To enable the community to experience the charm of art, NCUE provides free musical activities and various art lectures and exhibitions every year. In addition to attracting interested students to join clubs, these activities also invite community members to participate, serving faculty, students, and community audiences while enhancing artistic participation and cultural atmosphere.

1. Student Clubs

(1) NCUE’s student clubs Baisha Wind Band and C-Major Choir are composed of music-loving students. In addition to providing opportunities for teaching and exchanging musical knowledge, these clubs are often invited to perform at various venues or engage in exchanges with other schools, frequently winning awards in national competitions. The Baisha Wind Band and C-Major Choir play crucial roles in major on-campus events. Additionally, the Wind Band and C-Major Choir participate in national music competitions, actively striving to bring the greatest pride and honor to NCUE. In on if the inter-school exchange events, the KuDance Hip-Hop Club organized end-of-semester showcases on campus, presenting rich and diverse styles of dances that express rich emotions and creativity of club members. Members of the KuDance Hip-Hop Club also incorporated pop music to attract more sports-loving students to join the club. The diversity of student clubs at NCUE not only demonstrate the liveliness of NCUE, but also showcased the students’ creativity and skills. Student club public performances are listed in Table 1 and shown in Figures 1-11.

Table 1. Overview of Student Club Public Performances in 2024

No.	Performing Club	Program Content	Number of performers
1	Baisha Wind Band	2024National Student Music Competition	25
2	C-Major Choir	2024 National Student Competition of Music	10
3	KuDance Hip-Hop Club	End-of-Semester Showcase	15
4	Baisha Harmonica Club	End-of-Semester Showcase	8
5	Fiddlers String Music Club	End-of-Semester Showcase	10
6	NCUE World Folk Dance	End-of-Semester Showcase	15
7	China Zither Club	End-of-Semester Showcase	15
8	NCUE Pop Music	End-of-Semester Showcase	20
9	NCUE China Music	End-of-Semester Showcase	25
10	NCUE Fire Dance Club	End-of-Semester Showcase	12
11	NCUE Piano Club	End-of-Semester Showcase	12

 

Figure 1. Baisha Wind Band Participated the 2024 National Student Competition of Music

Figure 2. The C-Major Choir participated in the 2024 National Student Competition of Music

Figure 3. KuDance Hip-Hop Club 2024 End-of-Semester Showcase

Figure 4. Baisha Harmonica Club 2024 End-of-Semester Showcase

Figure 5. Fiddlers String Music Club 2024 End-of-Semester Showcase

Figure 6. NCUE World Folk Dance 2024 End-of-Semester Showcase

Figure 7. China Zither Club 2024 End-of-Semester Showcase

Figure 8. NCUE Pop Music 2024 End-of-Semester Showcase

Figure 9. NCUE China Music 2024 End-of-Semester Showcase

Figure 10. NCUE Fire Dance Club 2024 End-of-Semester Showcase

Figure 11. NCUE Piano Club 2024 End-of-Semester Showcase

(2) Student Club Facebook Pages:

(a) Baisha Wind Band: https://www.facebook.com/NCUEwindband/

(b) C-Major Choir: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063579856692

(c) KuDance Hip-Hop Club: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064238343202

(d) Baisha Harmonica Club: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063575904295

(e) Fiddlers String Music Club: https://www.facebook.com/ncueFiddler/

(f) NCUE World Folk Dance: https://goo.gl/pwGi85

(g) China Zither Club: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067777256316#

(h) NCUE Pop Music: https://www.facebook.com/NCUEPOPMUSIC/

(i) NCUE China Music: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064016166472

(j) NCUE Fire Dance Club: https://www.facebook.com/ncuefire?fref=ts

(k) NCUE Piano Club: https://www.instagram.com/ncue_piano/

2. Center for General Education - Arts and Culture Lectures

NCUE’s Center for General Education organizes various art lectures every year, and community residents are welcomed to participate free of charge. In 2024, a total of 8 lectures and events were held, as detailed in Table 2.

