Life And Hope Series II by Chinese artist Sun Jiangang. Photo courtesy of the organisers

HCM CITY — The International Watercolour Painting Exhibition “Arts and Peace” has opened at the HCM City-based Vietnam Watercolor Art.

The event is co-organised by the International Watercolor Association in Việt Nam and the Sài Gòn Watercolour Club.

The showcase includes 60 paintings by artists from 17 countries such as France, Japan, the Netherlands, Thailand and Việt Nam.

The paintings were selected among more than 300 works displayed at the International Watercolour Exhibition held in Albi, France in October last year.

On display are works about a wide range of topics, including landscapes and lifestyles from all over the world.

According to the organisers, the exhibition aims to bring people around the world closer together amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the exhibition’s opening on Wednesday, the organisers awarded prizes, including the first prize to Chinese artist Sun Jiangang for the painting Life And Hope Series II.

The second and third prizes were given to artist Huỳnh Bảo of Việt Nam for Softness, and to Yuko Nagayama of Japan for Spring.

The organisers also gave two exclusive prizes to Vietnamese artists, including Nguyễn Hồng Quân for the painting Bếp Lạnh (Cold Stove) and Thẩm Trọng Hiếu for A Little Boy in Hà Giang.

The exhibition remains open until March 19 at Vietnam Watercolour Art on 187 Lê Văn Sỹ Street in Phú Nhuận District. VNS

Softness by artist Huỳnh Bảo of Việt Nam. Photo courtesy of the organisers

Spring by artist Yuko Nagayama of Japan. Photo courtesy of the organisers