PANO – The 2nd ASEAN Graphic Arts Competition and Exhibition 2016, entitled “ASEAN - Artistic Characteristic - Unity - Development”, will take place at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in December 2016. The Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition (DFAPE) made the announcement on April 19th.

The event will be jointly hosted by DFAPE, the International Cooperation Department (under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), ASEAN countries’ embassies in Vietnam, and Vietnamese embassies to ASEAN countries.

A work by a Vietnamese artist

All artists from ASEAN countries are eligible to take part in the competition. Entries should reflect the landscapes, lifestyles, and contemporary issues in ASEAN countries, highlighting solidarity, friendship cooperation, and the development of culture and art between the 10 ASEAN countries.

The exhibition will display graphic art works, including embossed prints, concave prints, flat prints, multidimensional prints, digital prints, and so on.

Each participant can upload a maximum of two entries to the website http://aseangraphicart.vn. Submissions must be submitted from March 30th to July 15th.

The organizers will present one first, two second, three third and five consolation prizes to the winners during the opening ceremony of the exhibition.

Further information can be found at  http://ape.gov.vn.

Translated by Hong Thanh