洪建全基金會自七〇年代創立起，即投入文學、歷史、哲學、音樂等領域的推廣，於2000年後更擴及到當代藝術，於2014年設立覓計畫。覓計畫是洪建全基金會文化播種與藝術實踐的平台，因應藝術家各個創作階段，啟動不同尺度的贊助計畫，以直接支持藝術創作者的方式，扶持多元觀點，持續為藝術生態挹注能量。

 

「問問題計畫」每年提出一個單純的問題，以委託製作的方式，讓藝術家挑戰當前社會、文化的既定觀點；「認養計畫」選擇獨特並具有國際潛力的藝術家，支持藝術計畫的實現和推廣；「雨棚計畫」則每年對外公開徵件，提供空間予新銳藝術家們發表、展演，鼓勵自由的藝術探索與更多實驗性的藝術創作。

 

另設有「銅鐘藝術賞」，乃榮譽董事長簡靜惠個人贊助，為紀念父親簡銅鐘於文學、藝術、電影領域的栽培，於2015年創立之獎項。創立初期贊助華語文學創作，2018年起，則以文化創投的前瞻概念，遴選具獨特視野的藝術家，基於其創作理念給予百萬獎金的肯定，並支持其創作計畫的執行與發表。

 

超越媒材、分類和界限，覓計畫以藝術贊助為核心與藝術家展開合作，探尋藝術創作中具開創性的洞見。期待藉由長期的藝文支持，讓創作的能量打破藩籬，在日新月異的全球動態中不斷帶來提問和思索。

 

Since its founding in the early 70s, the Hong Foundation had invested in promoting education and fostering culture in the fields of literature, history, philosophy and music. After 2000, the foundation broaden its scope to contemporary art with the establishment of Project Seek in 2014. Project Seek is the Hong Foundation’s platform for supporting contemporary art, nurturing artistic practice by providing a range of sponsorships and grants to artists working at various stages of their careers.  Working directly with artists and creators, Project Seek continues its mission to support and disseminate a range of diverse perspectives and to energize the art ecosystem.

 

Project Seek established three flagship sponsorship programs. The Question Project poses one Question each year to explore ideas on society, culture and existence; by commissioning an artist to explore the question with a new work. The Extension Project supports artists of unparalleled vision and global reach by adopting a particular series or aspect of their artistic process. The Canopy Project is an annual open call for a solo exhibition or performance by young artists and creators of any genre and in any format, with the aim to foster experiment and play from diverse fields.

 

In addition, The Tung Chung Prize is a 1 million NTD annual award to support an exceptional artist’s creative output for one year. The prize was established in 2015 by Hong Foundation’s Honorary Chairman Celia HONG CHIEN Ching-Hui in honor of her father, CHIEN Tung-Chung, who enriched her life through literature, art, and film. The Tung Chung Prize was awarded to outstanding writers of Mandarin literature from 2015 to 2018, and to artists whose international perspective resonates throughout and beyond greater Mandarin cultures from 2019 to 2023. Led by Hong Foundation Vice Chair Grace CHEUNG, The Tung Chung Prize embodies the spirit of “cultural venture capital”, by supporting creators and artists at the early concept stage of creative work.

 

Irrespective of medium, categorization and division, Project Seek collaborates with artists and creators, nurturing them to bring forth new insights via their creative works. Through long-term support given to artists and creators, Project Seek aims to facilitate the breaking down of entrenched conventions and barriers, to bring critical questions and perspectives to the fast-paced and ever-changing world around us.