Pier-2 Art Center Residency

The Pier-2 Art Center develops as an international art platform in Taiwan, focusing on avant-garde, experimental, and original artistic endeavors. Consisting of merely two warehouses in the beginning, it has now grown into an area with a total of 25 structures that are grouped into Dayong Warehouse, Penglai Warehouse, and Dayi Warehouse. Besides a variety of art exhibitions and performances, spaces are also utilized for experimental theater and small-scale popular music concerts as well as cultural development that Pier-2 actively invites the cultural and creative arts sector to participate in.

The Pier-2 Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program (PAIR) designates a section of Dayi Warehouse as the dedicated space for resident artists and artistic groups. A 33-square-meter creation space (complete with a bathroom) and a 17-square-meter attic for living space are available for artists to create artworks, which we hope will add vitality to Pier-2 and foster a platform for art and cultural exchanges and performances.

The residency plan must incorporate aspects of Kaohsiung’s local culture, geographic environment, cultural landscape, social conditions, and other relevant issues. The artworks created accordingly should be exhibited by the end of the residency. All forms of artistic expression are acceptable.

The residency provides the following:

Studio and living space
Roundtrip economy-class airline tickets for overseas artists; roundtrip assigned-seating Taiwan High Speed Rail tickets for domestic artists
A daily living allowance of 500 NTD
Material fees (with the amount determined based on the nature of the residency plan)
Art exchange area and opportunities
A project manager to provide assistance with residency matters

Eligibility

Individuals and groups dedicated to art creation, both in Taiwan and abroad, are eligible to
apply; there are no restrictions on the types of artistic endeavors.
This opportunity is available to artists and artistic groups of all nationalities who have at
least two years of experience in art creation. (Student artists should at least possess a
bachelor’s degree.)
Applicants should be capable of communicating in English. English and Chinese are the
languages used during the residency, so please consider this requirement before submitting
your application.

How to Apply

To promote environmental sustainability, only online applications will be accepted. Please
complete the online application form available: https://pier2air.wixsite.com/pier2air
Applicants are required to submit the following documents:
(※Please submit all documents in PDF format and provide a cloud link with open access for
download.)
 Artist curriculum vitae and artist statement (no more than three A4 pages)
 Residency plan (no more than three A4 pages)
 Workshop plan (no more than three A4 pages)
 Portfolio
 One recommendation letter from a person-in-charge at an art institution, exhibition
curator, or art critic, etc. (in digital format)
Evaluations will be conducted based on all submitted documents. Any works found to be
false, incomplete, or not meeting the requirements will not be considered, and no notice will
be issued in such cases.