Vietnamese artists are welcoming the establishment of an electronic trading floor where involved parties can meet for transactions, assess the value of products, and support artists on issues related to intellectual property.

On the threshold of Lunar New Year 2021, artists in HCM City reviewed their operation in 2020 and voice their hope for a new year 2021 with full of peace and further thrives so that they can bring their artworks closer the public.

People’s Artist Kim Cuong (second left, back row), who has 65 years of experience in Vietnamese theatre. Photo courtesy of the artist)

A campaign by artist Ngo Tran Vu has raised nearly VND200 million (nearly US$9,000) to build houses for poor people through an online painting auction.

Some 200 people, including soldiers stationed on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, health workers and artists have performed together in a music video entitled Tu Hao Viet Nam (Proud of Vietnam).

The Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum (VNFAM) has launched an online exhibition of paintings and sculptures, including those by artists who were on the battlefield or witnessed the historic moment of Vietnam gaining its independence

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Phu Luc (Appendix) artist group will interact with American historian Liam Kelley about Vietnamese history on Sunday at Ha Noi Creativity City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cafe Me on Luong Huu Khanh Street in District 1, HCMC is a place for artists and those who love handmade products.

VietNamNet Bridge – About 23 artists from Ha Noi and the central Hue City will display their paintings, sculptures and art installations inspired by circles at an exhibition in downtown Ha Noi.

Even though Vietnam has developed a market for contemporary art, domestic galleries continue to invest in expensive Hong Kong exhibition space to show Vietnamese artworks. Cristina Nualart asks why this is happening and if it’s a good thing.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds artists are set to perform the Vietnamese national anthem, along with and other songs, in a patriotic attempt to call attention to the East Sea crisis.

 A photo exhibition “Lost&Found Hanoi” by five Hanoi-based photographers will open at Hanoi Goethe Institute on April 15, allowing visitors to take an exploration of the grain of this thousand-year-old metropolis.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After several delays, the Art Performing Department began to draft plans to start granting work permits for artists starting in July instead of April as expected earlier, one official has said.

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Several domestic artists have voiced their doubts about the necessity and effectiveness of work permits for artists.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The portraits of famous people and ordinary people appear real and lively in pencil sketches by amateur painters Tran Minh Thong and Hoang Thao.

Les Siestes Electroniques, a French festival dedicated to experimental music, will be held in Hanoi on October 19.