A total of 37 individuals, entities and schools were presented with an Arts Education Contribution Award Dec. 26 in Taipei City for their tireless work in the field.
Established by the Ministry of Education in 2014, the award is given across five categories for lifetime achievement, outstanding schools, outstanding institutions, exceptional teaching and special contributions to education. A total of 283 institutions and 145 individuals have been recognized so far.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award went to 92-year-old Cheng Shan-hsi, Taiwan Normal University College of Arts professor emeritus, and the late Chen Huei-dung, Tainan Art Museum honorary chair. The former spent nearly 60 years promoting art education at all levels through a series of publications, while the latter played a key role in establishing the local museum, in addition to his lifelong commitment to creation and education.
Recognition of exceptional schools and institutions awards include Huwei Junior High School in the central county of Yunlin; Zunliao Elementary School in the central county of Changhua; and Hansi Elementary School in the northeastern county of Yilan; Chang Yung-fa Foundation based in Taipei City; Taipei-based Hsu Chau-ing Social Welfare Charity Foundation, also based in Taipei; and Water Source Foundation, also in Taipei.
Other winners include recipients of the exceptional teaching award: Sun Chu-chun of Zhonghe Junior High School in New Taipei City and Chen Yun-ru of Tse Wen Elementary School in Taoyuan City; as well as Hung Yao-hui, National Taiwan University of Arts Department of Architecture Art Conservation professor, and Lai Yi-fa, veteran Hakka musician, who both won special contribution to education awards. (SFC-E)
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