The Pier-2 Art Center hosts steel sculpture festival on 23 October
Published on 10/21/2026 at 13:37 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSSteel sculpture festival and venue
- SUPER STAGE begins at Warehouse B3 on 23 October 2026, with Pier-2 Art Center as a named organiser.
- The festival connects sculpture, design, sound and performance with Kaohsiung's industrial and neighbourhood settings.
- The venue's former harbour warehouses and the West Harbor Line explain its relationship with industrial culture.
The Pier-2 Art Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, hosts the 2026 Kaohsiung International Steel Sculpture Art Festival, SUPER STAGE, from 23 October to 22 November 2026. The festival links the former harbour warehouses with contemporary sculpture, design, performance and sound.
SUPER STAGE brings steel sculpture to Kaohsiung
The event opens on 23 October and continues through 22 November. Its main exhibition occupies Warehouse B3 in the Penglai Area of the centre, while related work extends to Hamasen Railway Cultural Park and the Yancheng neighbourhood.
The programme is organised by the Kaohsiung City Government Bureau of Cultural Affairs, the Kaohsiung Cultural Foundation and the Pier-2 Art Center. The official festival programme describes an interdisciplinary meeting of creators from Taiwan and overseas, with industry partnerships, neighbourhood activity and educational outreach.
Visitors will find more than a static sculpture display. The programme includes forums on 24 and 25 October, a metal-resonance concert on 28 October, body and instrument workshops on 31 October, and further performances, guided activities and cultural routes through November. The official programme also lists a dance performance on 22 November.
The official SUPER STAGE programme names the festival dates, venues and organisers. A report from Taiwan’s Central News Agency also describes artists working with local metal industries before the opening.
Former harbour warehouses shape the festival setting
The venue began as a group of warehouses used to store fish meal and sugar for Kaohsiung Harbor. The West Harbor Line, once a freight railway, was later given a new role as a light tramline running through the park.
That industrial history gives SUPER STAGE a specific setting. The festival's central use of metal, tools, manufacturing memories and working bodies connects the material on display with the buildings and transport infrastructure around it.
The Kaohsiung City Government Bureau of Cultural Affairs describes the site as a creative hub for arts and design rather than a single gallery. Its venue information for the centre identifies its address in Yancheng District and records the former warehouse and railway uses.
Industrial art extends into the surrounding districts
SUPER STAGE uses the centre as one part of a wider route through Kaohsiung. The main exhibition is at Warehouse B3, while the on-site creation programme runs at Hamasen Railway Cultural Park until 15 November and the satellite programme runs through Yancheng neighbourhood.
The listed contributors include artists and designers from the United Kingdom, France, Japan, the Netherlands and South Korea. Their work draws on shipbuilding, metal processing, traditional engineering and other manufacturing settings connected with Kaohsiung.
Visiting The Pier-2 Art Center: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The festival runs from 23 October to 22 November 2026, with the main exhibition at Warehouse B3 in the Penglai Area.
- The programme includes public concerts, performances, forums and workshops, while some activities require registration according to the organiser.
- The centre is at No. 1, Dayong Road, Yancheng District, Kaohsiung; Warehouse B3 is listed separately at No. 99, Penglai Road, Gushan District.
- The surrounding site includes former storage warehouses and the route of a former freight railway, now used by a light tramline through the park.
- Satellite activity takes place in Yancheng neighbourhood, and Hamasen Railway Cultural Park hosts the on-site creation programme until 15 November 2026.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about The Pier-2 Art Center
When does SUPER STAGE take place at The Pier-2 Art Center?
SUPER STAGE runs from 23 October to 22 November 2026. Its main exhibition is at Warehouse B3 in the Penglai Area.
Where is The Pier-2 Art Center and how do you get there?
The centre is in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung, at No. 1, Dayong Road. The wider site includes the route of the former West Harbor Line, now a light tramline.
What is The Pier-2 Art Center?
It is a creative arts and design hub formed from former fish-meal and sugar warehouses beside Kaohsiung Harbor. The site also incorporates the former freight railway's route through the park.
