Having been successfully presented for many years by Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the annual art competition and exhibition the “Taipei Art Awards” is a testament to the dynamism of Taiwan's contemporary art development and serves as a predictor of up and coming art trends. The award encourages outstanding artists and promotes artwork rich in content capturing the spirit of the times, thus stimulating new ideas and creative energy.
After two-stage selection, 13 participating artists of “2017 Taipei Art Awards” include Yu-Song Wang, Kai-Chun Chiang, Chi-Yu Wu, Sih-Chin Wu, Cheng-Liang Li, Chieh-Sen Chiu, Chung-Han Yao, Hsuan Hung, Pei-Mao Sun, Liang-Hsuan Chen, Yi-Min Huang, Chi-Chuan Yang and Shuai-Cheng Pu.
Due to the current renovation of TFAM, the competition result (the 13 pieces of works) will be shown in MOCA, Taipei. For this newly edition, “2017 Taipei Art Awards” will include in the Audience Choice Award, which is organized with the objective of deepening audience participation and invigorating the power of collective thinking.