2016 Tainan Fine Arts Exhibition officially opened at Tainan Culture Center on September 23th of this year. The exhibition comprises six categories, including Western Media, Oriental Media, Calligraphy, Photography, Traditional Crafts, and Sculpture. Out of the 417 entries, 173 pieces of artworks have been selected. The award ceremony was held at Tainan Evergreen Plaza Hotel on September 24th. The first prize winners of the six categories are- Lin Hsiu-hui's(林秀慧) "With or Without the Shadow" in the Western Media category, Lin Jhen-nao's(林貞鐃) "Care" in the Traditional Crafts category, Huang Feng-chang's(黃奉暲) "Revival" in the Sculpture category, Yang Hui-hua's(楊慧華) "The Original Sound of Stumbling" in the Oriental Media category, Lee Jui-jung's(李瑞榮) "Four Poems by Li Bai" in the Calligraphy category, and Huang Wen-yu's(黃文郁) "Wanderers in the City" in the Photography category. Among them, Yang Hui-hua's "The Original Sound of Stumbling," Lee Jui-jung's "Four Poems by Li Bai" and Lin Jhen-nao's "Care" were further selected by the judges, winning the honor to receive the “Tainan Award,” and will be collected by the Tainan City Government. The exhibition offers opportunities not only for local artists to learn from each other, but also for citizens to know the development of local art in Tainan. As Tainan is known for its prolific cultural assets, the artworks present creative ideas observed from traditional culture in daily life. Lin Jhen-nao's "Care", for instance, is a lifelike sculpture of Matsu, regarded as the goddess of the sea. In Taiwan, early immigrants who crossed Taiwan Strait would pray to Matsu for safety and blessing. Matsu is an important religious figure in Tainan. Exhibition: 2016 Tainan Fine Arts Exhibition (2016臺南美展) Dates: 09:00-17:00, WED to SUN, Sep. 23th to Oct. 9th, 2016 Venue: Galleries of Tainan Cultural Center (臺南文化中心各藝廊) Posted: 2016-09-30 Draft: Gloria Wu (吳佳蓉, Tainan Cultural Center Arts Bilingual Volunteer) Edited by: Tsai Ho-yuan(蔡合媛, Yonghua Cultural Center Management Division) Lu Song-ying(呂松穎, Yonghua Cultural Center Management Division) Tel: 06-2692864 ext.306 E-MAIL: luisonging@mail.tainan.gov.tw

Could you imagine that there are phantoms living in the artworks of the Louvre Museum and what will happen if the Louvre Museum is buried in the glacier in the future? These fantastic stories drawn by 11 groups of comic artists from Europe and Japan will challenge your imagination in Tainan. Since 2005, the Louvre Museum has invited some comic artists to visit the museum freely to look for their inspiration and then published these comic albums. "L'OUVRE 9@Tainan" will display some original artworks of these comic books. You can appreciate the amazing style and excellent technique of these comic masters. Comic, as the ninth kind of arts, is an untraditional art, especially for some historical museums. However, the Louvre Museum, top 5 museums all over the world, opens their door to embrace this new kind of arts. The title of this exhibition "L'OUVRE" means "open the Louvre" in French and the number "nine" in French also has the meaning of "new." This exhibition symbolizes an open-minded attitude of an historical cultural institution to interpret the tradition and explore the new field. It's the first time that Tainan Cultural Affairs Bureau of Tainan City Government (臺南市政府文化局) cooperates with the Louvre Museum to organize an international exhibition. This exhibition is also helped by Tainan Museum of Fine Arts (臺南市美術館籌備處), Tainan Cultural Foundation (財團法人台南市文化基金會), MoNTUE (北師美術館) and sponsored by the Shiny company (新力牌). From April 30th to May 22nd, Tainan Cultural Center will open every day to welcome visitors to enjoy these excellent comic artworks. Let's open the Louvre, and open our vision! Event: L'OUVRE 9@Tainan (L'OUVRE 9 打開 羅浮宮九號@臺南Tainan) Time: 09:00-17:00, MON to SUN, April 30th to May 22nd, 2016 Venue: Cultural Artifacts Exhibition Hall & Gallery I, Tainan Cultural Center (臺南文化中心文物陳列館一、第一藝廊) Ticket: NT$ 150: Adults NT$ 100: Seniors (ages 65) / Children / Tainan Citizens/ Pre-order Online or at Convenience Stores NT$ 80: Group Tickets (Campus / Travel Agency / Company) Free: The Disabled or Children under 6 years old Posted: 2016-04-01 Source: Yonghua Cultural Center Management Division, Lu, Song-ying(呂松穎) Tel: 06-2692864 ext.306 E-MAIL: luisonging@mail.tainan.gov.tw