This webinar session examines the vital creative expression of indigenous art in Taiwan and internationally " how it interacts with and impacts the mainstream art world, the nurturing of emerging talent, and the strengthening of existing support systems alongside the creation of new ones. Whether government-initiated, community or municipality-based, university-orientated or artist-run, the sheer range of indigenous cultural activities in Taiwan (where there are sixteen officially recognisedindigenous ethnic groups) and abroad underlines the importance of this topic and the need to address the communication gap between indigenous and non-indigenous people.