| Summary: | 博士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 美術學系 === 104 === With low birth rate, population migration, major disasters and other problems in recent years, many district governments are facing the anguishing decision to close several declining enrollment schools. Under the re-use of vacant space policy issued by Council for Cultural Affairs, outsourcing the vacant space to professional management sector has become first priority to encourage the district government to follow. It should be noticed that all the processes must be supervised by the activation vacant public facility special group, the Executive Yuan. Also, the National Property Administration, Ministry of Finance, urged central and local governments to induce private resources to activate the use of state assets. Therefore, this has become a standard measure for most of the district governments to deal with vacant schools. However, the school is the connection center of the community. The prompt closure of a school might have a huge impact to the community. Therefore, the transformation from schools to art space and commissioned by private business might result in operating difficulties and ineffectiveness. For the communities, to close a school is very similar to end the school’s life. It should be ended in blessing, and reborn in anticipation with new artistic life, to extend the school spirit and community sustainable development.
This thesis reviewed Taiwan's policies and regulations, and investigated several cases in Japan and the United States, to discuss social problems caused by school closure, re-use issues regarding vacant space, and operation principles related to art space. By studying these cases, there are several concepts worth to learn from decision making, communication techniques, and implementation processes, because the problems occurred in these mature societies are much complex than Taiwan, and they have more experiences in converting closed schools to art space.
Through analyzing reports, references, and in-depth interviews, there are problems emerged during the converting process. Based on the experiences from other countries, and the current situations in Taiwan, a feasible mechanism has proposed as follows:
1. Preliminary phase for school closure: construct a vigilance information platform for stakeholders to prepare in advance and concerned people to follow, and design a timetable to assist the whole process go prudently and smoothly.
2. Transition phase: set up a procurement evaluation committee to select proper teams for operation.
3. Operation phase for art space: Regulate operation content based on Museums Act and activation standard for vacant public facility issued by Public Construction Commission, and set regular evaluation, irregular evaluation to insure exhibition and service quality.
The purpose of this proposed mechanism is to avoid the waste of resources, reduce the conflict between government and the public, protect the education privilege for students, solidify community active power and local features, and could make the building facilities and art industries management to achieve sustainable development goals.
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