簡介

東和鋼鐵公司長期致力於關懷社會公益，彰顯與臺灣這塊土地共同成長的熱愛關切與責任。2009年至2011年間與國家文化藝術基金會合作「東和鋼鐵藝術家駐廠創作專案」，邀請藝術家進駐苗栗廠區創作大型鋼雕作品，開啟了藝術與工業生產間的全新連結。更於2012年公司創立五十周年之際，設立「財團法人東和鋼鐵文化基金會」，以提昇國人文化藝術素養為宗旨，積極培植藝術人才、推廣藝術教育、推動文創產業發展及辦理或贊助文化藝術活動，推動鋼鐵產業與文化結合。
基金會於2013年發起第一屆「東和鋼鐵國際藝術家駐廠創作計畫」，每年邀請一位臺籍、一位外籍藝術家進駐東鋼公司苗栗廠，運用廢鋼材進行創作，已為臺灣企業與藝術合作的重要案例之一，更在工業生產與藝術表現之間創造了新的火花。近年來陸續主辦「高雄國際鋼雕藝術節」、「FORMOSA雕塑雙年展」、「國際袖珍雕塑展」等多項活動，希冀串聯國際藝文網絡，建構兼具學術與創作之交流平台，帶動臺灣整體藝文環境發展。

About

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corporation has always dedicated itself to various charity events in Taiwan, which demonstrates its passion and duty to grow together with this land. With the collaboration with National Culture and Arts Foundation, Tung Ho Steel launched a three-year “Artist-in-Residence Program” to invite artistic creation at Tung Ho Steel Miaoli Works, forging a new connection between art and industrial production, and promoted the modernization and development of sculpture art in Taiwan. To further participate in culture and arts events for social benefits, Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corporation established “Tung Ho Steel Foundation” in 2012 to commemorate its fiftieth anniversary. The Foundation aims to cultivate cultural and art literacy of people in Taiwan through fostering art talents, promoting art education, the cultural / creative industry, sponsoring cultural/art events, and developing an integration platform for steel industry and culture.

The Foundation had held the first “Tung Ho Steel International Artist Residency Program” since 2013. Every year, one domestic artist and one foreign artist are invited to Miaoli Works, and artists utilized steel scraps as their creative materials. The finished works are great in both quality and quantity. The foundation also hold “Kaohsiung International Steel & Iron Sculpture Festival,” “FORMOSA Sculpture Biennial,” “International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition,” we hope to establish links with the international art communities in order to build a platform of exchange that facilitates academic research and artistic creation.