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Abstract

In the intersecting context of cultural sustainability and educational innovation,
art has emerged as a crucial medium linking local knowledge, lived experiences, and
public participation. This study examines the Caotun area of Nantou as its research

field, investigating how art as a form of cultural practice engages in dialogue with
local contexts and facilitates transformative processes in participatory learning and
cultural perception.
The research centers on two community art venues—Wang Ying-Hsin Art
Museum and Shuangdong Art Space—as core sites, each serving distinct functions in

art education promotion and community cultural connection. The former provides
institutionalized exhibition and educational outreach, while the latter operates as a
grassroots space emphasizing companionship, co-learning, and material incubation.
The study employs action research combined with qualitative analysis, collecting

teaching plan records, student works, interview transcripts, field observation notes,
and activity documents to construct an analytical framework of "local material—
creative translation." Through collaborative teaching with local schools and
community participation practices, it gradually develops an action pathway

integrating art education and local cultural engagement, forming a complementary
and co-constructive cultural action platform through sustained practice.
Findings indicate: 1. The introduction of local materials enhances learners'
cultural perception and narrative abilities; 2. The two venues form a complementary

network of cultural nodes, with one end incubating diverse life materials and the other
conducting institutionalized interpretation and public display; 3. Curriculum design
incorporating ESG and WISE principles strengthens students' connections to
sustainability, community, and environmental issues; 4. Participatory creative

processes promote self-identification and social visibility among community women
and special education students. The study contributes by proposing an "incubation-
amplification-feedback" model of local cultural translation chain and provides
operational indicators for art education contexts. Finally, it offers recommendations

for local art museum strategies, teaching design, and future cross-domain
collaboration.
Keywords: Art Education, Cultural Translation, Local Knowledge, Cultural Nodes

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