Table 2. Overview of General Education Lectures / Micro-Courses in 2024

No.	Event	Number of Participants
1	[General Education Arts Salon] Macro Ecological Photography Techniques and Aesthetic Appreciation	120
2	General Education Salon Performance Event: A Dance Feast	500
3	[General Education Arts Salon] Glove Puppet Theater Performance — Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Oceans	80
4	Baisha Lecture — From Silicon Island to Smart Island: The Island Brilliance of Taiwan's AI Foundry Industry	400
5	[General Education Arts Salon] The Beauty and Value of Taiwan Crafts	120
6	Ecological and Macro Photography Aesthetic Appreciation and Practice	25
7	General Education Salon Performance Event: Passing Through — Viewing the Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter of Life	300
8	[General Education Arts Salon] Immersive Experiences and New Forms of Virtual-Real Performances in the AI Era	120

(1) On April 26, 2024, the "Dance Feast" Arts Salon was held, invited guests include Teacher Gao Jia-lin and Teacher Zhao Qun-lun from VIA Zhuopu Arts Academy, along with their led international standard dance national team members, to visit NCUE and present spectacular dance performances, as shown in Figures 12-13.

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Figure 12. Dance Feast Performer: Wang Yi-shan (Rumba)

Figure 13. Dance Feast Performers: Chen Shi-xuan, Wang Yi-shan (Viennese Waltz)

(2) On May 23, 2024, NCUE co-organized a general education lecture with The Chang Yi Yuan Puppet Troupe titled “The Art and Appreciation of Taiwanese Puppet Theater”. The Chang Yi Yuan Puppet Troupe performed the famous puppet show “Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Oceans” as demonstration, as shown in Figures 14-15.

Figure 14. Performance of “Chang Yi Yuan Puppet Troupe: Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Oceans”

Figure 15. Performance Team of “Chang Yi Yuan Puppet Troupe: Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Oceans”

(3) On November 14, 2024, with Professor Xiao Chong-de from Chung Yuan Christian University as the speaker, the course [Ecosystem of Microscopic Organisms - Ecological and Macro Photography Aesthetic Appreciation and Practice] was held. Through macro ecological photography, scientific staining, and depth of field synthesis techniques, the participants learned to record the diverse beauty of nature. (Figures 16-18)

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Figure 16. Instructor Demonstrating Macro Photography Using a Mobile Phone

Figure 17. Instructor Demonstrating Photography Equipment Operation

Figure 18. Student Works

(4) On December 4, 2024, a General Education Arts Salon was held. Professor Zhuang Min-ren, who serves as a choir conductor at NCUE was invited to give a special speech before the performance. The performance "Passing Through - Viewing the Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter of Life" was inspired by the spirit of caring for the elderly. The performance was an attempt to integrate traditional and modern arts and present them as modern interpretations. The dance class from Guangming Junior High School showcased their superb and graceful dance movements, bringing a refreshing experience to the stage. Relevant photos are as shown in Figures 19-20. For related information, please refer to:
https://ccourceweb.ncue.edu.tw/p/404-1009-28977.php?Lang=zh-tw

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Figure 19. Chanson Choir Joint Performance of Classic Selections from “Xue Ping-gui and Wang Bao-chuan”

Figure 20. Guangming Junior High School Dance Class Performance of "Auspicious Crane Reverie"

(5) For more activity photos and details, please refer to the Center for General Education website: https://ccourceweb.ncue.edu.tw/p/426-1009-8.php

3. Department of English - English Drama

The Department of English aims to utilize what students have learned in the English Listening and Speaking course and the Drama course in this performance and apply it to stage performances, so as to achieve the goal of "generalizing professional curriculums." The curriculum is also expected to promote an English-learning environment at NCUE and across central Taiwan. Additionally, it seeks to promote cultural exchanges between NCUE and surrounding communities, cultivating a greater appreciation for literature and art through drama performances, as shown in Figures 21-22.

