VietNamNet Bridge – Art critic and culture researcher Phan Cam Thuong has published books about Vietnamese fine arts history since 1984. He teaches at the Viet Nam Academy of Fine Arts' Faculty of Art History and Criticism.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite a lack of an actual paintings market, international arts expos, auctions and fine arts festivals like in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, HCMC has in recent years emerged as one of the most active art scenes

 VietNamNet Bridge – In search of a path towards free expression and moving beyond "the chaos of psychological conflicts in modern life", an Italian and two Vietnamese artists are joining in an art exhibition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cambodia has recently become a popular destination for many Vietnamese artists, following high demand from Vietnamese expats there.

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‘Asian wings’, Vietnam’s first-ever international balloon display, will take to the skies above Hanoi and Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Quang Ninh and Hai Duong provinces during the Asian Advertising Congress (AdAsia 2013) from November 10-30.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese artists will have the chance to showcase surreal and imaginative works at this year's Singapore Biennial, which will open next Saturday and attract 82 artists and 27 curators from around 13 countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A list of Vietnamese artists that have created the most valuable paintings sold internationally.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Large-scale music festival ‘Oh la la’ featuring popular Vietnamese and French singers and bands will take place on October 12 at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi.

Art Expo Malaysia 2013 took place from September 19 to 22 at the Matrade Exhibition and Conference Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Seven Vietnamese artists contributed 22 paintings to the event.

VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of the capital will have a chance to experience distinctive art works by acclaimed Vietnamese artists including leading lacquer painter Nguyen Gia Tri at an exhibition that opened on July 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For those culture vultures interested in exploring Vietnam through its art there is no better place to start than the HCMC Museum of Fine Art, the major art museum in the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Goethe Institute will host an exhibition featuring photos of 15 Vietnamese artists from June 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several Vietnamese artists have lost their good relationship with their colleagues as a result of arguments on game shows.  

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will present George Frederic Handel's oratorio Messiah, one of the masterpieces of choral music, on May 8 and 9 at the Opera House.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As artist Hai Phuong plucked the strings of the dan tranh (16-chord zither) for the last notes of Que Toi Giai Phong (My Homeland is Liberated), applause filled the HCM City Conservatory of Music's performance hall.

Artists who spent a major part of their life drawing wars, comrades, underground meetings of party cells, resistance heroes and the daily lives of soldiers and volunteer youngsters have left a legacy for the nation.