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Hi-Five Plus: Indigenous Peoples from the Plains of Beitou to the Mountains of Pingtung

Most of the graduate students of the International MA Program in Cultural and Creative Industries (IMCCI) at Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA) are from Latin America or Southeast Asia. The colonial history at their home countries makes it more accessible for them to relate to issues concerning the environmental situations of Taiwan, the political and economic power-play between the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and the post-colonial experiences.

The USR project “Hi-Five Plus: Indigenous Peoples from the Plains of Beitou to the Mountains of Pingtung” offers a closer possibility for the international graduate students at TNUA to deal with issues such as Global South, Indigeneity, and Anthropocene: Global South questions the epistemology re-deployed on a 21st-Century’s global scale to refer to the conceptual “south” defined by knowledge production; Indigeneity emphasizes human society as a component in the ecology and touches upon how the indigenous experience may and should compensate and expand the forgotten or silenced narratives of history; Anthropocene is defined as the present geological epoch to reflect on the human destruction on the global ecology and biodiversity. With these concerns in mind, TNUA’s USR project on the one hand examines the significant “South” as proposed in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, while it particularly focuses on social practices related but not limited to decolonization, indigeneity, preservation of cultural diversity, cultural sustainability, and community care to broaden the social practices made possible by a university.

Futurist Wave: Contemporary Art from the Greater Sandimen

Featuring 23 Pingtung-based indigenous artists, the exhibition taking place from 17 April to 5 August at Pingtung Art Museum focuses on the development of contemporary arts in the Greater Sandimen Area (Sandimen Township, Wutai Township, Majia Township, etc.) as it attempts to provide a writing that begins with the year of 1900 to explore an artistic narrative across generations, family legacy, and history throughout the 120 years and to ultimately lead to future trend. Drawing on the human relationship with the land, nature, air, and creatures, it discusses how contemporary indigenous art can connect the ancestors’ wisdom with modern knowledge and technology to create the potential of the future.

Under the mentorship of Prof. Manray Hsu, the co-principal investigator of this USR project who is also the curator of Futurist Wave, the curatorial course demanded the IMCCI students to conduct interviews with indigenous artists, make promotional videos, and market it on social media. IMCCI student Yesenia Loayza Aquino from Peru had a research background in the weaving of Peruvian Quechua women and its social entrepreneurs, and she also learned weaving with the Paiwan artist Wu Yuling to create an artwork together for the exhibition as a gesture of friendship between indigenous women from different countries. IMCCI student Larissa Soto from Honduras used to be a journalist with an outgoing personality. When she participated in the “Tracing Your Root” program in the tribe, the newly-made Paiwan friend joked about building her a traditional slab house in exchange for her staying in Taiwan. Because of her dedication to the project, the Etan Creative Vision Art Studio (co-curator of the Futurist Wave exhibition) invited her and another IMCCI student Yip Ming Hoe from Malaysia to work in the photographic team for their new field-research project where they would have to visit indigenous communities across Taiwan to collect oral history.

TJIMUR Arts Festival

Situated in the far-away mountain tribe in Pingtung, Tjimur Dance Theatre is Taiwan’s first professional Paiwan dance company. As its TJIMUR Arts Festival celebrated the third anniversary, it welcomed the contemporary visual artist Heidi Voet from Belgium and the performance artist Anchi Lin from TNUA’s Department of New Media Art. These two artists are, recommended by the principal investigator of this USR project, Prof. I-Wen Chang, as the festival’s residential artists to present exciting experimental interdisciplinary collaboration.

At this year’s TJIMUR Arts Festival, the IMCCI international students from Thailand, Belize, Honduras, Canada, and Guatemala also served as international lecturers to lead workshops of Thai dance, Belizean paper sculpture, kites for El Día de los Muertos, and Piñatas figurines, introducing the cultural and artistic elements from Latin America, even though rarely seen in big cities, to the mountain tribe in Southern Taiwan and sharing the fun with local children and adults. Meanwhile, Thachaporn Supparatanapinyo and Warangtip Emmy Singhakarn from Thailand integrated the four-step of the standard Thai folk dance (while the traditional Paiwan dance is also four-step), a practice compulsory in Thailand’s education system for all Thai people between 6 and 18, with the two-part harmony of traditional Paiwan tunes to challenging the taboo of traditional Thai dance by experimenting with a contemporary cross-disciplinary attempt. The activities in the workshops eventually lead to a profound and inspiring cross-cultural discussion afterward on issues concerning the training of dancing body, construction of national identity, and preservation of tradition.

