Hualien Stone Sculptural Festival To Invite Artists Participation

Bandar Seri Begawan - Biennial "Hualien Stone Sculptural Festival" has been held in October every other year since 1997. The festival not only entices a mass of tourists flocking in Taiwan Hualien but also successfully promotes the, image "Hualien --- "the City of Stone and Arts" to the world.

The 5th "Hualien Stone Sculptural Festival" is approaching and will kick off in October 2005, which is highly anticipated to bring in hundreds and thousand tourists.

The prime campaign of the Hualien Stone Sculptural Festival is the Outdoor Creation Workshop held simultaneously. Its household name provides the coteries of arts from home and abroad with valuable cultural exchange.

The Outdoor Creation Workshop has cooperated with more than 60 excellent artists via calling for submissions around the world. The cultural interaction and exchange not only stimulates the local stone sculptural coteries but also generates a positive impact on promotion of the cultural Image of Taiwan.

To entice more artists participating in the event, the 2005 Hualien Stone Sculptural Festival Outdoor Creation provides applicants with the state-of-the-art on-tine application system. All the data of submissions will be converged and evaluated on-line for the preliminary round.

The theme of the year is "Hualien Culture and Landscape". Any independent large-scale stone sculptors from any country are eligible to apply for the workshop.

All required materials must arrive at the executing unit by January 7, 2105, at 5 pm (11OOGMT); late or incomplete materials will not be accepted (Based on post marked date).

Thirty artists will be selected to enter the final round. Final twelve nominees (including two on the waiting list) will be officially informed and invited to participate in the 2005 Hualien Stone Sculptural Festival Outdoor Creation Workshop.

For further information, please visit the official website http: // 2005.hccc.gov.tw or contact the executing unit INFG Co., Ltd. (Phone: +886-2-2722-9335 ext. 323, or Fax: 1886-2-2720-9718 at Address: 10-4, Nm_ 432, Ji-Lung Rd.. Sec. 1,Taipei 110, Taiwan, Republic Of China).

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