Art Installations for Community Development Jiadong Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan as An Example

Jiadong township, located in Pingtung County Taiwan, has the highest density of heritages in this country. People can see five Grade III historical monuments in a ten-minute walk. Geographically, Jiadong township is the only Liudui Hakka community near the seashore. In 1994, Taiwan’s cultural development institution proposes a “Community Development” policy. The policy hopes to proceed from art and culture to cohere the sense of community, to improve community living standard, and to establish the community culture.The study is subject to Jiadong township，to find out the connection between art creation and social development. The art creation ranges from wall painting with Hakka literature, and decoration of house structure. The research methods are through literature, field investigation, and interviews. The gathered data were used to trace the origin of the historical street, and the development of wall painting. We conducted in-depth interviews with related people, such as the chairman of the community association, the project staff, cultural works, artists, village chief, and local residents. The interviews were used to understand the ideas and prospects of participants. From analysis and discovery of research process, we hope the case study can provide useful information for future related community researchers and planners to promote community development.