2024 Drama Performance of Department of English in NCUE - "Footprints of Love" website link: https://reurl.cc/OMdaRX

Figure 21. Photos of 2024 Drama Performance

Figure 22. Group Photo of the Teachers and Students from the 2024 Drama Performance

4. The Department of Fine Arts, Department of Chinese, and College of Extension Education at NCUE also hold arts and cultural exhibitions for faculty, students, and the public free of charge. The exhibition schedules and names are listed in Table 3. In addition, faculty and students from the Department of Fine Arts actively participate in off-campus art exhibitions. By organizing exhibitions outside the university, students are able to showcase their artistic works in various venues and promote the creation of fine arts to the community.

(1) Department of Fine Arts exhibition information website:
https://artwww.ncue.edu.tw/activity/list/2

(2) Department of Chinese You Yu Yi information website:
https://chinese.ncue.edu.tw/front/You%20Yu%20Yi/news.php?ID=a6bb3fcbea5c8c7fef9eb08bc6a6f3b4183e7f62ee4401a612b1faeda2c9c2ec

Table 3. List of On-Campus Art and Cultural Exhibitions in 2024

Session	Exhibition Period	Exhibition Name	Exhibition Venue
1	2024/01/01-12/31	"Permanent Exhibition"	Arts and Culture Corridor, College of Extension Education
2	2024/05/01-06/22	Changhua Dragon Arrives---Liu Jia-hua Jiachen Calligraphy Exhibition	You Yu Yi Gallery, Hong-Dao Hall
3	2024/09/02-10/04	Walking into the Picture in My Heart —— Original Paintings from "Grandma's House" Picture Book	You Yu Yi Gallery, Hong-Dao Hall
4	2024/01/22-02/02	Traces of Consciousness｜NCUE Department of Fine Arts 2024 Annual Curated Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
5	2024/03/04-03/17	Along the Edge Project: Extraction	Hou Garden
6	2024/04/17-04/26	Tou Tou Li totally｜NCUE Department of Fine Arts Class of 2024 Graduation Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
7	2024/05/06-05/22	Contemporary Low-Energy Children	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
8	2024/05/29-06/14	NOFORMU1A "When the Exhibition Erases All 'Rules'"	Hou Garden
9	2024/06/13-06/20	Ping·Di｜2024 NCUE Department of Fine Arts Graduate Program Joint Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
10	2024/06/13-06/20	Miao｜Cross-Media Art Creation (II) Final Critique Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
11	2024/09/16-09/21	ㄐㄌ｜NCUE Department of Fine Arts Class of 2028 Freshman Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
12	2024/09/16-09/26	What's the Matter──NCUE Class of 111 MFA Creative Group Experimental Exhibition	Hou Garden
13	2024/09/30-10/16	Boundless—NTUA Doctoral Program Art Forum｜NCUE Department of Fine Arts 2024 Annual Invited Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
14	2024/10/26-11/22	Jinde Gathering Place: Sampling and Experimentation｜2024 NCUE Department of Fine Arts Alumni Invited Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts
15	2024/12/02-12/13	Think·Think｜NCUE Department of Fine Arts 30th Annual Departmental Exhibition	Yi-Hui Hall, Department of Fine Arts

5. NCUE continues to promote international art exchange and actively expand the influence of artistic heritage and cultural innovation. On October 21, 2024, NCUE's Office of International and Cross-strait Affairs and the Department of Fine Arts signed a cooperation agreement for the "Something Useful Project (SUP)" with The Muse, a British non-profit art organization, to foster transnational art exchange. The project includes inviting 2 British artists to NCUE for artist residency and exchange in March 2025, and arranging 2 NCUE faculty members and 2 Department of Fine Arts students to visit Salford University in the United Kingdom for academic exchange in the fall of the same year. The Muse has provided £12,000 in sponsorship to support bilateral cooperation. SUP advocates for the democratization of art and creative empowerment, emphasizing "people" and "ecology" as the core concepts.  Through transnational dialogue, it promotes innovation and strengthens community connections. Representatives from both institutions expressed a shared expectation to establish a long-term and sustainable model of cooperation, deepening the preservation of artistic heritage and advancing cultural innovation.

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Figure 23. Group Photo of NCUE Faculty and Guests from Salford University