洪建全基金會五十年來對教育和文化的支持，既是一個家族的精神財富，也等同於台灣社會文化的資產。
1953 年，礦工之子洪建全先生創立了「國際牌」這個家電品牌， 1962 年，洪建全與松下幸之助合資成立 「台灣松下電器股份有限公司」。在台灣還處於戒嚴時期的 1971 年，洪先生很有遠見地成立「洪建全教育文化基金會」，致力於提倡教育和文化。
70 年代，洪建全基金會以《書評書目》雜誌開啟了文學評論的先聲；並首開當時台灣新局，以台灣收藏最豐的音樂黑膠唱片，帶起了台灣民俗音樂的復興；在台灣經濟成長指數激增的 80 年代，基金會以「文經學苑」開創了人文與企業合一的先河；90 年代以「敏隆講堂」為名設立的現代學堂，人人在此學習文史哲藝課程與深度閱讀； 2014 年，透過委託創作及直接贊助，支持跨越各學科領域、當代藝術家的一系列藝術計畫，正式啟動。 在基金會多元經營又不斷開展的精神裡，始終有個核心價值是：藉著支持當代創作者來激發「創作文化」；創作者以作品來表達他們持續求新求變的典範。
過去五十年來，基金會影響了各領域的作家、表演藝術家、音樂家、電影製片人、國際級知名的編舞家……如雲門舞集創辦人林懷民和電影導演李安等才華橫溢的藝術家。
延續洪建全基金會之開創性傳承至下一個五十年，我們決心擴展並整合不同概念的多元發展，透過多面向的贊助，為當代深耕創作者的生態系統，深入培育「創作文化」的核心目標。在這個生態系統中，我們追求並擁護整體性、跨學科、未來創造者和創造未來者的理念所驅動的社會。因為，沒有創造者，就沒有文化，也就沒有未來。
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關於創辦人
礦工之子、僅有小學畢業的洪建全先生在1953 年創立國際牌」家電品牌，而後在1962年與松下幸之助合資成立 「台灣松下電器股份有限公司」。不滿足於個人事業的成功，洪建全先生有遠見地將注意力轉向藝術、文學、音樂，認為文化教育的培養將會成為台灣下一階段社會發展的動能，在台灣還處於戒嚴時期 的 1971 年，成立「洪建全教育文化基金會」，致力提倡教育和文化。
洪建全先生曾於 1967 年當選第二屆中華民國十大企業家，也曾榮獲「全國優良商人」（1978）和當選「模範父親」（1983）。從學徒、店長、商行經營者，一路成為台灣松下電器董事長，洪建全先生是促進台灣家電業現代化，也是推動台灣經濟發展的重要推手。而洪建全先生創辦的「洪建全基金會」，過去五十年來對教育和文化的支持，則是推動台灣社會文化前進的重要力量。
The Hong Foundation’s five decades support to education and culture is a family legacy that is synonymous with the social cultural heritage of Taiwan.
In 1953, Hong Chienchuan (C.C.) (洪建全), the son of a miner, founded “Guojipai” (國際牌), the legendary home appliances brand which later became Panasonic Taiwan (台灣松下電器). In 1971, he established the Hong Foundation to advocate education and culture when Taiwan was still under martial law.
Throughout the 70s, the Hong Foundation spawn the birth of literary criticism with the Shu Ping Shu Mu Review of Books and Bibliography (書評書目) publication; and brought on the Taiwanese folk music revival with trail-blazing vinyl compilations from its music collection which was the largest of such in Taiwan then. During the exponential economic rise of Taiwan in the 80s, the Hong Foundation pioneered the integrated studies of humanities and entrepreneurship with the Culture For Business Academy (文經學苑). The 90s saw Minlong Forum’s (敏隆講堂) extensive dissemination of humanities education and reading cultures for adults. In late 2000s, Project Seek (覓計畫) was launched to support a range of interdisciplinary, contemporary artists through commissions and direct sponsorships.
Underpinning the Hong Foundation’s diverse and evolving patronage, there remains one central tenet of fostering the “Culture of Creation” by supporting an ecosystem of creators of their time; creators that were shifting paradigms through their work at the time. Over the last 50 years, the Hong Foundation has influenced numerous writers, performance artists, musicians, film makers, artists of caliber in the ranks of internationally renown choreographer and dancer Lin Hwaimin (林懷民) of Cloud Gate Theatre (雲門舞集) and director Ang Lee (李安).
Extending the Hong Foundation’s pioneering heritage into the next 50 years, we are determined to expand and underpin our diverse and evolving patronage into the central tenet of fostering the “Culture of Creation” by cultivating an Ecosystem of Creators for our time. In this ecosystem, we seek and champion holistic, interdisciplinary, society driven ideas from Creators of The Future and Future Creators. For without creators, there will be no culture, and no future.
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ABOUT THE FOUNDER
The son of a miner and having only been educated in primary school, Hong Chienchuan (C.C.), founded “Guojipai” (國際牌), the legendary home appliances brand which later became Panasonic Taiwan. Achieving remarkable success in international trade and manufacturing and not content to sit on his laurels, he turned his attention to the arts, literature and music, with the foresight of fostering education of culture as a means to fuel the next phase of social development in Taiwan. To this end, he founded the Hong Foundation (洪建全教育文化基金會) to advocate education and culture when Taiwan was still under martial law.
Hong Chienchuan was awarded Top Ten Taiwan Entrepreneurs in 1967, National Outstanding Business Leader in 1978, and Model Father in 1983. Progressing from apprentice, store manager, owner and all the way to founder and chairman of Panasonic Taiwan, not only did Hong facilitated the modernization of electronic home appliances in Taiwan, he also played a key part in the development of the country’s economy. Since its founding in 1971, and with five decades of support to education and culture, the Hong Foundation is a driving force in the development of Taiwanese society and her cultural heritage.
