Situated in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, near the Port of Kaohsiung and the Love River estuary, the Pier-2 Art Center is a settlement-style arts hub transformed from former warehouse clusters. It is well-known for its diversity, openness, experimentation, and innovation, encompassing a wide range of artistic expressions, including visual arts, music, theater, cultural and creative industries, film, television, and more.

In 2015, the Center launched the PAIR program, committed to three core missions: supporting contemporary artistic creation, promoting arts education, and fostering community engagement. Every year, through open calls, invitations, and international exchanges, the program welcomes visionary, interdisciplinary, and experimental creators from both domestic and international backgrounds for residency and collaboration.

PAIR is housed in the C9 Building of the Dayi Warehouse Cluster, which features eight artist studios (equipped with living facilities) and one common space (a multipurpose area for socializing, cooking, dining, administration, lectures, meetings, etc.), offering resident artists or teams with a space for creation and living, fostering the exchange of ideas and concepts from around the world.

Benefits

• Studio and living space: A 33-square-meter creation space (including a bathroom) and a 17-square-meter attic that will serve as a living space will be available here for resident artists to create artwork.
• Art exchange area and opportunities.
• Transportation fee (Offering one round trip economy class flight ticket or one round trip reserved seat ticket for the high speed rail, depending on the artist's place of residence.)
• Starting in 2026, the daily living allowance will be adjusted to NT$800 per person (or group) per day.
• Material fees (with the amount determined based on the nature of the residency plan.)
• Each artist will be assigned a project manager to provide assistance with residency matters. ※The project manager is a professional who helps with residency and creation-related issues. Artists should understand that they are responsible for their daily routines and tasks, including but not limited to: non-English translation/interpreting, material purchases, artwork installation, and research on their residency plan.

Eligibility

• Individuals and groups dedicated to art creation, both in Taiwan and abroad, are eligible to apply; there are no restrictions on the types of artistic endeavors.
• This opportunity is available to artists and artistic groups of all nationalities who have at least two years of experience in art creation. (Student artists should at least possess a bachelor's degree.)
• Applicants should be capable of communicating in English. English and Chinese are the languages used during the residency, so please consider this requirement before submitting your application.

Obligations

• Artists are required to execute their residency and workshop plans and complete the online feedback sheet before the end of their residency period.
• Artists must leave behind an artwork, a record of their exhibition/performance, or any item showcasing their residency result, as long as the form is mutually agreed upon.
• The workshop should be locally oriented, whether it is an exchange/collaboration project, academic exchange, or educational program.
• During the residency, artists are prohibited from carrying contraband, flammable materials, explosives, or other hazardous items. They must comply with the regulations governing the use of sites, space, or facilities in the Pier-2 Art Center, ensuring access control, environmental cleanliness, and facility safety.
• Artists are expected to participate in art and cultural promotion programs organized by the Pier-2 Art Center, such as seminars, exhibitions, performances, open studios, and other exchange activities.
• Artists own the artworks created during the residency. Therefore, they are responsible for de-installing and transporting the artworks, covering any associated fees before their residency ends. PAIR does not provide storage services.
• Overseas/expatriate artists and domestic artists are required to pay USD/EUR 150 and NTD 4,500 as the deposit, respectively. The deposit will be fully refunded after artists fulfill their residency project, obligations, and the check-out procedure.
• Artists are responsible for installing/de-installing their artworks and overseeing their exhibition space, so they should take into consideration their exhibit display method and the safety of installing rented equipment. PAIR will assist only in opening and closing the exhibition venue. If there is a need for setting up the exhibition, relevant costs (including exhibition equipment installation, electrical distribution, painting, and labor for the setup) shall be covered by the subsidy for material fees.