HCM City to host fine arts exhibition for young artists

March 29, 2017 - 09:00

The fourth HCM City Biennale Art Exhibition for Young Artists will be held at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum next month.

The third HCM City Biennale Art Exhibition at the city’s University of Fine Arts in 2013. Photo from the university’s Facebook Page
Viet Nam News

HCM CITY — The fourth HCM City Biennale Art Exhibition for Young Artists will be held at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum next month.

The exhibition, organised by the city’s Fine Arts Association and University of Fine Arts and their partners, targets Vietnamese artists aged 18-45.

It will display 134 artworks created from 2015-2016 by 98 artists from 15 cities and provinces, such as HCM City, Hà Nội, Bình Dương and Cần Thơ.

These works include 121 paintings, 10 sculptures, two video artworks and an installation, reflecting contemporary issues.

The organisers will award 11 prizes for best works at the exhibition, which will be selected by veteran artists Uyên Huy, Ca Lê Thắng, Lê Xuân Chiểu, Siu Quý, and Bùi Hải Sơn.

Workshops on young artists and fine arts promotion will be organised during the event.

This year’s exhibition will take place from April 20-30 at the museum, 97A Phó Đức Chính Street in District 1.

The Biennale Art Exhibition for Young Artists, first held in 2009, aims to discover talented and new faces in Việt Nam’s arts community. — VNS

 

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