Hualien Art Exhibition

PURPOSE

The Hualien Art Exhibition is organized to encourage art creations, explore the meaning and expression of art, and respond to the spirit of the time.

ORGANIZERS

• 1. Organizer: Hualien County Government.

• 2. Implemented by: Hualien County Cultural Affairs Bureau. (“the Bureau”)

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1. Regardless of ethnicity and nationality, all individual artists or art groups from home and abroad are welcome to participate.

• 2. Artists can sign up individually or as a group, except an individual artist may not simultaneously sign up with a group.

• 3. Each art group should provide a detailed member list and appoint a representative to handle competition-related matters.

• 4. Doubtful qualifications will be judged by the Bureau.

ENTRIES

• 1. Content
  (1) No particular theme is designated. An entry can reflect the artist’s personal experience in Hualien. We expect art pieces with Hualien’s local features.
  (2) Size is also not limited. However, entries selected for the exhibition should fit in with the venue and the curator’s plan.

• 2. Entries are divided into four categories:
  

  Category		Description
  (1) Contemporary Art		Art pieces that present contemporary art concepts and forms, regardless of media.
  (2) Classic Media	A. Eastern Media	Ink paintings, Eastern gouache, calligraphy, seal carving, or graphic art pieces created with a mix of media of this kind.
  	B. Western Media	Oil paintings, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, sketching, prints, photography, computer graphics, or graphic art pieces created with a mix of media of this kind.
  	C. 3D Design	Sculptures, ceramics, textiles, crafts, installations, or 3D art pieces created with a mix of media of this kind.

• 3. Requirements for sign-up
  (1) Each individual artist/art group may submit one entry for each category (Contemporary Art and Classic Media). Namely, each individual artist/art group may sign up for two categories at most and submit one entry for each category; the two entries may not be the same.
  (2) If doubtful about the category to which an art piece belongs, the artist is to make the decision.

• 4. Entries shall not have been published before (including online publication). They shall be original and newly created and not identical to the artist’s other pieces.

• 5. Art pieces under any of the following circumstances may not be submitted. If an award-winning entry is found to disobey this rule, the award and prize will be revoked, and the artist will be held liable for all violations of relevant laws and regulations:
  (1) The piece has won a prize in domestic or international open competitions.
  (2) The artist plagiarized from others’ pieces.
  (3) The piece infringes on others’ intellectual property rights.

SIGN-UP

• 1. Sign-up is open to all the public and is done online.

• 2. Sign-up period: July 10, 2025, to August 14, 2025, 17:00.

INFORMATION FOR ONLINE SIGN-UP

• 1. Personal information: including name, identity card (resident certificate), education, relevant experience, contact information, etc.

• 2. Entry:
  (1) Text description: Title, media, size, year of creation, and 1000-word concept of the piece.
  (2) Image files: one general view photo and three to five partial view photos.
  (3) Audiovisual file: Applicable to the categories of Contemporary Art and Classic Media –3D Design.
  

• 3. One to three previous works (not including the one for entry):
  (1) Text description: Title, media, size, year of creation, and 150-word concept of the piece.
  (2) Image files: one general view photo and two partial view photos.
  (3) Audiovisual file: Applicable to the categories of Contemporary Art and Classic Media –3D Design.

• 4. File format:
  (1) Each image file should be submitted in JPG /JPEG/PNG format, with a size not exceeding 5 MB. HEIC (image file format of iOS system)/BMP/SVG/TIFF format is not accepted.
  (2) To ensure the completeness of the entries, the aspect ratio of the image files uploaded by the same participant should be the same (e.g., 4:3 for all the image submissions or 1:1 for all the image submissions). Do not crop the image files of long, narrow pieces (such as calligraphy and paintings). The judges will make judgments based on the original image files.
  (3) Dynamic pieces may be presented with audiovisual files. Please upload the files to audiovisual platforms, such as Vimeo and YouTube, and provide the links. The judges will view the files on the platforms. The length of each audiovisual presentation should be no more than five minutes. Please make necessary adjustments.

REVIEW PROCESS

• 1. Contemporary Art (three stages)
  (1) Preliminary review
  Participants’ submitted information during sign-up will be reviewed. The best 12 submissions will be selected for the secondary review.
  (2) Secondary review
  The Bureau will hold a meeting for secondary selection on a designated date. Artists entering this stage should write an exhibition proposal according to the size of the venue provided by the Bureau and present their plans to the judges, explaining the concepts of their pieces and plans for the exhibition (including the installation of the pieces, use of space and electricity, etc.). The best six entries will be selected for the final review, with another two put on the reserve list.
  (3) Final review (entries entering this stage will be exhibited)
  Artists enrolled in the final stage should finalize their pieces for exhibition according to their exhibition proposals within a designated time. The judges will review the finalized pieces, and the artists should be on-site to provide explanations. After the final review, the top performer will be awarded the Hualien Award, and the five other entries will be awarded the Merit Award.

• 2. Classic Media (two stages)
  (1) Preliminary review
  Participants’ submitted information during sign-up will be reviewed. The best six submissions will be selected for the final selection, with another two put on the reserve list.
  (2) Final review (entries entering this stage will be exhibited)
  Artists enrolled in the final stage should finalize their pieces for exhibition within a designated time. The finalized pieces will be reviewed by the judges on-site. The exhibited pieces should match the information provided for the preliminary review. The awards given after the final review are set out in “VIII. Awards and Prizes.”

• 3. If some entries do not meet the judges’ threshold selection criteria, fewer entries than the stated numbers may be selected or awarded prizes.

AWARDS AND PRIZES

• 1. Contemporary Art
  (1) One Hualien Award: NT$500,000, a trophy, and a certificate.
  The winning piece will be kept in the Bureau’s art collection. The piece’s ownership belongs to the Bureau, and the artist’s economic rights are permanently and non-exclusively licensed to the Bureau.
  (2) Five Merit Awards: NT$90,000 and a certificate each.

• 2. Classic Media – Eastern Media
  (1) One Golden Award: NT$80,000 and a certificate.
  (2) One Silver Award: NT$50,000 and a certificate.
  (3) One Bronze Award: NT$20,000 and a certificate.
  (4) Three Excellence Awards: a certificate each.

• 3. Classic Media – Western Media
  (1) One Golden Award: NT$80,000 and a certificate.
  (2) One Silver Award: NT$50,000 and a certificate.
  (3) One Bronze Award: NT$20,000 and a certificate.
  (4) Three Excellence Awards: a certificate each.

• 4. Classic Media – 3D Design
  (1) One Golden Award: NT$80,000 and a certificate.
  (2) One Silver Award: NT$50,000 and a certificate.
  (3) One Bronze Award: NT$20,000 and a certificate.
  (4) Three Excellence Awards: a certificate each.

REQUESTING PROSPECTUS AND INQUIRY

• 1. To download the prospectus.

• 2. For inquiries about sign-up, please contact the executive team of the 2025 Hualien Art Exhibition.
  (1) Service hotline: 0965-512857 (Monday to Friday, 8:00-12:00 and 13:30-17:30 from Monday to Friday)
  (2) Email: hualienartexhibition@gmail.com