Apart from the abovementioned exhibition and art festival, IMCCI will also join Zurich University of the Arts in the Shared Campus project “Critical Ecologies,” as led by Prof. Yatin Lin, to visit the Eastern Taiwan-based indigenous artists and dance companies for field research which may further discuss issues related to Indigeneity and Anthropocene. IMCCI also collaborates with Hong-gah Museum (Beitou, Taipei), an important venue in Taiwan’s contemporary art scene, in the performance Foreigners in Beitou under an art-for-community project earlier this year and a book on Beitou’s Plains Indigenous Peoples and river systems, which will be published later this year.

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Taipei City
Taipei National University of the Arts

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Measures for Voting to Enter the Draw during the Expo Period

Event Duration: From 12:00 on December 12 (Saturday) to 12:00 on December 27 (Sunday)
Event Measures: Log in to your personal Facebook or Google account to vote. Each account can vote more than once during the voting period, receiving 1 chance to the draw with each vote, so the more you vote, the higher the chance of winning. However, each account is restricted to vote for the same article or the same video once only.
List of Winners: On December 28 (Monday), 2020, the list of winners will be announced on the event official website (URL: https://2020usrexpo.org/).

Event Prize Content

1st Prize

Switch 1 winner
2nd Prize

“Huei Yeh” Power Extreme Massage Gun 1 winner
3rd Prize

“ASUS” E203NA 11.6” Notebook 2 winner
4th Prize

Nestle Dolce Gusto Genio 2 2 winner
5th Prize

PXMart or Carrefour Gift Voucher valued at NT$1,000 5 winner
6th Prize

KINYO Bluetooth 5.0 Wireless Speaker 8 winner
7th Prize

7-11 Gift Voucher valued at NT$200 100 winner

Announcement of the list of winners

The various prizes are expected to be notified via email and also announced on the event official website on December 28 (Monday), please will the prize winners pay attention to the prize-winning information, and send back the relevant documents according to the notices & explanations; no separate notification will be issued.

