Cultural Arts and Heritage Restoration
Advancing Arts and Humanities Education
Established as the Art Center in 2000 and expanded into the Office of Arts and Culture in 2013, the unit was renamed the Office of Arts and Technology Development in 2024 to address emerging technological and virtual-world trends.
Through interdisciplinary exhibitions and industry–academia services, the Office connects government, industry, and academic resources. It enriches students’ and faculty members’ engagement with visual and performing arts while expanding opportunities for artists and industry partners.
Each year, the Office organizes four to six visual art exhibitions, six performances, six arts and humanities lectures, two creative events, and two competitions. Open to both the campus and local community, these activities strengthen cultural literacy, aesthetic appreciation, and public access to the arts.
◎ Office of Technology and Arts Development – Key Directions
● Design and implement art-related courses on campus.
● Regularly organize visual art exhibitions to broaden artistic perspectives.
● Host performing arts and music events on a regular basis.
● Offer cultural and arts lectures and specialized courses.
● Nurture campus “art ambassadors” to integrate art into daily life and foster an artistic atmosphere.
● Provide community art appreciation courses through the Citizen Academy, enhancing campus–community interaction.
● Engage community resources to promote cultural and artistic vitality.
● Strengthen the office’s online art platform to make art resources accessible to all.
Cheng Shiu Arts Festival
Each semester, CSU organizes arts and cultural activities supported by student volunteers. Students assist with photography, artist video production, publications, and guided tours as art ambassadors, gaining deeper cultural experiences and strengthening artistic literacy. in 2025, CSU held seven exhibitions, nine performances, 13 creative lifestyle activities, six lectures, and two competitions. These events recorded 13,589 participations, including 12,189 from the campus community and 1,400 from local residents.
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Exhibition |
Exhibition |
Exhibition |
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Gears Are My Face: Hung Lung-Mu Solo Exhibition |
ragging on Paper: Liang Ren-Hong Solo Exhibition |
Homage to Sirius: Hsiao Chin Conservation Exhibition |
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Hung’s iron sculptures explore identity, technology, and post-industrial change. Liang transforms corrugated cardboard into responses to logistics and consumer culture. Featuring 60 works and conservation成果, the exhibition highlights Hsiao Chin’s artistic philosophy, spiritual journey, and cultural legacy. |
Hung’s iron sculptures explore identity, technology, and post-industrial change. Liang uses cardboard to address logistics and consumer culture. Featuring 60 works and conservation outcomes, the exhibition highlights Hsiao Chin’s philosophy, spirituality, and legacy. |
Hung’s iron sculptures explore identity, technology, and post-industrial change. Liang uses cardboard to examine logistics and consumer culture. Featuring 60 works and conservation outcomes, the exhibition highlights Hsiao Chin’s philosophy, spirituality, and legacy. |
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Performing Arts |
Performing Arts |
Performing Arts |
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Brilliant 60th × CSU Night Featuring Emperor International Music |
2025 Spring Concert Featuring Korean a Cappella Group Zenith |
Interwoven Realms: a Musical Dialogue Across Millennia—Salon Concert |
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Blending energetic rock with youthful melodies, the concert celebrated CSU’s 60th anniversary and its spirit of innovation and sustainability, creating a shared campus memory. |
Zenith’s performance and audience interaction showcased the diversity of a cappella, enhancing musical literacy, international perspectives, and appreciation of vocal arts. |
Performances by the Nanyi Music Ensemble and award-winning students presented diverse styles across eras, strengthening musical understanding, artistic appreciation, and an immersive campus arts environment. |
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Creative Activities |
Creative Activities |
Creative Activities |
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Pour-Over Coffee Workshop |
DIY Coloring Day: Create Your Own Character Figure! |
Uncontainable Creativity: Umbrella Painting |
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From grinding beans to brewing, participants explored coffee flavors, techniques, and culture while learning to make pour-over coffee suited to their tastes. |
Students experienced figure painting from concept to completion, developing creativity, concentration, and aesthetic awareness through hands-on practice. |
Participants transformed ordinary umbrellas into unique artworks, expressing personal style while strengthening artistic expression and sensitivity to color and design. |
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Lectures |
Lectures |
Lectures |
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A Portrait of What Is—and Is Not—Me: Hung Lung-Mu’s Readymades Between Chance and Intention |
The Eternal Sirius |
Toys Are Serious Business: the Truth Behind the Design Dream |
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Curator Lu Ming-Tse discussed Hung Lung-Mu’s iron sculpture exhibition the Gear Is My Face, exploring identity and mechanical symbols in post-industrial society while fostering artistic literacy and critical dialogue. |
