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The 2023 Hengshan Calligraphy Award is an award in Taiwan that focuses on calligraphy art exhibition as a competition, rewarding calligraphy art exhibitions that hold significant historical importance, embody the spirit of the times, and demonstrate an exploratory perspective with an international outlook. The Calligraphy Award follows a public nomination system, and nominations for outstanding calligraphy exhibitions held since 2020 are now open until November 30, 2023.

The winner will be invited to curate a new exhibition at the Hengshan Calligraphy Art Center, with the organizer providing a maximum exhibition production budget of two million New Taiwan dollars.

The 2023 Hengshan Calligraphy Award adopts online submission. Qualified calligraphy art exhibitions are those held between January 1, 2020, and the submission deadline, and individuals who hold Taiwanese nationality, foreigners with valid residency permits in Taiwan, or organizations officially registered and recognized by the Republic of China (Taiwan) for cultural and artistic activities are eligible to submit nominations.

Nominators can be individuals who hold Taiwanese nationality, foreigners with valid residency permits in Taiwan, or organizations officially registered and recognized by the Republic of China (Taiwan) for cultural and artistic activities. Nominators shall not participate in the exhibitions they nominate.

The submission deadline is at 5 p.m. on November 30, 2023 (Taiwan Time).

The Hengshan Awards are crucial competitions promoted by the Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts to advance calligraphy art exhibitions, research, and criticism in Taiwan. Among them, the Calligraphy Research Award rewards research in calligraphy art, the Calligraphy Criticism Award strives to establish a culture of calligraphy art criticism, and the Calligraphy Award encourages outstanding calligraphy art exhibitions. These three awards rotate within three years.