|International exhibitions], [|permanent collection] information and images, [|location] / visitor information, and contact information. The site is available in [|English] and [|Chinese]. Students doing research on this artist are advised to contact the museum directly as the [|research] link on the site is currently dead.

Past exhibitions have included: __ [|Living World Series – Imprisonment] __: A retrospective of this important series by Ju Ming detailing his progression as an artist spanning the thirty years in its ongoing creation. [|2010 Keywords Latent sculpture, Renting, Scenario] : Twenty-two artworks by nine young artists explore contemporary issues in sculpture. Also included in the exhibit are lectures and collaboration with local university students.

Related Chinese / Taiwanese artists suggested to consider: [|Lee Cher-fan], [|Chang Wan-chuan] , [|Kuo Po-chuan] , [|Yang San-Lang] , [|Hung Jui-lin] , [|Liao Chi-chun] ,

Children’s Art Museum in Taipei
[|Established in 2003], the CAMiT is a museum dedicated to displaying works of art created by children. The museum also advances art education through its [|DIY classroom program] and teaches according to the [|educational philosophy] of its founding director Chien-Ling Lin. The website features [|current] / [|past] exhibition documentation including many [|images] of children’s art complete with the name and age of the child artist. While the website is available in [|Chinese] and [|English], the names of the child artists are in Chinese only. The museum does not appear to have a permanent collection. Students doing research on children’s art should contact the museum directly.

Much of the art displayed on the website is watercolor and ink in styles reminiscent of the master artists [|Zhang Daqian], [|Huang Junbi] , and [|Zhuang Zhe].

=3. Galleries Art Galleries in Taiwan=

[|99 Degree Art Center (Taipei)]:
99° Art Center (99DAC) was founded in July, 2003. Its home gallery is located at the intersection of Renai Road and Tunhua South Road, right in the middle of an area that is the artistic heart of Taipei. 99DAC has established its self with a strong reputation in art gallery circles of Taiwan. In May 2008, a branch is opened at M50 in Shanghai, China to reach more art lovers and strengthen its reputation in the art world. Aided by the multicultural ideals of Taiwan domestic and foreign, 99DAC is constantly on the lookout for artists who are headed for greatness in history; meanwhile, being recognized as a Taiwanese gallery, 99DAC Shanghai aims to facilitate artistic exchange across the world, to better represent the different dimensions of contemporary Chinese art. Fur

The 99° Arts Center the only professional arts center holding solo shows by current main stream artists on a monthly basis. Its seminars serve an educational function, and its scope of activities embraces the most outstanding artists working in a variety of creative mediums. A few artists that exhibit at the Art center are:
 * [|Chiu HsienTe] || [|Chen HsienTung] ||
 * [|Lin LiangTsai] || [|李山大 Li Suntta] ||

[|也趣藝廊 AKI Gallery]
AKI was founded in 2002. It is a gallery that combines house ware, art gallery and a coffee shop. The art exhibited in AKI is contemporary art made by emerging and mid-career artists who work in a variety of media. AKI gallery is located 141, Min Tsu W. rd., Taipei 103-69, Taiwan. The following are some artists who have exhibited at Aki:
 * || **[|Amely Spötzl] ** || **[|Chou Chu Wang] ** || **[|Chou Yu Cheng] ** || **[|Fan Yang Tsung] ** ||
 * **[|Hsieh Mu Chi] ** || **[|Hua Chien Chiang] ** || **[|Huang Bow-wei] ** || **[|Huang Pei Hang] ** ||
 * **[|Kuo Hui Chan] ** || **[|Lee Chen Dao] ** || **[|Lian Yu-Pei] ** || **[|Lin Guan Ming] ** ||
 * **[|Lo Chan Peng] ** || **<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">[|Matthias Gàlvez] ** || **<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">[|Shen Chao Liang] ** || **<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">[|Tzeng Yong Ning] ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">[|Wang Liang Yin] ** || **<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">[|Yu Siuan] ** ||  ||

[|Chi-Wen Gallery]
The Chi-Wen Gallery is founded by Joanne Huang Chi-Wen. Originally established in July 2004 as Taipei’s MOMA, the gallery officially changed its name to Chi-Wen Gallery in January 2006. Chi-Wen Gallery is known for showing contemporary Taiwanese art from reputable artists. Many of these artists use digital media such as Chen Chieh-Jen, Hung Tung-Lu, Peng Hung-Chih, Tsui Kuang-Yu, Wu Tien-Chang, Yao Jui-Chung and Yuan Goang-Ming. Many of the artists shown in the Chi-Wen Gallery have grown to have important historical significance in Taiwan today. Artists such as Chen Chieh-Jen and Yao Jui-Chung use their works to inspire the people of Taiwan today by commenting on Taiwan's difficult past.

