EP25 | The Future of Cross-Cultural Arts Education — Professor Ho Jo-chi Joins The Great Artist to Pioneer the Healing Practice of the "Creative Companion"

Merging creation and companionship, bringing art into education, care, social welfare, and corporate training

[Taipei] On the DE Global Art Agency podcast The Great Artist (EP25), we welcome Professor Ho Jo-chi, the originator of the role of the "Creative Companion." In this episode, she shares how she merges "creation" with "companionship," allowing art to transcend disciplines and borders and become a force that heals the contemporary heart and opens profound dialogue.

The role of the "Creative Companion" that Ho Jo-chi has pioneered fuses two core ideals: "creation" and "companionship." In her view, art is never merely a display of technique, but a force that accompanies the human heart and sets dialogue in motion. This conviction breaks free from the narrow conventional imagination of art, raising its value from the aesthetic plane to that of healing and connection. For her, every act of artistic creation is an occasion for profound exchange with others and with the self.

Carrying this conviction, Ho Jo-chi founded "Jo You Chi Shi," devoted to bringing art into diverse settings such as education, care, social welfare, and corporate training. She has broken the framework that confines art to museums and galleries, leading it into the real scenes of life — to accompany, to heal, and to inspire those most in need of attention. Whether students in the classroom, elders in care institutions, or employees bearing pressure within enterprises, all can find in her artistic practice the strength of being understood and supported.

The "Marketing × Creation × Companionship" philosophy that Ho Jo-chi advocates further unites her background in brand management with her experience in artistic creation, endowing art therapy with a stronger cross-disciplinary capacity for practice. She understands well that, to let art's healing power reach more people, creation alone is not enough; one must also know how to disseminate, how to manage, and how to make ideals seen. This singular perspective, uniting commercial thinking with artistic ideals, lends her practice greater influence and sustainability.

In addition, Ho Jo-chi serves as a board member of the French art association ALEA. This international standing reflects her global vision and her capacity for cross-cultural connection. Through the ALEA platform, she is able to carry the ideal of "creative companionship" onto a more international stage, building a bridge for Taiwan's art-therapy practice to converse with the world.

In this episode, drawing on her dual perspective as an educator and an ALEA board member, Ho Jo-chi shares how art can become a bridge that crosses disciplines and borders to heal the contemporary heart. Her practice embodies the academic legitimacy and international career path that The Great Artist holds dear — letting the power of art reach broader communities and settings through solid expertise and an international vision.

The Great Artist EP25 is now available on Apple Podcasts, SoundOn, and other platforms, with a running time of about 44 minutes. We invite you to listen and discover how Ho Jo-chi opens new possibilities for art and healing through "creative companionship."