The Saigon Times Daily Lasting until February 22, the event is being organized by the Vietnam fine art and painting club under the Labor Culture Palace to feature around 55 paintings in varied materials from oil on canvas to lacquer, pastel and mixed media. The exhibits reflect the vibrant spring atmosphere and traditional customs during Tet throughout Vietnam. In particular, there are nine paintings that won awards at "Canh co mua xuan" (spring brush) painting competition held at the cultural palace during this year’s Tet for children and teenagers. The palace is located at 55B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in District 1. … [Read more...] about Tet-theme painting exhibition opened in town
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Prosperity paintings
For hundreds of years, Vietnamese have bought special Tet paintings during the Lunar New Year season. … [Read more...] about Prosperity paintings
Paintings portraying Hanoians displayed
A painting exhibition entitled “Portrait of Hanoi” will open at the Maison des Arts at 31A Van Mieu street in Hanoi tomorrow.The exhibition provides an overall picture of Hanoians through the brush strokes of 58 Vietnamese and four American painters.One hundred and thirty-one works on display capture the appearance and characteristics of composers, writers, singers or friends and relatives of the artists in the past and present through a variety of media, including lacquer, oil, water colour, composite and bronze.‘I came to Hanoi in 1994 and I felt so comfortable with the land, the people and the rhythm of life of the capital’, said Dan Potter, a painter from the US said at a press conference this morning.‘I love to portray the Hanoians I meet on the street and I have found that is a good way for a foreigner to make friends and get know more about Hanoians’, he added.During the ten-day exhibition, the artists will be pleased to paint portraits of … [Read more...] about Paintings portraying Hanoians displayed
Britain through Vietnamese children brush exhibition
CPV: On the occasion of International Children's Day (June 1), the British Embassy in Hanoi in partnership with British University Vietnam (BUV), will organize a painting exhibition "See Britain through my brush" in Hanoi. Resulting of a month long exercise carried out by pupils at Co Xinh art centre, nearly 40 paintings will be displayed at BUV campus at 193 Ba Trieu street. Inspired by the UK and the recent Royal wedding, the children have created their vision of the UK, from traditional iconic images such as Tower Bridge, Big Ben, London taxi, to modern symbolic figures such as Harry Porter, Susan Boyle and Wayne Rooney. UK Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr Antony Stokes said: "The old and the modern UK is clearly reflected in the lively and spectacular art works they have produced. I am delighted that by taking part in this exercise, many of them now think of the UK as a world class location for education, global creativity and talent. Next year, the world's eyes will be on London as we … [Read more...] about Britain through Vietnamese children brush exhibition
East Sea inspires local children’s paintings
Bui Hoang Nam, an 11-year-old student in Hanoi, looked at the tray of colours with concentration and selected suitable clours for his painting of a tropical coconut island. He was one of 40 students, aged five to 15 years who put together a collection of paintings inspired by sea and islands. The event was part of a Culture, Tourism and Environment Day held on June 4 at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts at 2 Hoa Lu street to celebrate World Environment Day. The event was aimed at raising awareness of environmental protection, especially environment at tourist spots, historical sites and cultural festivals. … [Read more...] about East Sea inspires local children’s paintings