Pier 2 Art Center (Pier-2 Art Center)

No. 1, Dayong Road, Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 803

In the 3rd basin of Kaohsiung Port, Pier 2 Art Center is a unique open art space, artistic environment for artists to express themselves. It converges diverse contemporary art forms such as graffiti painting, sculpture, painting with different materials. Coming here, visitors will have the opportunity to admire the exquisite artworks and freely check-in, live virtual with cool photos.

It was originally an abandoned warehouse due to the city's economic development policies shifting from industry to service. With the perseverance and dedication of a group of artists with a passion for art, the warehouse has been remodeled and converted into an art center, frequented by artists throughout the world. country. In 2006, under the management of Kaohsiung City Culture Bureau, Art Development Association, Pier-2 first held an art exhibition, gathering many artworks of many famous artists. in the city. Later, this place gradually became a source of creativity, where artistic ideas were sublimated and introduced to the public near and far.

Lying along both sides of the pier are rows of "artistic" warehouses, the sea breeze, the boats coming in and out of the harbor, the immense sea and sky, all giving you a feeling of relaxation, forgetting about the chaos of the city. worry and immerse yourself in a settled art space. Artists call this a place where the land and the vast ocean meet, between art and life.

On either side of the pier are clusters of art warehouses. Not only is there an unlimited flow of cars, boats, sea breezes and people coming in and out every day, but when looking at the vast sea and sky, people also feel relaxed, relieve stress with endless thoughts. The meeting between land and the vast ocean at Pier-2, it seems to symbolize the bright future ahead. Pier-2 contributes to introduce contemporary art works to the art-loving public.

On Taiwan's national day, October 10, 2000, celebratory fireworks are not only launched in Taipei. For the first time, the government also decided to hold fireworks in southern Taiwan. And the Pier-2 warehouse right next to the gentle harbor was chosen for the memorable fireworks display.

In 2006, Kaohsiung City Culture Bureau took over Pier-2 Art Center and since then started a series of exhibitions and festivals such as Kaohsiung Design Festival, Chinese Characters Exhibition, Festival Kaohsiung International Iron & Steel Sculpture, Kaohsiung International Container Art Festival, “Here comes Kaohsiung”, Mega Port Festival, Wall Moon Theater, Kaohsiung Youth Creative Design Exhibition … With creative vibes full of life, each exhibition or performance attracts a large number of visitors. In that way, the Pier-2 Art Center pioneers in elevating the port city of Kaohsiung into a center of art and culture with unique spiritual dishes.

Come here to immerse yourself in a sophisticated and creative art space. If you are a fan of shopping, this place also has many options for you with many fashion, handicraft and art stores and especially weekend markets with unique homemade items that you will surely love. cannot be found anywhere.

To get to Pier-2 Art Center, you can use public transportation such as: subway KMRT (orange line) to Yangchengpu station (exit 1), or take the Light tram Rail to Dayi Pier-2 station.

The center is open daily from 10.00 AM to 08.00 PM.

General admission ticket price (see exhibitions): NTD 80/adult, NTD 45/elderly, NTD 60/child (from 7 to 12 years old or 115 to 150 cm tall).

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