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2026 “Subsurface Flow” Local Art Residency Co-Creation

2026 “Subsurface Flow” Local Art Residency Co-Creation
Deadline 2026.04.03
Results Available Date Mid-May 2026
Website 2026 “Subsurface Flow” Local Art Residency Co-Creation Website
“Subsurface flow” remains hidden beneath the ground for long periods of time, moving slowly yet continuously. Its nourishing and sustaining power often becomes visible only after long accumulation and at particular moments. It is not defined by dramatic change; rather, it works quietly, forming the foundation that allows landscapes and ecosystems to endure. Taitung’s cultural context is much like subsurface flow—ancient and ongoing, yet understated—deeply rooted in the land, in everyday life, and in human relationships.

This year, we understand artist residency as a form of “subsurface-flow-like” practice, moving slowly within existing cultural and lived contexts. By sharing time alongside the local community, art is gradually perceived through the repetition of daily life, the settling of experience, and the accumulation of relationships, revealing the deeper force embedded in local culture.
Duration From June to September, with a residency of at least two to three months
Fields and Media Comic, Craft, Literature, Movie and Pop Music, Other, Performance Art, Visual Art
Funding NT$120,000
How to Apply Complete the application documents and send them by email to cocreatelocal.artproject2@gmail.com
Selection Procedure Art Residency Creative Research Open Call Timeline:
Residency space application (03/02–03/20)
Any local cultural museum or arts and cultural site within Taitung County that is willing to collaborate on residency may apply.

Artist application / residency space announcement (03/23–04/03)
Residency spaces that meet the requirements will be announced, and artists may choose one of the listed venues to submit their residency creative research proposal.

Matching / jointly writing the residency proposal (04/04–04/30)
The residency space will select one artist from the applicants to jointly write the residency proposal.

Selection
This will be divided into a first-stage document review (announcement before 05/08) and a second-stage on-site presentation. In the end, a professional review panel will select three groups of artists and residency spaces to carry out this year’s residency creative research project.
Expected Outcome At least one 6-hour workshop, one results presentation, one results exchange session, and one results touring exhibition.
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