What We Do

藝術報國的使命源於我們的信念，即我們可以透過藝術來豐富人們的生活，透過發現生活中的創造力和靈感，改變我們的思維和觀點，將我們與人類深刻而本質的面向連結起來。

Our mission is driven by our belief that people’s lives can be enriched through the arts, by discovering creativity and inspiration in life, and by transforming our thinking and perspectives to connect us to profound and essential aspects of humanity.

「113～114年度臺中市傑出演藝團隊」

藝術報國 (Ars Association) 成立於 2021 年，扎根於臺灣臺中的雙人創作組合。由編舞家陳柏潔與設計師陳鈺分共同創立，以「在當代表演藝術前線探問與實踐」為使命，相信藝術不只是創作的結果，而是一種不斷向世界發出的提問、一種理解生命與連結彼此的方法。

藝術報國以「身體」為創作的核心主體，透過對肢體本質的長期研究，在舞蹈、影像、物件、場域與敘事之間自由穿梭，形成流動且開放的創作方法，並發展出跨域而多元的風格美學。

我們以四個面向構築工作核心：「創作、策展、知識共享、網絡連結」。

創作是我們與世界對話的方式；策展讓我們能從更大的視角組織議題；知識共享則讓藝術能真正與社會相遇；而透過國內外網絡連結，我們希望臺灣的創作能在更寬廣的文化脈絡中被理解與看見。

我們的藝術精神源自對生活與世界的好奇，也來自對身體與個人歷史的深層探問。創作對我們而言，是不斷拆解觀看方式的行動：觀看自己、觀看他人、觀看社會。我們從個體經驗出發，延伸至記憶、邊界、他者、科技與共同社會等議題，透過作品開啟感知的交流，使個體得以重新理解自身與世界之間的連動與回響。

自成立以來，我們發表多元形式的創作與計畫，以及工作坊、講座與身體探索課程等，實踐場域涵蓋劇場、非典型空間與教學現場，透過多樣的參與方式，讓觀眾得以在感知與思考上開展新的體驗。

藝術報國積極參與國內外專業網絡，目前為 IETM 當代表演藝術國際網絡（International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts, IETM）、台灣藝文空間連線 (Taiwan Art Space Alliance, TASA)、表演藝術聯盟 (Performing Arts Alliance, PAA)及南台灣表演藝術發展協會 (Performing Arts of Southren Taiwan Association, PASTA) 會員，藉由與亞洲與世界的文化交流，讓臺灣的當代表演藝術在全球文化循環中持續擴展其文化影響力。

「2024 ~2025 Taichung Outstanding Performing Arts Group」

Ars Association, founded in 2021 by choreographer Po‑Chieh Chen and designer Yufen Chen in Taichung, Taiwan, is a duo of artists dedicated to contemporary performaing arts. We view art as an active form of inquiry—a way to understand the body, daily life, and our place within society.

Artistic Focus

Our work centers on the body as both material and methodology. Through long‑term research on physicality, we move across dance,video,objects,spatial poetics, and narrative,forming an interdisciplinary and process‑oriented approach. This allows us to work fluidly between mediums while maintaining a consistent artistic language and distinctive aesthetics.

Working Framework

Ars Association operates through four connected aspects:

• Creation: producing works that question how we perceive ourselves and the world.
• Curation: framing artistic and social issues from broader perspectives.
• Knowledge Sharing: engaging communities through workshops, lectures, and body‑based practices.
• Network Building: linking Taiwan’s contemporary performing arts field with international artistic communities.

Themes & Research

Our projects begin with individual experience and extend toward questions of memory, boundaries, otherness, technology, and collective society. By creating sensory encounters, we invite audiences to reconsider their relations to bodies, space, and society.

Practice & Engagement

Since 2021, we have developed works, research programs, and educational activities presented across theaters, unconventional spaces, and learning environments, offering diverse entry points for participation and reflection.

Professional Networks

Ars Association is an active member of:

• International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts (IETM)
• Taiwan Art Space Alliance (TASA)
• Performing Arts Alliance (PAA)
• Performing Arts of Southern Taiwan Association (PASTA)

Through sustained cultural exchange across Asia and the wider world, we seek to expand the presence and influence of contemporary performing arts from Taiwan within the global cultural landscape.