Professor Emeritus Hsiao Chong-Ray of National Cheng Kung University introduced Hsiao Chin’s artistic journey, enriching participants’ understanding of modern art and cultural expression. |
A professional prototype artist explained the toy design and mass-production process, giving students practical insight into turning creative concepts into marketable products. |
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Competitions |
Competitions |
Exhibition |
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Handmade Art, Innovative Living: Creative Competition |
Bringing Characters to Life: 60th Anniversary Figure-Painting Competition |
Coloring Our Youth: Exhibition of Award-Winning Anniversary Figures |
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Integrating creative activities with competition, the event inspired students’ interest in DIY art while strengthening creativity, innovative thinking, and arts engagement. |
Participants expressed their creativity through diverse figure designs. Entries were evaluated for composition, color, and originality, showcasing students’ artistic passion and practical skills. |
Based on CSU’s award-winning 60th anniversary figure prototype, the exhibition showcased students’ diverse interpretations, aesthetic creativity, hands-on skills, and character design abilities. |
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Cultural and Arts Activities in 2025
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Type |
Sessions |
On-campus Faculty & Students |
Community Participants |
Student Volunteers |
Community Volunteers |
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Exhibitions |
7 |
5,880 |
989 |
42 |
75 |
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Lectures |
6 |
318 |
91 |
12 |
- |
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Creative Activities |
13 |
460 |
- |
128 |
15 |
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Performing Arts |
9 |
5,439 |
320 |
135 |
- |
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Competitions |
2 |
92 |
- |
6 |
- |
Cultural and Arts Activities in 2024
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Type |
Sessions |
On-campus Faculty & Students |
Community Participants |
Student Volunteers |
Community Volunteers |
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Exhibitions |
5 |
5,930 |
1,084 |
30 |
77 |
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Lectures |
9 |
562 |
22 |
18 |
- |
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Creative Activities |
21 |
714 |
6 |
106 |
16 |
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Performing Arts |
13 |
5,524 |
200 |
120 |
- |
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Competitions |
2 |
29 |
- |
2 |
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◎ 360° Online Virtual Exhibition
▲ “Little Miró” Art Exhibition
▲ “Homage to Sirius”: Special Exhibition on the Conservation of Hsiao Chin’s Donated Works
Advancing Local Cultural Heritage Preservation
CSU’s Cultural Heritage Conservation Center operates specialized laboratories for paintings, paper, wood, and artifacts. Scientific analysis and advanced equipment support conservation services and community education. in 2025, the Center held 41 workshops and lectures with 928 participations, completed 22 conservation and examination projects, and produced six educational videos.
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▲ On-Site Conservation |
▲ Oil Painting Conservation Laboratory |
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▲ Art Collection Management Bank |
▲ Cultural Heritage Conservation Internship Highlights |
◎ Open Conservation Centers
To realize its vision of “conservation as education,” CSU partnered with the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts in 2022 to establish Taiwan’s first Open Conservation Center at the Neiwei Arts Center, integrating collections, exhibitions, and public education. a second open conservation space at Pingtung’s 1936 Tobacco Culture Base offers hands-on workshops and close engagement with conservation practices—allowing culture to be renewed through preservation and understood through experience.
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▲ Neiwei Open Conservation Center |
▲ “Makeup for Paintings” Oil Painting Conservation |
▲ Neiwei Conservation Center—Introduction (Chinese Subtitles)
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▲ Pingtung Tobacco 1936 Cultural Base—Pingtung County Collection Center |
▲ Pingtung Tobacco 1936 Cultural Base—“Paper Caretaker for a Day” Activity |
◎ Preserving Indigenous Cultural Heritage
From 2022 to 2025, CSU completed 38 collaborative projects with Indigenous communities, covering pest control, preventive conservation, and artifact workshops. in 2025, the Ministry of Education–funded USR project “From Adversity to Renewal: Training and Local Practice in Indigenous Cultural Heritage Preservation” integrated interdisciplinary and local government resources to cultivate community-based conservation professionals. Through an MOU with the Indigenous Peoples Cultural Development Center under the Council of Indigenous Peoples, CSU also supports over 30 Indigenous cultural museums nationwide—including those in Shizi and Sandimen—with professional consultation and talent development.
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▲ Micro-Conservation Course in Partnership with Taiwu Township Office and Laiyi Indigenous Museum, Pingtung County |
▲ Non-Destructive Testing |
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▲Costume Conservation and Restoration Workshop |
▲Restoration Experience Workshop |
