The Art Bank, a special program founded in Taiwan, has opened its first-ever international art exhibit in Singapore at the home where Taiwan’s representative to Singapore lives and works. The Art Bank, a program founded in order to help support new and developing Taiwanese artists, promotes the work of the beginning artists abroad in an effort to get them experience and support in the creative world. Participating artists submit pieces for consideration in the program, and organizers lend the pieces to be on display in a number of different locations. This is the first time in the program’s last four years that such a display has been opened to the public.
In all, there are nearly forty different artworks by almost thirty Taiwanese artists on display in the official’s Singapore office and residence. The works are equally split between the office area and the residence area of the facility, meaning that people who visit the office during business hours will have a chance to view the masterpieces on display. Visitors have more than a year to take the time to see the works.
The display of the artworks has an added benefit beyond supporting Taiwanese artists and decorating the walls of the office and residence of the Taiwanese representative to Singapore. In displaying the works by Taiwanese artists, organizers of the program, as well as the artists themselves, have the opportunity to engage in a cultural exchange with similar creative minds in Singapore. By Singaporean fans of art visiting and viewing the masterpieces, they have the opportunity to learn from their Taiwanese peers and incorporate those new techniques, designs, and inspirations into their own understandings and artworks. Likewise, the Taiwanese artists gaining exposure by the exhibit can learn from Singaporean culture and artistic practices, broadening their own creativity. All in all, everyone benefits — the Taiwanese representative to Singapore for having a workspace and living space full of beautiful art, the Taiwanese artists for a chance to display their work in a location that might not have ever otherwise hosted their masterpieces, and the Singaporean public, who have the unique opportunity to see these works while they are on display and learn from the creative approaches.
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To learn more about what the Art Bank program by Taiwan entails, as well as to see some of the paintings involved in the initiative, go to http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201710260025.aspx.