Novel approach to traditional sơn mài artworks

Painter Mai Đắc Linh has established a reputation for how he uses traditional materials in his works

Seashells refashioned as stylish jewellery

To break away from the conventional materials such as gold and silver, HCM City-based artist La Như Long is creating his own line of jewellery from seashells.

Exhibition shows multiple faces of life Đa Diện (Polyhedra), an exhibition gathering emerging artists of Vietnamese contemporary art has just been kicked off in Hà Nội.

Southern lacquer villages struggle to survive

Centuries-old craft in need of support as modern world closes in and popularity declines

Artworks to be displayed in Ninh Bình The works are the brainchildren of 13 renowned contemporary artists from many provinces, including two painters and 11 sculptors.

Fashioning shoes one step at a time

A young woman from Huế has taken her shoes to the wider world, using traditional crafts, motifs, and tapestry.

Vietnamese artworks to be auctioned online

The auction is a collaboration between Drouot Digital and Hà Nội-based PI Auction House, aiming to introduce Vietnamese art to the world, according to the latter's CEO Nguyễn Đô Sơn.

Veteran artist draws to preserve ethnic clothes Veteran artist Đỗ Đức is displaying his lacquer paintings on ethnic clothes for the first time at his house at Thong Dong Ville at 15B, 656 Lane, Lạc Long Quân Street, Hà Nội.

No limitation to appreciate art, says art educator

Hà Nội-based Vũ Đỗ is an artist and art educator. He received a BFA from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. After graduation, he founded The Painter's Studio in 2015, an art school in Hà Nội.  Last Saturday, he hosted an art tour at Vincom Centre for Contemporary Arts.  Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Bình interviews Vũ about art education. 

Arts club connects Vietnamese painters nationwide The Mekong Art Club, one of the most popular arts groups in HCM City, for years has organised hundreds of exchange programmes as a way to connect artists from different regions in the country.