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2026 Art Site of Railway Warehouse in Hsinchu Artist in Residency

2026 Art Site of Railway Warehouse in Hsinchu Artist in Residency
Deadline 2025.09.21
Results Available Date 2025.10.22
Website 2026 Art Site of Railway Warehouse in Hsinchu Artist in Residency Official Website
More About Residency Art Site of Railway Warehouse, Hsin-Chu City
The "Hsinchu City Railway Art Village" has been transformed from the No. 3-5 freight warehouses of the Taiwan Railways Hsinchu Station into an arts and cultural exhibition space. To establish the Railway Art Village as a creative hub for artists, the space is available for application by individuals or teams across various artistic disciplines.

This program welcomes applications from individual artists or groups of any nationality and working in any medium. The Art Village encourages artists to engage with and respond to the natural environment, cultural history, or current social and cultural issues of the Hsinchu area through their creative practices. By observing and working on-site, artists are expected to build meaningful connections and dialogue with the local community.
Duration 1. Long Term: From Apr. 1, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2026.
2. Short Term: From Jun. 1, 2026, to Sep. 30, 2026.
Fields and Media Comic, Community Development, Craft, Cultural Heritage, Independent Curator, Literature, Movie and Pop Music, Museum, Other, Performance Art, Visual Art
Funding 1. Long Term Support Grant
a. Material fee
Each resident artist will receive a material fee of NTD 45,000 for creation and exhibition during the residency period. Payments will be made in batches at the end of each month based on actual receipts, and the resident must sign a receipt. Detailed regulations will be provided separately by the operating unit.
b. Curatorial fee
An exhibition planning fee of NTD 30,000 (including necessary materials and services, execution, promotional design, printing, main visuals, and extended promotional items) will be provided. The ownership of the completed artworks during the residency belongs to the creator. However, the artist must cooperate with the operating unit of the Art Site of Railway Warehouse in Hsinchu in planning the " Exhibition" and present the residency creation results through exhibitions, events, courses, etc., during the activity period.
c. Accommodation subsidy
NTD 6,000 per month. Maximum 9 months.

2. Short Term Support Grant
a. Material fee
Each resident artist will receive a material fee of NTD 20,000 for creation and exhibition during the residency period. Payments will be made in batches at the end of each month based on actual receipts, and the resident must sign a receipt. Detailed regulations will be provided separately by the operating unit.
b. Curatorial fee
An exhibition planning fee of NTD 15,000(including necessary materials and services, execution, promotional design, printing, main visuals, and extended promotional items) will be provided. The ownership of the completed artworks during the residency belongs to the creator. However, the artist must cooperate with the operating unit of the Art Site of Railway Warehouse in Hsinchu in planning the " Exhibition" and present the residency creation results through exhibitions, events, courses, etc., during the activity period.
c. Accommodation subsidy
NTD 6,000 per month. Maximum 4 months.
How to Apply 1. Applicants should complete the online application process between Aug. 16th(Sat.) 2025, 10:00 and Sep 21st (Sun.) 18:00 (UCT+8).
Online application website: https://audition.aafoundation.tw/general-info
2. If you have any questions, please contact us by using the following information
Art Site of Railway Warehouse of Hsinchu City
E-mail: acctongallery@gmail.com
Address: No. 64 Hua Yuan Street, 300 Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Service Hours: 10:00 am – 18:00 (UCT+8), Tuesday – Sunday
Selection Procedure All applications will go through a two-step reviewing process.

1. Step One: Online Documentation Review
Between Aug. 29th (Mon.) to Oct. 6th (Mon.), 2026.
The review committee is built up of 5-7 experts invited by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Hsinchu City.
The Online Documentation review result will be released on the website Arttime before Oct. 8th(Wed.)
The finalists will be invited to participate in the final presentation via email or phone call before Oct. 15th (Wed.) 2025, 18:00 (UCT+8).

2. Step two: The final Presentation
On Oct. 15th (Wed.) 2025, 10:00-1800 (UCT+8)
The review committee is built up of 5-7 experts invited by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Hsinchu City. The candidate needs to prepare for a 10 minutes presentation and another 5 minutes Q&A section.
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