Community development efforts have implemented the Civilian Art concept across Taiwan for many years now, attracting the participation of people from all walks of life. These efforts have ensured that the arts are no longer the sole prerogative of a small portion of the middle class, but a tool that everyone can use to paint stories from their own lives.
多年來，「國民美術」的理念已在台灣各地透過社區總體營造被落實，吸引多元背景的社會大眾參與，讓美術不再是少數中產階級的專利，而是人人都可用畫筆彩繪自己的人生故事。