Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Ceramic Arts Exhibition will be held inmid-October in Hanoi to honour Vietnamese artists’ creativity in their work onthe traditional material.
Hosted by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the event is expected to provide anopportunity to review the achievements and difficulties in the operation oftraditional pottery villages, thus helping design proper policies to supportthe development of the villages in the context of international integration,the Nhan dan newspaper reported.
The exhibition is open to Vietnamese citizens whose artworks must have beenproduced over the past five years and own the rights to the work. Each entrantis eligible to submit no more than five artworks in one of two categoriesincluding artistic ceramics and applicable ceramics.
Photos of the artworks should be sent to the Department of Fine Arts,Photography and Exhibition, 38 Cao Ba Quat street, Ba Dinh district from August2 to 8. The jury will review the photos of the artworks before judging them.
Six prizes will be presented to the best entries across the two categories,each worth 20 million VND (nearly 870 USD)./.
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