[|Dynasty Art Gallery]
The Dynasty Art Gallery (DAG), was founded in 1984 in the city of Taipei. The DAG is an importer and wholesaler of prints and posters from America and Europe. The Gallery also acts as an agent for professional artists and has been influential in organizing art fairs in Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Europe. In 2007, The Dynasty Art Gallery became the executive director of the “[|Taiwan Contemporary Art Link]” and in 2009 organized “Young Art Taipei” and “Photo Taipei."

PA TA Gallery
This gallery was founded in 1987. It has built up a great reputation in the Art Gallery business. The founder, Mr. Hsu Tung-Lung, graduated from National Taiwan normal University Fine Arts department. He is a master in jade carving, stone carving, and oil painting. He has won many awards and his works have been shown in many art exhibitions. In addition to his great art skills, his abundant experience of running ten different businesses makes his ability unique and original in appreciating art works analyzing the operation of business, and appraising the art market. The founder is looking forward to connecting the art of China and Taiwan through the founding of Modern Hall in Beijing by PA TA Gallery.The future of the gallery will be to connect Chinese art to international art field and promote brilliant contemporary Chinese artists and help them stand on the international stage.

= = =4.Artists Artists in Taiwan=
 * Personal or institutional websites of artist, scholars, and critics--not complete**

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Chihung Yang
Chihung Yang was born on October 25, 1947 in Taiwan. Between 1965 and 1968, he attended the National Taiwan College of Art. In 1979, he emigrated to the United States of America with his wife, Jane, and their son, Daniel. In 1984-85 and again in 1985-86, he was awarded a year's residency at The Clock Tower in New York City by The Institute for Art and Urban Resources.

<span class="wiki_link_ext">[|Daniel Lee] [|李小鏡]
Daniel Lee, or Lee Xiaojing, is a well-known photographer largely recognized for his eye-catching, digital representations that utilize image-editing tools to combine human and animal features, creating fantastic imagery that not only intrigues but also alludes to philosophical and theoretical concepts such as Buddhism, Darwinism, and traditional Chinese philosophies. Born in China and raised in Taiwan, Daniel Lee presently resides in New York and continues to be shown internationally through numerous solo and group exhibitions as well as featured in various art and media publications. Some of Lee’s series include //[|Manimals]// (1993), //[|Judgment]// (1994-2002), and //[|Harvest]//(2004). For more information, including several magazine publications written about Lee, and a look into the work of Daniel Lee visit: [] ==<span style="background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px;">[|Liu Shih-tung] == Liu Shih-Tung is a Taiwanese mixed media artist, born in 1970 in central Taiwan. He has been a practicing artist since 1985 when he entered the newly established senior high school art major classes and has been working primarily with collage since the early 2000s. From July to August this year, Liu undertook a residency at 18th Street Art Center in Los Angeles, California. The article from //Art Radar Journal// discusses this residency along with his career and accomplishments.

**[|Lo Chan- Peng]** 羅 展 鵬
Lo Chan-Peng was born in 1983 in Jia Yi, Taiwan. She went to the Chinese Culture University for her undergraduate degree and received her masters degree from National Taiwan Normal University. She is an up and coming contemporary artist who has exhibited her work in many group and solo exhibitions at galleries such as AKI Gallery.

[|Tao Ya-Lun]
Tao Ya-Lun was born in 1966 in Taipei. He is a 1999 Graduate of the Tainan National University of the Arts, Graduate Institute of Plastics. He creates installation pieces which include works such as “Take A Break 3” and “Consciousness in Vacuum 2”. Beside exhibiting in his native country, Tao Ya-Lun has shown work in Hong Kong, California, Helsinki, and recently in Austria.

[|Yao Jui Chung]
Yao Jui-Chung was born in 1969 in Taipei and graduated from the National Institute of the Arts / the Taipei National University of the Arts with a degree in Art Theory. He is probably best known for his work in a number of Photographic Series works titled: Liberating Taiwan, Recover Mainland China, and Territory Takeover. Liberating Taiwan and Recover Mainland China are photographs of him, in a “mid jumping” position, giving an appearance as though he is floating in front of well known Taiwanese and Chinese landmarks and official buildings. Territory Takeover is a photographic series of the artist, posing nude and urinating in well known locations. He could, perhaps be thought of as a Taiwanese equivalent of Robert Mapplethorpe or Andres Serrano.

