Peace Kite Project
About Us
Peace Kite Project, an international integrated project, which originated in Taiwan and was led by Dr. Shiang-Jiun Chen with students from her creativity classes at Min-Syong Elementary School and National Chiayi University has been continuously developing since 2013. It highlights peace and the warmth of humanity while experiencing the changing environments and the heartfelt future hopes delivered by the drawings of children’s peace kites and the peace songs including those created for the project by Dr. Chen. Through its peace kite drawing with future wishes, and the Speak Up Hope, peace song development, the project provides a platform to assist the exchange of creative ideas and artworks about peaceful thoughts from children and families globally.
Shiang-Jiun Chen, Ed.D. Columbia University, Director of Peace Kite Project, is an educator, photographer, singer, songwriter and dancer originally from Taiwan. She cultivates talent development through education, designing cross-disciplinary projects in arts and sciences. Her work in photography, music, dance, and theater has been performed and exhibited in New York and Taiwan, including “Flutist of Hope” Interactive Children’s Play (English 2016; Chinese. 2013), Peace Kite Project (2013-Present) originated from Taiwan, and her music project, “Speak Up Hope” (2012), “Sharing Peace” (2013), “Fly Like A Bird” (2014), "We Are The Same" (2015), “Open To All” (2016), “To Be Pure (2018)”. She has been part of Universal Peace Day and the Vigil for Peace and Ecology since 2007 and 2012, and serves as the Artistic Director of the Vigil since 2016. In 2019, she integrated peace kites, original music and movements, and delivered the peace celebration through the togetherness of families and children participation.