Since 1995, the Council for Cultural Affairs in Taiwan has authorized the annual Craft Exhibition of Twelve Animals to be shared with an international audience. In celebration of 2004, the year of the monkey in the Chinese calendar, Art of the Zodiac—Celebrating the Year of the Monkey was on display at the MultiCultural Center at UCSB. A range of both contemporary and traditional craftsmanship was displayed in this exihibition, including engravings, Chinese ink paintings, calligraphy, and works in ceramic, glass, stone, metal, wood, and bamboo mediums, produced by contemporary Taiwanese artists.

This exhibition provided a rich opportunity for the viewer to experience another culture—both in terms of its artistic expression and the belief system and mythology reflected therein. It was co-sponsored by the Center for Taiwan Studies and the exhibit was available to the community at no cost.

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		Sponsored by the Council for Cultural Affairs, Executive Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan), the Taipei Cultural Center of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York and Los Angeles,and the Center for Taiwan Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures Studies, and the MultiCultural Center University of California, Santa Barbara