Hanoi (VNA) - Aposter contest to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the August Revolution(August 19) and National Day (September 2) is now open for entries.
Launched by the Department ofGrassroots Culture under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, thecontest aims to promote citizens’ understanding of the context, processand causes of the victory and lessons drawn from the August Revolution andthe birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam),in addition to affirming their historical significance.
It is also expected to raiseawareness about the creative application of such lessons in the strugglefor national unification, particularly in national renewal and internationalintegration.
In terms of topics, the entriesshould feature the great achievements of the Vietnamese Party and peopleover 75 years of building, defending and developing the nation.
The contest is open to allprofessional or amateur painters, Vietnamese citizens and overseas Vietnamese.Each contestant can submit more than one work, which must be painted recentlyand been neither submitted to other competition nor disseminated in anyform.
The organisers will judge andpresent prizes for outstanding works, including one first prize, two secondprizes, three third prizes, 10 consolation prizes and one special prize fororganisations.
In addition to the winningposters, the organising committee will select a number of good works to displayat an exhibition and use them for festivals, anniversaries or forappropriate political duties nationwide.
The contest will close forsubmissions on June 22, 2020. Its closing and award ceremonies arescheduled to take place in September 2020.
The organising committee will presentone first, two second, three third, and 10 consolation prizes. One movementprize will also be bestowed on the unit with the most participants andhigh-quality works./.
A poster contest to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Vietnam's first General Election Day (January 6, 1946) was launched on September 9 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
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