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The contest was launched by the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association and the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Conservation Support Fund from August 29, 2024 to September 30, 2025 to create a national art playground, inspiring the preservation of unique cultural values of the nation through painting. The ceremony was attended by leaders of specialized agencies such as: Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition; Vietnam Fine Arts Association, Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, UNESCO Association Hanoi, ACIT along with many painters, art students and art lovers.
After 13 months of launching, the contest received 1,320 works from 990 domestic and overseas Vietnamese authors. The Jury selected and awarded 70 Certificates of Merit and Certificates to authors whose works entered the Final Round, 3 Youth Prizes, 16 Encouragement Prizes, 3 Third Prizes, 2 Second Prizes and 1 First Prize to the woodcut “Under the Shadow of a Thousand Years” by artist Le Phi Hung. The winning works and 70 works entered the Final Round were selected to be displayed at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum and appear in the publication introducing the contest exclusively. Each work is an emotional perspective, depicting the depth of Vietnam’s tangible and intangible heritage through the creative lens of artists across the country.
Awarding of Certificates of Merit and Recognition to authors of winning works
In addition to developing production and business, ACIT always focuses on community activities, demonstrating the social responsibility of an enterprise. As the exclusive sponsor of the first "Vietnamese Cultural Heritage through Painting" Painting Contest in 2024 and the second time in 2025, ACIT is proud to accompany the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association in the journey of preserving, honoring and spreading national cultural values, protecting and promoting traditional values. At the ceremony, the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association awarded a Certificate of Merit to ACIT for its positive contributions, which significantly contributed to the success of the Contest. This is the driving force for the company to continue developing activities with profound humanistic values in the coming time.
Mr. Pham Dinh Thang - Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of ACIT (white shirt standing in the middle) received a certificate of merit from the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association
At 3:00 p.m. on the same day, the Opening Ceremony of the Painting Competition Exhibition took place at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum (66 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi) to introduce the best works to the public of the capital. The exhibition is an emotional art space, where traditional values are depicted in contemporary painting language, contributing to bringing heritage closer to the community.
Mr. Pham Dinh Thang - Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of ACIT cut the ribbon to open the Painting Competition Exhibition
at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts
(ACIT News)
