WAMCI
World Arts & Multi-culture Inc. (Referred to as WAMCI) was established in 2003. Premises located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
The purposes of WAMCI are via demonstration, research and information on national and regional and multi-cultural and artistic achievements, performance of the multi-cultural arts activities to enhance the exchange of arts.
VISION
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World Arts and Multi-Culture Inc takes it as its own heavenly mission to stimulate the emulation by mutual observation & Research as well as to introduce the celebrated, feature abundance culture and art activities deriving from the Australia region and other global areas.
We constantly have been propagating cutting edge, quality performance and happenings per annum. This practice has become tradition over many years.
This kind of cultural inheritance mission sense frequently enables numerous multicultural Arts to be unfolded and assists their innovative artist in developing their new domain.
Melody Chen 陳秋燕
Founding President 創會會長
世界多元文化藝術協會由陳秋燕女士在台、澳友人及藝文人士支持下於2003年創立；以促進國際文化藝術交流，本會並以互相觀摩、研究、教育、展演為四大宗旨。
World Arts & Multi-Culture Inc. (WAMCI) was established by Melody Chen in Brisbane in 2003 with support from the arts and cultural community to promote international collaboration and exchange of arts and cultures. The association abides by mutual observation, research, education and performance as its four guiding principles.
世界多元文化藝術協會支持澳洲多元文化主義及公民制度。本會多年來致力引進台灣優秀藝術家赴澳洲展演，為精緻台灣文化藝術拓展世界舞台。2003-2013年擔任10年三屆會長。南澳大學企業管理碩士，目前擔任公司董事經理。過去十七年間舉辦了近百場大小型音樂會、畫展、表演藝術、劇場表演、文化教學與文化節慶等活動。並發行出版新利班藝術亮點叢書。與澳洲多元文化結合，緊密維繋台僑、亞裔與澳洲主流社會脈動。2012年於布里斯本市以1651人參與的最大鼓樂課，創下金氏世界紀錄。2014年起逐年舉辦多元文化表演藝術節以慶祝澳洲和諧日。2016年起更名為布里斯本國際藝術節曁歡慶和諸週。協會受移民局青睞，授權舉辦公民宣誓典禮，由永久榮譽顧問李孟播〇AM指導，舉辦了二十一次澳洲公民宣誓典禮，配合慶祝澳洲國慶日、昆士蘭週及澳洲公民日節慶舉辦。
WAMCI has been enthusiastically serving Queensland communities by advocating multiculturalism and citizenship. Melody has served WAMCI Presidency three times in a row for 10 years from 2003-2013. She was awarded a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Australia, and currently she is a business owner. In the past 17 years, WAMCI has organised almost a hundred of concerts, art exhibitions, theatre performances, cultural workshops and festivals. And publishing the series Sunnybank WAMCI Arts Collection. Connecting the multi-cultures in Australian society.
In 2012, WAMCI set the Guinness World Record for the Largest Drumming Lesson with 1651 participants in Brisbane. WAMCl had organised multicultural performances in celebration of Harmony Day since 2014, and since 2016, WAMCI has been the host and organiser of the annual Brisbane International Arts Festival to Celebrate Harmony Week. WAMCI is honourably authorised by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to have hosted 21 Australian Citizenship Ceremonies directed by the Life Honorary Advisor Lewis Lee OAM to celebrate Australia Day, Queensland Week and Citizenship Day.
Susan Yang
President
Susan's journey in the realm of arts and culture began in Taiwan, where she served as the Director of the Dandelion Flute Ensemble and as a Flute Instructor for the Taoyuan Philharmonic Orchestra before relocating to Australia in 2000. Susan joined WAMCI in 2015. She started as a director (2015) and later took the responsibilities of Executive Secretary (2016-2019), Vice President for Multicultural Affairs (2019-2021), Project Manager (2021-2023), Chief Curator of Sunnybank Multicultural Gallery (2022-2023), and Taiwanese community coordinator for Moreton Bay Lunar New Year Festivals (2016-2024). Susan co-authored The Arts Festival (2020) published by WAMCI, Taiwanese Australians in Queensland (2023) published by the Australia Taiwan Culture Foundation, and The Journey, Reflection, and Inspiration (2023), another publication of WAMCI. Susan was elected as the President of WAMCI in March 2023.
