Entries open for Presidential Culture Awards
By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter
Applications for the 11th Presidential Culture Awards opened yesterday, with this year’s theme being “Shine the World, Light of Freedom,” the General Association of Chinese Culture said.
The awards’ five categories are arts and culture, community building, humanitarian dedication, creativity and innovation, and public advocacy, the association said.
Taiwan’s culture has continued to be passed down and innovated on based on the foundation of its democracy and freedom, Vice President William Lai (賴清德) told a news conference in Taipei yesterday.
Visual designer Lu Yi-xuan delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 11th Presidential Culture Awards in Taipei yesterday.