HOURS：10:00 A.M. – 7:30 P.M.

ADDRESS: No.7, Beiping East Rd.,Taipei, Taiwan

TEL ： +886 (02) 3393-7377
FAX ： +886 (02) 3393-7389

Website : www.artistvillage.org
E-mai： artistvillage@artistvillage.org

About Taipei Artist Village (TAV)

Taipei Artists Village (TAV) is a four story building located in the heart of Taiwan's vibrant Governmental District in Taipei City. Secluded by a serene garden, this facility, a former public office building for the Maintenance Engineering Public Works Bureau of Taipei City Government, has been renovated breathing new life into this thriving area. At one time, the building also housed the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. After the building went unoccupied for many years, in October 2001, the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taipei City Government worked out new plans for reclaiming the vacant building following the precedents set by artist villages in cities such as New York, Paris, and London. Utilizing Taipei's own unique and energetic character, this once-abandoned building has been transformed into Taiwan's first international Artist Village.

Since the establishment of TAV, the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taipei has actively launched exchange programs with other international artist villages in different cities across the globe. The Taipei Artist Village has developed a systematic artist selection process which helps fulfill the objective of bringing arts and culture together. By the end of 2005, artists from 33 countries had come to TAV and over 60 local artists had gone to artist villages in different cities around the world participating in international Artist-In-Residence programs. Within just four years, TAV has taken on a leading role in providing a stage for international arts and cultural exchanges. It is currently the largest artist village in Taiwan and the only one with the capability of sponsoring international exchange programs in the lively city of Taipei.

In May 2003, the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taipei conducted an open selection seeking a professional Non-Governmental Organization for the management of Taipei Artist Village. One year later, the city administration transferred management to the Taipei Culture Foundation allowing TAV to continue its role as a center for creativity, and increasingly offering activities that reach out to local residents and foreign artists. TAV is now an influential and valuable art experience ground in Taipei and plans more for the future.

Mission

With Taipei city as a backdrop for creativity, TAV will provide freedom and opportunity for innovation in the making of visual art, music, literature, and performance art and foster artistic and cultural exchange between Taiwan and the rest of the world.

Vision

Taipei Artist Village will achieve a "Creative City" by promoting interactions between artists in different fields and the general public. We hope to develop into one of the leading sites for Arts and Culture in Asia by building a strong network locally and globally.

 

Area of Services

1) Artist-In-Residence Program (AIR)

Taipei Artists Village provide residency program for artists in Taiwan and around the world. There are three main components to the Taipei Artist Village (TAV) AIR program:

International AIR exchange program
Taipei Artist Village International Residency program
Taiwan Artist sponsoring program

The Taipei Artist Village International Residency program is designed for individual artist who wish to reside in TAV at their expense.

TAV provides a perfect destination for the International AIR program, which allows artists from around the world and Taiwan a common place for collaboration. There are almost 30 countries and many more organizations currently participating in the exchange program with TAV, including: SSAMZIE SPACE (Korea), SACATAR FOUNDATION (Brazil), FCS, Australia-China Council, Asia Link, Gasworks (England), Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art (Finland), The O.K. Center for Contemporary Art (Austria), ASPCC (U.S.) and many others. One of Taipei Artist Village's goals is to build strong relationships with more cities around the world, particularly in Asia, and make more contributions in the field.

2) Promotional program

Taipei Artist Village organizes a variety of events and promotions to support artists with their projects. Some of the events are "Open Studios", "Workshops", and "Artreach Seminars", educational programs, as well as "Curator Visit" meetings.

3) Exhibition and Performing program

The Taipei Artist Village is the wonderful location to keep in mind for artists who wish to participate in the AIR program. TAV's exhibition and performance program helps artists find connections with other artists and locations around the world leading to further exploration and contributions to the city. The exhibition spaces are available for non-TAV exhibitions for professional and amateur level artists when not reserved for AIR program events.

4) Dynamic Arts

TAV develops a regular exhibition/performance schedule for both resident artists and the local art community in order to promote interaction between artists and the general public. Taipei Artist Village also has a retail center and coffee shop that offers art-related products to the general public. The TAV coffee shop provides a prefect place for activities related to art, ranging from food tasting and stimulating conversation to display and sale of artists' work and related merchandise. TAV is planning to help artists further by developing limited edition merchandise related to the artists' work where feasible and desired by the artists.