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Taiwu Art Festival

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Exhibition Introduction

“Taiwu ON AIR”|Curatorial Statement for the 2026 Taiwu Art Festival

Taiwu New Village Cultural Park has never been simply a piece of history preserved in time. It is a cultural community that continues to evolve and unfold.

The 2026 Taiwu Art Festival, themed “Taiwu ON AIR,” imagines Taiwu as a cultural channel that is always broadcasting where history, art, everyday life, and local memories continually shift, intersect, and take on new forms across the village. From the newly opened 823 Artillery Bombardment Story Museum, and the annual exhibition “Echoes of Time,” to artist residencies, local collaborations, the Taiwu Art Market, and a diverse range of public programs, every exhibition and every encounter becomes part of what Taiwu is broadcasting.

ON AIR means more than simply “now broadcasting.” It represents Taiwu as a place that continues to happen, continues to create, and continues to grow into something new together with everyone who takes part.

 

Curator

Jimmy Chang
UID CREATE LTD. | Jimmy Chang

Honorary Chairman of the Taiwan Industrial Design Association and Founder of UID Create Co., Ltd., has devoted his career to industrial design, cultural curation, and public cultural initiatives. His practice focuses on using design as a medium to connect culture, place, and society. His curatorial work spans industrial design, exhibition planning, spatial design, and large-scale cultural events, including the Taiwan Lantern Festival, Sports Industry Exhibition, Taiwan Design Expo, and numerous urban cultural exhibitions and performances. Chang approaches curation as a way of bringing together diverse disciplines and cultural contexts, transforming local histories, collective memories, and contemporary experiences into engaging platforms for cultural participation. For Chang, design goes beyond the creation of visual forms. It serves as an interface for cultural communication—a means of reshaping the relationship between people, places, and cultural memory through exhibitions, events, and spatial experiences. Through this approach, he seeks not only to make culture visible and accessible, but also to explore how design and curation can contribute to local revitalization and the cultural development of cities and communities.

Event Coordinator

UID CREATE LTD.

UID Create Ltd. positions “design-driven cultural curation” at the core of its practice. Through cross-disciplinary integration of design, exhibition planning, and event production, the company brings together industrial design, aesthetics, and cultural narratives to create distinctive, locally rooted, and creative experiential spaces. Led by Jimmy Chang, Founder of UID Create Ltd. and Honorary Chairman of the Taiwan Industrial Design Association, the team has curated and produced major cultural and design events, including the Taiwan Lantern Festival, Sports Industry Exhibition, Taiwan Design Expo, and numerous urban cultural exhibitions and performances. With a curatorial perspective at the heart of its approach, UID Create seeks to enhance both brand identity and cultural value. Beyond creating distinctive visual and functional designs, UID Create uses exhibitions and events to connect collective memories with contemporary contexts, transforming design into a platform for cultural communication and a driving force for local revitalization.

Cooperative Partners

Curatorial VenueTaiwu New Village Cultural Park
Curator
Jimmy Chang
Executive Producer
UID Create Ltd.
Co-Curator
Alex Chao

Participating Artists / Organization

General's Canteen Artists in Residence, Chang Chang-Chieh, Chang Ching-Li, GuangLian Theatre

Special Thanks

Taiwu New Village Cultural Park Volunteer Team

 

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