Taiwanese American Arts Council

Opening May 2024

Saturday	7:00 AM — 1:00 PM
Sunday	6:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Friday	7:00 AM — 1:00 PM

Hours

Nolan Park - Nolan Park - Building 7B

The Tai­wanese Amer­i­can Arts Coun­cil fos­ters aware­ness of Tai­wanese Amer­i­can art and encour­age dia­logue on artis­tic issues with­in the broad­er com­mu­ni­ty in the Unit­ed States by:

• Coor­di­nat­ing, spon­sor­ing, and pre­sent­ing high qual­i­ty pro­grams in all dis­ci­plines of art, and encour­ag­ing cross cul­tur­al exchange between artists from Tai­wan and artists in North Amer­i­ca of var­i­ous eth­nic­i­ties by enabling them to exhib­it, per­form, pub­li­ca­tion, and pro­duce their work in the Unit­ed States.
• Iden­ti­fy­ing and grant­i­ng finan­cial assis­tance to deserv­ing Tai­wanese-Amer­i­can artists and orga­ni­za­tions, and assist­ing them in form­ing a net­work for shar­ing infor­ma­tion, resources and funding.
• Build­ing aware­ness and appre­ci­a­tion of Tai­wanese art in North Amer­i­ca by pro­mot­ing indi­vid­ual artists and by forg­ing alliances with oth­er cul­tur­al and art organizations.
• Encour­ag­ing schol­ar­ship in the arts by com­mis­sion­ing aca­d­e­m­ic essays out­lin­ing artis­tic sig­nif­i­cance, and pub­lish­ing cat­a­logs, books, and adver­tis­ing mate­r­i­al to bring Tai­wanese Amer­i­can art to the atten­tion of the broad­er inter­na­tion­al community.

On Gov­er­nors Island, they will present exhi­bi­tions, host artist res­i­den­cies, and hold sev­er­al out­door per­for­mances and pub­lic pro­grams under the umbrel­la of Island Sun­rise. This theme will look at com­mon­al­i­ties between islands, espe­cial­ly Tai­wan and its var­i­ous island ter­ri­to­ries and Gov­er­nors Island. Par­al­lels will be drawn between the cur­rent thriv­ing democ­ra­cy on Tai­wan and the cur­rent use of Gov­er­nors Island by the pub­lic and vis­i­tors to New York City, and also between the past autoc­ra­cy of Chi­ang Kai-Shek on Tai­wan and the mil­i­tary use of Gov­er­nors Island. Spe­cial empha­sis will be paid to Indige­nous groups in Tai­wan, and the cur­rent expres­sion of such groups on Gov­er­nors Island.

Getting to Nolan Park

3 Minutes from Soissons Landing 7 Minutes from Yankee Pier

1 Minutes from Soissons Landing 5 Minutes from Yankee Pier