Boai Art Street Introduction
Located on Boai Street in the Yonghe District of New Taipei City, the Boai Art Street was initiated by a group of retired teachers who aspired to community development, forming the New Taipei City Yonghe Art Education Development Association. The aim is to integrate art into daily life and bring it into the neighborhood. This 500-meter-long Boai Art Street has increasingly enriched its cultural atmosphere, transforming through a special street-making project into a vibrant art street. The best urban art should not be confined to museums; it should ideally take to the streets, or let the streets become art. A specially paved walkway extends from Yonghe Road to the end of the street at the Yonghe branch of Zhuangjing Senior High School, featuring red tiles and white walls combined with artistic floral archways and bay windows. Along the walls, there are over 20 large reproductions of oil paintings by local artist Yang Sanlang. His museum quietly sits in the middle of the street. Here, visitors can stroll beneath the beautiful shade of the flamboyant trees and enter the museum to appreciate its rich collection of artworks. In the tranquil alleys, many corners hold little surprises waiting to be uncovered.
