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Majestic and mysterious Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam. Photo: GAC Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam is where nature and people meet. Photo: GAC Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam shows its pure and rustic beauty. Photo: GAC Banh mi -- a must-try specialty in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam. Photo: GAC As a not-for-profit initiative by Google, GAC features content from over 2,000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online. … [Read more...] about Google Arts & Culture brings vivid, energetic Vietnam to the world

HONG KONG SAR -Media OutReach- 21 January 2021 - In times of uncertainties, let us search for our own park in the heart. Keeping a 'the park is just around the corner' spirit is crucial to enhance our physical and mental resilience to the pandemic. Regardless of what happens, we all have a park in our heart. Jockey Club Pop-up Art Park, curated by Hong Kong Arts Centre with the support of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust as Major Funder, Lee Hysan Foundation as Strategic Partner and the guidance of the Advisory Committee on Mental Health, introduces to the public a virtual art park (jcpopupartpark.hk) from now to April 16, 2021. It brings together works of art by both Hong Kong and overseas artists with elements of light and technology. Open 24 hours every day, the Art Park allows the public to experience the joyous atmosphere of park/playground at home any time. For four months in a row, the exhibition is accompanied with a series of online education and outreach … [Read more...] about 【Hong Kong Arts Centre】presents Jockey Club Pop-up Art Park from now to 16 Apr 2021 Experience the virtual and the reality online-to-offline

I am proud that I have learned so much during my travels, and have had beautiful cultural experiences and have been enlightened from such knowledge. I never imagined that I could learn Japanese lacquer painting in New York, wood-turning in Seoul, furniture-making in Indianapolis, joinery in Kyoto, origami in Kuala Lumpur, or even bookbinding in Sydney. I once gave up applying for study-abroad opportunities in college, but now I travel more than ever, thanks to calligraphy, surprisingly. … [Read more...] about Young calligrapher renowned for his talent introduces art to new generation

The busker began to play the flute, and the tune hit Thiều as if it was the first time he had ever heard music. It felt like a gift from the universe. He was going through some problems back then, but that piece of music was like a blessing, from a man facing much more in the way of difficulties. … [Read more...] about Colours drive a poet to paint

Da Nang (VNA) – The buffalo, the zodiac sign for 2021, is the theme of a painting exhibition that opened at the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum in central Da Nang city on January 21. The event showcases 30 oil and acrylic pictures created by painter Ngo Thanh Hung, depicting the buffalo in the Vietnamese culture as an industrious, smart, strong, and brave animal via bright colours and unique painting techniques. The buffalo is the second animal sign in the 12-year cycle of the Vietnamese zodiac and also a symbol of the wet rice civilisation in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam. According to folk beliefs, buffaloes help humans with physically demanding works in agriculture like ploughing, raking, and carrying rice. They are also the main character in major traditional festivals like the Tich Dien (ploughing) or buffalo fighting festivals. Nguyen Thi Trinh, Deputy Director of the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, said the exhibition aims to warm up the atmosphere ahead of the Lunar New Year … [Read more...] about Paintings feature the buffalo – zodiac sign for 2021