2026/04/25 17:35 — Reported by Wang Shu-hsiu, Tainan
The exhibition features the "Paint My Flying Dream" activity, inviting children to create their own visions of flight. (Photo by reporter Wang Shu-hsiu)
To celebrate World Pilots' Day on April 26, the Tainan City Cultural Affairs Bureau has joined hands with the FLOMO Education Foundation to present "Soaring Through the Clouds — Virginia's Flights of Imagination" at Shuijiaoshe Cultural Park from now through June 28. Echoing the history of Shuijiaoshe as an air force military dependents' village, the exhibition pays tribute to the brave pilots who once soared through the skies.
Tainan Deputy Mayor Yeh Tse-shan noted that Shuijiaoshe Cultural Park was originally an air force dependents' village and remains a key site for preserving Tainan's military village cultural heritage. By partnering with the FLOMO Education Foundation and integrating school outreach education, this collaboration brings together government, private enterprise, and schools, fully demonstrating the power of cross-sector connection and helping more people understand Tainan's historical context.
Shen Ching-jung, Vice Chairperson of the FLOMO Education Foundation, said the Foundation has collaborated with the Cultural Affairs Bureau on numerous arts and cultural activities, planting the seeds of art in children's hearts. As Shuijiaoshe is hailed as the "Hometown of the Thunder Tigers," the Foundation specially crafted an aircraft design of the Thunder Tiger Aerobatics Team out of erasers, hoping to introduce more people to Tainan's air force history and culture.
Bureau Director Huang Ya-ling remarked that the works of the Canadian artist reveal how aircraft are portrayed artistically across different cultures. In partnership with Zhikai Elementary School and Zeren Kindergarten, the "Paint My Flying Dream" activity invites children to create their own visions of flight, with the hope that the varied perspectives and artistic styles will spark public interest in aircraft, aviation, and related themes.
The Cultural Affairs Bureau partners with the FLOMO Education Foundation on this aircraft-themed exhibition. (Photo by reporter Wang Shu-hsiu)