Notices

The event period for this event is based on Taiwan time, and the delivery of the rewards is restricted to regions including Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
Please refer to the actual products for the event rewards, the pictures used on the website are for reference only; no request for changing colors, specs, transfers, or cash redemption will be accepted.
Our event organizer will not be liable for the follow-up warranty and maintenance of the winning rewards; once the rewards have been collected, signed, and accepted, no reissuance of the rewards will be available if the rewards have been lost, peculated, discarded, or damaged. Please refer to the actual products for the prize rewards, no return or exchange will be accepted; the prize winner must contact the manufacturer of the rewards if there is any issue regarding malfunctioning, damage, or maintenance.
1st Prize ~ 5th Prize (Winning prizes with a value exceeding NT$1,000 (inclusive): Each prize winner should fill out the “Reward Collection Application and Receipt (will be announced together with the announcement of the list of winners)” within 7 days (including holidays based on the post stamp) starting from the next day of the announcement of the list of winners, and must provide a copy of both sides of the ID card. The copy must be sent to the specified place via registered mail; those passing the deadline will be deemed to give up the prize and rights, and no objections will be accepted from the prize winners.
6th Prize ~ 7th Prize (Winning prizes with a value less than NT$1,000 (inclusive): Prize winners should reply to the prize-winning notifying letter via Email within 7 days (including holidays) starting from the next day of the announcement of the list of winners, to confirm the collection of the rewards and to fill out the relevant info for sending the rewards (to confirm the address for sending the gift), and to accelerate the follow-up qualification review. If the prize winners do not complete the relevant info before the deadline, they will be deemed to give up the opportunity to collect the rewards, and no alternative gifts or reissuance of gifts will be available.
When the prize winners have completed filling out the prize-winning info, the organizer will double-check the identification data of the prize winners, the rewards will only be sent out when all data is correct. All prize-winning qualification needs to be approved by the organizer before it becomes effective, all reviewing standards are based on the organizer as the only reference.
If the prize winner did not fill in the data complete and correct, or cannot be in contact, or did not send back the required data within the announced time of the rewards, the prize winner will then be deemed to voluntarily give up the prize, no separate notification will be announced.
According to the R.O.C Tax Act, if the prize winner is an individual residing in Taiwan, and the prize amount (value) exceeds NT$1,000 (inclusive), then a copy of both sides of the ID card will need to be handed in for taxation, which will be incorporated into individual income for the annual taxation. If the prize winner is not an individual residing in Taiwan, 20% of reward tax must be deducted from the reward first regardless of the prize amount before the prize winner can collect the reward. If the prize winner is not an adult, a household registration transcript must be provided along with a letter of consent from the legal representative. If the prize winner is unwilling to pay the tax first, he/she will be deemed to give up the reward, and no objections will be accepted.
If the prize winner is in violation of the relevant event measures or has other dissents, the organizer is allowed to retrieve the reward and no objections from the prize winner will be accepted. If a judicial dispute is involved, all legal liabilities will be held by the individual. The organizer will not be liable.
If it is confirmed that the participant used a hacker program or other method that evidently violates the fairness of the event in an attempt to influence the event, the organizer is then allowed to disqualify the participant immediately or to cancel the prize-winning qualification. Compensation will be liable if a loss is caused for the organizer due to this.
For reasons that the organizer are not liable for, including a computer, network, telephone, or technique issues resulting in the delay, loss, incorrect, unidentifiable, or damaged data uploaded by the participants, the organizer will not be liable for any legal liability, and no objections from the participants and prize winners will be accepted.
The organizer reserves the rights to review the qualification of the event participants, if the organizer or a third party has reported that the participants are found to use methods that are intentional or evidently violate the fairness of the event, or do not conform to the rules of this event, the organizer will then be allowed to cancel the prize immediately.
The event measures are stated on the event platform, the organizer reserves the right to alter the event details at any time (participating method, gift content and quantity…etc.); the participants must agree completely to follow and obey the alterations of the event without any objection. Please refer to the announcement of the event measures if alternations have been made to the event measures, no separate notification will be available.
Unmentioned matters of this event should be handled according to the relevant rules of the civil law; the organizer reserves the rights to maintain, modify, cease and explain the content, as well as to cancel the prize-winning qualification of any prize winner influencing other prize winners’ rights. Refer to the announcement on the platform for the modification info; no separate notification will be available.
Participants in the event agree to accept the event measures and notices, if, in violation, the organizer will then be allowed to cancel the qualification of the participant or the prize winner, and then request the participant for compensation for the losses caused.
When the event is unable to be conducted due to force majeure causes, the organizer has the rights to cancel, terminate, modify, or cease the event. Participants in the event are deemed to accept the effectiveness of the rules, for unmentioned matters, the organizer reserves the rights to modify, terminate, and alter the event content details without giving out a separate notification.

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Measures for Leaving a Message to Enter the Draw for the Live Streaming of the Opening Ceremony

Event Period

From 13:00 to 14:00 on December 12 (Saturday), 2020
Event Measures

Log in to your personal Facebook or Google account to proceed with leaving a message; each account with a successful message of #2020usrexpo left before the end of the live streaming of the opening ceremony will have an opportunity to enter the draw, and each account is restricted to winning the prize once only.
List of Winners

On December 14 (Monday), 2020, the list of winners will be announced on the event official website https://2020usrexpo.org/) Announcement of the list of winners

Event Prize Content

1st Prize

“Huei Yeh” Power Extreme Massage Gun 1 winner
2nd Prize

Nestle Dolce Gusto Genio 2 1 winner
3rd Prize

KINYO Bluetooth 5.0 Wireless Speaker 2 winner
4th Prize

7-11 Gift Voucher valued at NT$200 27 winner

Announcement of the list of winners

The various prizes are expected to be notified via email and also announced on the event official website on December 14 (Monday), please will the prize winners pay attention to the prize-winning information, and send back the relevant documents according to the notices & explanations; no separate notification will be issued.

