Youth’s art festival to run in October
The fourth National Youth Fine Art Festival, which is slated for October, will open for submissions from June 19 to 23, as heard at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 28.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The fourth National Youth Fine Art Festival, which is slated for October, will open for submissions from June 19 to 23, as heard at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 28.
Organizers from the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said they welcome creative works on contemporary life, stressing that the works must not violate patent.
Each of local artists, aged between 18 and 35 years old, can submit a maximum of two entries, which are in the form of photos or CDs and have been made between 2014 and June 2017.
The entries must not be displayed previously at any other national exhibitions oprganised by the department.
Selected submissions will be exhibited at the October festival and compete for 3 first, 6 second and 9 third prizes.
More information on the event can be found at www.ape.gov.vn ./.-VNA
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