地方文化館
【臺東美術館》一座屬於臺東的美術館】
隨著「樸素藝術」、「當代藝術」、「環境藝術」至「國際藝術」，臺東美術館從社區性轉向國際性，引領國內外多元藝術進入臺東，開闊了在地的藝術視野。
A major local driver of the arts, the museum has leveraged naïve art, contemporary art, environmental art, and international art, to transform itself from a local actor to an international player introducing diverse art forms from around the country and the world to Taitung and broadening the artistic vision of the local art community.
臺東美術館 打破臺東「文化沙漠」稱號
Taitung Art Museum: Irrigating and transforming a cultural desert
2002年被譽為「陽光之子」，又稱「畫伯」的丁學洙先生提出建設地方美術館的建言，獲得當時的縣長徐慶元認同，臺東因而開始有了地方美術館的籌備，經過多年的爭取，歷經林永發、陳怜燕兩任文化局長的催生，2007年終於成立臺灣第一座縣級美術館，以「南島原鄉」、「樸素藝術」為主軸，走的是全民藝術路線，只要是動人、感人的藝術創作，都能走進展場。首展舉辦的「素原真－臺東美術館開館首展」便是以此為基底進行邀展，包括在地藝術家、臺灣及國外樸素藝術家共同展覽，如洪通的畫、詹龍的猴雕、黃俊然的獅頭創作、黃嬌阿嬤的草編、林金菊阿嬤的釋迦彩畫等。
In 2002, Mr. Ding Xuezhu, also known as Son of the Sun and Painting Uncle, proposed the construction of a local art museum. His idea was embraced by then county magistrate Hsu Ching-yuan, and preparations for a local art museum began. In 2007 the first county-level art museum of Taiwan finally opened its doors. Centered on the themes of "South Island Hometown" and "Naïve Art", the museum follows the approach of popular art: all works that move people are welcome. The museum’s first exhibition, titled Simply True - Taitung Art Museum Opening Exhibition, set the tone by inviting local, national, and international naïve artists to exhibit their works together, including paintings by Hung Tung, monkey statues by Zhan Long, lion masks by Huang Junran, straw pieces by Auntie Huang Qiao, and watercolors of the Buddha by Auntie Lin Jinju.
資料來源：《多館閒事》臺東美術館篇 節錄