[|Wen-Chih Wang]
Sculptor using primarily wood to create large scale works and installations. His work focuses on the connection between the body, nature and the energy produced. His first solo exhibit was in 1995 at the Taipei Museum of Fine Arts, and has a significant exhibit record including the [|2001Venice Biennial]. = =

__**Visit these TeachArt Wiki pages to learn more about other Taiwanese Artists and their artwork:**__

 * Disqualified City - Ximen, 2002 Yaun Guangming
 * Head On A Plate, 2001, Yung Hsein-Chen
 * Heaven - Yao Jui Chung
 * Invisible Project -- Walis Labai
 * Lian Decheng (Lien Te- cheng)
 * Liberation of Taiwan - Yao Jui Chung
 * New Ming-De Village 明德新村, Lovely South Taiwan, Acrlic by Lee Ming-Tse
 * Splashed-color Landscape - Zhang Daqian
 * Taipei Tomorrow as a Lake Again - Wu Mali
 * The Artist's Piss - Lee Ming-sheng
 * The Love Bird's Sweet Time - Shy Gong
 * The Three Sages in the Ocean of Misery - Yang Maolin
 * The White Line on Grey - Tsong Pu
 * Ting-Ju Shao - If we could only listen to the harmonies in nature, then we would truly appreciate the joy of life, 2004
 * Zealandia Memorandum - Yang Mao-Lin

=5. Art Schools Higher Education=

**Taipei National University of the Arts**
Located in Kuandu, Taipei City, Taiwan and considered one of the top academic institutions in higher education, research and development, the National Institute of the Arts (國立 藝術學院) was founded in 1982 as an institute of higher learning for the arts with the objective to advocate modern Chinese art centered on the cultural heritage of China. They received their new name, Taipei National University of the Arts, in 2001. Campus is always full of something to do with the addition of a Music Hall, the new Performing Arts Center, including a theater hall and a dance recital hall, the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, the Center for the Study of Traditional Arts, and the Center for the Study of Art and Technology. TNUA also offers an Educational Outreach and an International Exchange program. There are annual festivals organized by TNUA including the Kuandu Arts Festival and the Kuandu Flower Art Festival as well as art exhibitions and theatrical performances by the faculty and students. The currently attending 900 students have the option of receiving their Bachelors or Graduate degrees from one of the many schools of TNUA. Notable graduates from TNUA include cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, composer Ma Shui-Long, choreographer Lin Huai-min, and theatrical set designer Ming Cho Lee. You can even find TNUA on Facebook. For more information visit their website at []

**National Taiwan Normal University**
Situated in the cityscape of downtown Taipei, the [|National Taiwan Normal University] [|國立臺灣師範大學] has long been regarded as one of Taiwan’s elite institutions of higher education. Eventually established, in 1947, as a teachers college, the university has certainly continued its commitment to quality education and teacher training. Furthermore offering a variety of [|courses and degrees] such as in sociology, business management, science, athletics, and the liberal arts, the university is also recognized internationally for its Chinese Mandarin studies program, which alone bring in more than a thousand students each year and nonetheless contributes to the institutions existing cultural diversity. The [|college of Fine and Applied Arts] at the university, which offers concentrations in Art History, Design, Fine Arts, and Visual Design, not only prepares students for positions at art galleries and museums, and cultural centers, but also benefits from the cultural hub that is Taipei in which it is situated and significantly involved.

**National Taiwan University of Art**
[|National Taiwan University of Art 國立臺灣藝術大學] was founded 1955 and is the oldest running art school in Taiwan. Although the name has changed many times over the years, in 2001 the school received its present name. The school has five major programs, starting with the [|College of Fine Arts], the [|College of Design], the [|College of Commutations], the [|College of Performing Arts] and finally, the [|College of Humanities]. The university offers undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees as well as two years in-serves BA and MA programs. The average student body is made up of about 5000 students. Important qualities of National Taiwan University of Arts are some of its [|successful graduates]. One of the most famous alumni is [|Ang Lee] is a well know movie director who won the Best Director award at the 78th Academy Awards for Broke Back Mountain.

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[|National University of Tainan], formerly called the Provincial Tainan Teachers School until 2004. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in [|Fine Arts, Music, and Drama] for the purpose of training students to be secondary visual arts instructors. NUTN also houses the [|Graduate Institute of Animation and Multimedia Design] founded in 2007. The aim of this institute is to train students to be professional animators and multimedia designers capable of serving in Tainan's international design industry.

=6. Exhibitions=

=7. Other=
 * ==Taiwan Ceramic Art==

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