Notices

The event period for this event is based on Taiwan time, and the delivery of the rewards is restricted to regions including Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
Please refer to the actual products for the event rewards, the pictures used on the website are for reference only; no request for changing colors, specs, transfers, or cash redemption will be accepted.
Our event organizer will not be liable for the follow-up warranty and maintenance of the winning rewards; once the rewards have been collected, signed, and accepted, no reissuance of the rewards will be available if the rewards have been lost, peculated, discarded, or damaged. Please refer to the actual products for the prize rewards, no return or exchange will be accepted; the prize winner must contact the manufacturer of the rewards if there is any issue regarding malfunctioning, damage, or maintenance.
1st prize ~ 2nd prize (Winning prizes with a value exceeding NT$1,000 (inclusive): Each prize winner should fill out the “Reward Collection Application and Receipt (will be announced together with the announcement of the list of winners)” within 7 days (including holidays based on the post stamp) starting from the next day with the announcement of the list of winners, and must provide a copy of both sides of the ID card. The copy must be sent to the specified place via registered mail; those passing the deadline will be deemed to give up the prize and rights, and no objections will be accepted from the prize winners.
3rd Prize ~ 4th Prize (Winning prizes with a value less than NT$1,000 (inclusive): Prize winners should reply to the prize-winning notifying letter via Email within 7 days (including holidays) starting from the next day of the announcement of the list of winners, to confirm the collection of the rewards and to fill out the relevant info for sending the rewards (to confirm the address for sending the gift), and to accelerate the follow-up qualification review. If the prize winners do not complete the relevant info before the deadline, they will be deemed to give up the opportunity to collect the rewards, and no alternative gifts or reissuance of gifts will be available.
When the prize winners have completed filling out the prize-winning info, the organizer will double-check the identification data of the prize winners, the rewards will only be sent out when all data is correct.
All prize-winning qualification needs to be approved by the organizer before it becomes effective, all reviewing standards are based on the organizer as the only reference.
If the prize winner did not fill in the data complete and correct, or cannot be in contact, or did not send back the required data within the announced time of the rewards, the prize winner will then be deemed to voluntarily give up the prize, no separate notification will be announced.
According to the R.O.C Tax Act, if the prize winner is an individual residing in Taiwan, and the prize amount (value) exceeds NT$1,000 (inclusive), then a copy of both sides of the ID card will need to be handed in for taxation, which will be incorporated into individual income for the annual taxation. If the prize winner is not an individual residing in Taiwan, 20% of reward tax must be deducted from the reward first regardless of the prize amount before the prize winner can collect the reward. If the prize winner is not an adult, a household registration transcript must be provided along with a letter of consent from the legal representative. If the prize winner is unwilling to pay the tax first, he/she will be deemed to give up the reward, and no objections will be accepted.
If the prize winner is in violation of the relevant event measures or has other dissents, the organizer is allowed to retrieve the reward and no objections from the prize winner will be accepted. If a judicial dispute is involved, all legal liabilities will be held by the individual. The organizer will not be liable.
If it is confirmed that the participant used a hacker program or other method that evidently violates the fairness of the event in an attempt to influence the event, the organizer is then allowed to disqualify the participant immediately or to cancel the prize-winning qualification. Compensation will be liable if a loss is caused for the organizer due to this.
For reasons that the organizer are not liable for, including a computer, network, telephone, or technique issues resulting in the delay, loss, incorrect, unidentifiable, or damaged data uploaded by the participants, the organizer will not be liable for any legal liability, and no objections from the participants and prize winners will be accepted.
The organizer reserves the rights to review the qualification of the event participants, if the organizer or a third party has reported that the participants are found to use methods that are intentional or evidently violate the fairness of the event, or do not conform to the rules of this event, the organizer will then be allowed to cancel the prize immediately.
The event measures are stated on the event platform, the organizer reserves the right to alter the event details at any time (participating method, gift content and quantity…etc.); the participants must agree completely to follow and obey the alterations of the event without any objection. Please refer to the announcement of the event measures if alternations have been made to the event measures, no separate notification will be available.
Unmentioned matters of this event should be handled according to the relevant rules of the civil law; the organizer reserves the rights to maintain, modify, cease and explain the content, as well as to cancel the prize-winning qualification of any prize winner influencing other prize winners’ rights. Refer to the announcement on the platform for the modification info; no separate notification will be available.
Participants in the event agree to accept the event measures and notices, if, in violation, the organizer will then be allowed to cancel the qualification of the participant or the prize winner, and then request the participant for compensation for the losses caused.
When the event is unable to be conducted due to force majeure causes, the organizer has the rights to cancel, terminate, modify, or cease the event. Participants in the event are deemed to accept the effectiveness of the rules, for unmentioned matters, the organizer reserves the rights to modify, terminate, and alter the event content details without giving out a separate notification.

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Hi-Five Plus: Indigenous Peoples from the Plains of Beitou to the Mountains of Pingtung