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Description
We are a community of artists from all over the world. we have artists from Ireland, Germany, Brazil, Indonesia, France, Japan, India, etc. Every year we receive many artists who desire to express their art and share it with the community and the world. Some of them stay for a few weeks, and others are here for many years.
The director of the community, has a lot of interest in puppets, pageantry, and abstract art, at the beginning he spent several years traveling around the world, visiting festivals, and looking for community projects. It's why today the community is inspired by Seattle’s Fremont Solstice and Nevada’s Burning Man festival.
the community consists of several buildings with workshops inside, a Chinese restaurant, and a residential building of 100 apartments with a first-floor theater. we also organize an annual puppet/samba parade filled with huge papier-mache puppets, stilt walkers, batucada teams, and lots of costumed school children. we also take part in other parades in all of Taiwan.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
DIY and building projects
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
During your time here you will have the chance to learn more about Taiwan culture and also about several different cultures. We have artists and volunteers from all over the world. We are a big family working in a good atmosphere.
For those who want to learn and share their art with the world, you will find our place a valuable experience.
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ANY KIND of artist with all types of skills (dancing, singing, theater, sculpturing, paper mache, painting...etc.) we have all the tools and the community that you need to make your project become reality. If you have an art project and would like to make it real, send us a message and let us know about it.
Languages spoken
Indonesian: Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin): Fluent
English: Intermediate
Accommodation
The volunteering is 5 hours per day with 2 days off a week or whenever it suits us and you.
Also, we would suggest you not take a day off on Sunday, so you can help and join our Sunday activities.
We provide lunch and dinner, but it may not be suitable for vegetarians.
You will have your room and a shared bathroom. No AC and no Wi-Fi here.
What else ...
How to get to us from the Airport? Take bus 1843 to "Nangang Exhibition Center" get off the bus and go to the other side of the road to take bus 817, a 15-minute ride( if you don't cross the road you will go in the wrong direction). get down at the Jinlong village bus stop. the Art Center is 500m from there.
An easier solution would be to get off the bus 1843 at the Nangang Exhibition Center and take a taxi. it is 10 mins ride, 150ntd ( $5 us) .
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (15)
I designed and made my own costume for the parade, you actually got a great freedom of creation and everybody is so funny and wild, I loved everyone there and made such good… read more
She has been helping a lot on our French exhibition, plastering, painting, cutting, constructing, airbrushing. She learns fast she does her job with lot of serious, and she is easy going. We definitely recommend Marina, She is the kind of volunteers that we are… read more
I spent one month helping Natha on the french floor with plastering, painting, cutting, constructing, airbrushing... and i really enjoyed it a lot!
I worked 7 hours a day, 5 days a week (you can choose which days you'd like to take off). It is more… read more
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I designed and made my own costume for the parade, you actually got a great freedom of creation and everybody is so funny and wild, I loved everyone there and made such good… read more
She has been helping a lot on our French exhibition, plastering, painting, cutting, constructing, airbrushing. She learns fast she does her job with lot of serious, and she is easy going. We definitely recommend Marina, She is the kind of volunteers that we are… read more
I spent one month helping Natha on the french floor with plastering, painting, cutting, constructing, airbrushing... and i really enjoyed it a lot!
I worked 7 hours a day, 5 days a week (you can choose which days you'd like to take off). It is more… read more
The main task I had was to make a wall painting as part of Natha's French project but I also helped him with other minor tasks. I also joined a Bollywood-themed Sunday party (which are regularly held at the community).
Some of the artists and voluteers who lived there were extremely kind to… read more
This community and the beautiful souls there, were such an important add to our lifes. Natha, Bridget, Raj, The Bali Guys and the Taiwan Team (and of course the Youtube crew), thanks to all of you, you are the best of the best! Special thanks and hugs to our cooker. We miss you so bad.
We create in… read more
When I arrived there the place blew the top off my head of is way more than what you can expect from the description. It took me few days to find my final task in the community as a kitchen help for the vegan/vegetarian volunteers and playing music on Sunday parades with fellow workers. I enjoyed the experience and the room… read more
The work hours are long but you're fed three good meals a day and the work is very rewarding. I felt very encouraged and… read more
This was our first workaway experience and we quickly felt like family here. As a volunteer it felt that everyone helps each other out and genuinely enjoys every day of work. We were able to make great friends with the Taiwanese staff as well as fellow… read more
Natha
We could stay only two weeks. For the first one, we create a short street performance for the Sunday's parade. The next one, we helped Natha for the… read more
