Taiwan and France recently concluded a cooperative agreement deepening bilateral artistic cooperation, underscoring the two sides’ commitment to integrating creative resources, the Ministry of Culture said July 22.

Under the pact inked by Nikky Lin, director of the National Museum of Taiwan Literature, and Cécile Renault, head of culture, university cooperation and education of the French Office in Taipei, artists from France and other French-speaking countries are invited to complete artistic residencies in Taiwan, the MOC said. The presence of the visiting artists is expected to give locals greater insight into the global francophone community, the ministry added.

Among the projects French speakers are encouraged to participate in is the Formosa Art Residency launched in April 2023 by the FOT. The program is open to creatives in the writing, publishing and extended reality fields, the MOC said, adding that NMTL representatives will also take part in applicant screening following the new agreement.

The NMTL is dedicated to building international connections through literature, the ministry said. The museum collaborates with the French Alliance of Taiwan to hold a month of France-related cultural activities each March, and its residential writing program at Taiwan Literature Base in Taipei City has hosted writers from China, Czechia, Germany, Hong Kong and the U.S., the MOC added.


Source:  Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)