TAIWAN
Official Country Name TAIWAN
Languages MANDARIN CHINESE
Population 23,545,963
Median Age 41.3
GDP Per Capita US $50,500
Source: CIA World Factbook
Total Value of Art Exported (UN Comtrade Database) N/A
Arts Funding (Culture) US $665,506,000
Art Programs (University Level) 16
Student Enrollment 100,596
Source: Directorate- General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Ministry of Education, AAP (non-offical)
Museums Exhibiting Contemporary Art 28
Contemporary Art Galleries (Commercial) 134
Contemporary Art Spaces (Nonprofit) 32
Art Foundations (NGO + Private) 24
Source: AAP (non-official)
Acknowledgments: Shih-yu Hsu, Tzu-Chin Jean Kao, Jenny Lee, Jia-Zhen Tsai, Rudy Tseng
The United States-China trade war and anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong impacted the island’s economy and political debates. On January 11, 2020, Kaohsiung major Han Kuo-yu, of the Kuomintang party, which favors closer ties with mainland China, will contest President Tsai Ing-Wen of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party in a national election.
Since the lifting of martial law in 1987, Taiwan has enjoyed an open, democratic, and independent system of governance that translates to a lively, international cultural scene. However, public institutions are impacted by politics, as newly appointed mayors may change directors of museums and cultural bureaus.
The is a new intermediary agency set up between the government and the private sector, under the Ministry of Culture, and is tasked with building a national cultural brand. The Executive Yuan’s National Development Fund will
