Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists in Phu Yen province has recently held a conference for plenary members to deploy tasks in 2014. Deputy Chief of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Board, Mr. Tran Van Loc awarding the merit certificate by Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists to the Photographic Artist Le Chau Dao Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists in Phu Yen province determines, in 2014, members in the Association actively participate and achieve high prizes at the artwork contests in the province, in the country and over the world, like, joining the art contest to celebrate the 70th anniversary of establishing Vietnamese People's Army (December 22nd), The 70th anniversary of founding the Army Force in Phu Yen province (June 12th); the 19thArt Festival of art photo in the South Central region and Central Highlands in Binh Dinh province, the national artwork contests in 2014 of "Colors of Vietnamese peoples" and … [Read more...] about Striving to achieve high prizes in the art-photograph competitions
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Foreign student excels in traditional art form
Foreign student excels in traditional art form (24-07-2006) Fascinated by the traditional musical form called tuong, Eleanor Clapham decided to pack her bags in Australia and move to Viet Nam to master an art form unlike any she had ever known. Nearly a year later, to the astonishment of her Vietnamese teachers, the 23-year-old Canberra native is turning in acclaimed tuong performances in Ha Noi and Australia. Eleanor's love for the art began after she saw a performance by members of Canberra's Vietnamese Association while she was a student at the Wollongong Theatre and Cinematography University. In Australia, she met Dinh Thi, a teacher of tuong studying for a master's degree, who encouraged her to apply for admission to the Ha Noi Theatre and Cinematography College. "I spent several months learning Vietnamese and then left for Viet Nam immediately after being accepted," Eleanor says. Teaching the art of tuong to a foreigner, however, was a challenge. "This was the first time we … [Read more...] about Foreign student excels in traditional art form
Vietnamese painter joins Japan art circle
Vietnamese painter joins Japan art circle (09-09-2005) HA NOI — Painter Nguyen Dinh Dang was again awarded the title of Fine-Work Artist by Japan's Shutai Art Association (SFAA), and this year was selected to become its first foreign member. Dang was one of only 18 painters out of 165 to receive this recognition at the SFAA's 41th exhibition held at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum from September 1-16. "This is actually an annual competition in which SFAA members vote for the best works in the exhibition," Dang explains. Dang sent his work to SFAA three times since 2003 and won the title of Fine-Work Artist once before in 2003 but this time was invited to be a member of the association. "I'm proud to be the first foreign member of the association but it won't affect my painting style," he said. This year, 177 paintings by 165 artists were selected from 480 submitted works. The artists with the best works were named Kasaku Saka which means Fine-Work Artist. The Vietnamese painter … [Read more...] about Vietnamese painter joins Japan art circle
Youth Fine Arts Festival 2011 launched
The Youth Fine Arts Festival 2011 was officially launched by the Ministry of Cultural, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Fine Arts Association today to create a breakthrough in performance and installation art which remain new in Vietnam contemporary fine arts. Young artists under 35 can join the Festival and each could have a maximum of three entries created in the period of 2008 - 2011. According to the painter, Tran Khanh Chuong, Chairman of Vietnam Fine Arts Association, "the festival will be a fair competition for young painters". About 80 percent of fine arts activities in the world is off-the-easel work (editor’s note: meaning not the traditional type of painting or drawing often done using an artist’s easel; for example, "performance", "video", "industrial" (using unusual modern-day, often construction materials) or "installations" (using every day, functional materials, often to convey a particular idea or message), while such kind of fine arts remain limited in … [Read more...] about Youth Fine Arts Festival 2011 launched
Art & Entertainment Highlights for November 18
Modern painters delve into issues of identity Held at the Menifique Art Museum (MAM), the exhibition is titled, Doubt and Believe, to denote that both doubt and belief are essential for an artist to find his or her own true identity. The two artists featured in the exhibition, Nguyen Son and Richard Streitmatter-Tran, are both in their early forties. Son says that painting "comes as naturally as breathing" to him. "The more I paint, the more clearly I see that my path is closely connected to nature. I know one day I will fade away into nothingness, but my works will still become beautiful memories left somewhere on this living earth." Son, who has been living and working in HCM City since 1989, is a graduate of the HCM City Fine Arts College. He has held several solo exhibitions and won international awards for his work. Richard Streitmatter-Tran is a native of Bien Hoa who also lives and works in HCM City. He received his degree in Interrelated Media from the Massacheutus … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment Highlights for November 18