First Nations artist exchange between Taiwan and Australia

In a first, Indigenous artists across Taiwan and Australia find shared conversations through an exchange project.

‘So much of what we hear these days about Taiwan, in the media, focuses on national security issues, and few people in Australia know about Taiwan’s culture, and especially its Indigenous culture and artists,’ explains Dr Sophie McIntyre, curator of a First Nations arts exchange project between Taiwan and Australia.

The project, entitled Grounded in Place, is the first of its kind between the two countries, and has been developed as a long-track project that began in 2021 with an online symposium, followed by the publication of the symposium papers in the peer reviewed journal, Pacific Arts.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina