Fred started a new job a few months back, he is the Marketing/Communications Manager of an Arts Centre called The Bamboo Curtain. The site used to be a chicken farm until it fell into the hands of Margaret Shiu. She has transformed it into a friendly and peaceful venue for artists to create and share their work.
The goal of the venue is to promote cross-cultural exchanges in the Arts by providing artists with spaces and tools to pursue their work. Not only can artists use the studio spaces, but they can also set up a temporary home in one of the artists' residences for short stays.
It sits beside the mangroves of the Danshui river and the Danshui line of the MRT runs along the other side. The Danshui River bicycle path runs right by it. From the venue you can admire the profile of the the Goddess' face in the outline of Taiwan's holiest mountain, GuanYin Mountain, which sits across the river in Bali.
Secretly, I am rather jealous. I would love to work at a venue like this.
Bamboo Curtain is home to permanent residents Sunson Theatre, a percussion performance and workshop group.
A sweet little herbal tea stand set up in 'The Lab', one of the studios available to artists for residency.
Permanent resident, Chen Cheng-Hsun's ceramics studio.
1 comment:
Cool place Mike!
from Steph
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