From Creative Talent to Creative Service Provider: Exploring the Creative Collaboration between San-Ying Art Village and Ying-Ge Ceramic Museum

Abstract

Since 2000 the mission of museums has evolved from research education to visitors Simultaneously financial subsidies from government have declined year by year Thus museums are under pressure to act more like enterprises The relevant manpower in museums that customize visitor services has become increasingly important To cope with this challenge museum organizations are restructured and are embedded in a network of collaboration Therefore the collaboration between and across internal departments of museums or even sectors concerning museum industries will have critical significance in a successful museum management Artists as for museum industries serve as creative talents While museums as for artists serve as a major platform of operation Both parties strive for the same target population – the audience Thus how both parties collaborate in order to successfully manage exhibitions with good visitor receptions is put on trial This research focus on artists’ role as “creative talent” who engage in negotiation process with museums and the concerning sectors by employing qualitative methods to resolve the much delicate mechanisms of museum industry The purpose of this study aims to explore the relationship between creative talent and museums in order to design a clear service guideline in creative collaboration

Date of Award	2014 Feb 5
Original language	English
Supervisor	Hsiao-Ling Chung (Supervisor)