Hualien Port Warehouse No. 1 Art Museum / Venus Gallery Introduction
Venus Gallery, established in 1980, is the oldest professional brokerage gallery in Eastern Taiwan. Over the years, it has actively participated in various charitable activities related to local arts and culture, environmental protection, and community development. Since August 2005, it has been located in Warehouse 1-1 within the recreation area, collaborating with government agencies and private enterprises to organize events such as the 2005 "Iron Art Creative Camp - Collaborative Art in Hualien," the mini stone sculpture workshop "Stone Culture from the Past to the Present - Hualien Port," the 2007 "Hong Fei Na Fu: East and West Fragmented Collage Art," and the 2008 "Driftwood Lifestyle Aesthetics Workshop," which encouraged community engagement in arts and culture performances with positive responses. In 2008, it also received funding from the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan Craft Research Institute, and Taitung Living Aesthetics Museum to carry out the "Great Beauty of Heaven and Earth: Art of Delicacies 1.2.3" project, dedicated to promoting the development and marketing of Hualien's cultural and creative products. Currently, Warehouse 1-1 is gradually enhancing its facilities and moving towards a multifunctional operation that combines a gallery, a small theater, a local cultural museum, a community arts center, and a café, aiming to transform idle spaces into diverse cultural and artistic performance venues.
