Vietnam Art Photo Contest and Exhibition 2024 calls for submission
A contest seeking the best photographic works in 2024 was launched on February 29 by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) 🔜- A contest seeking the bestphotographic works in 2024 was launched on February 29 by the Department ofFine Arts, Photography and Exhibition, under the Ministry of Culture, Sportsand Tourism.
Speaking at the event’s opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong said the contest will encourage photographersto create high-value works in terms of content and art, serving the cultural andspiritual life of the people, contributing to promoting the beauty of the landand people of Vietnam to the world.
The biennial event is expected to create a playground forphotographers across the country, introduce the best photographic artworks toboth the national and international public and at the same time, summarise andevaluate the achievements of Vietnamese photography in the past two years, accordingto the organising board.
Eligible applicants of the "Vietnam Art Photo Contestand Exhibition 2024" include both professional and non-professionalphotographers who are Vietnamese citizens or overseas Vietnamese, aged at least18 years old.
The entries, which are required to be taken from August2022 to June 2024, will compete in two categories: realistic and conceptualphotos. Their content should reflect contemporary life, people, culture,landscape, nature, national construction and defence, or efforts in the fightagainst natural disasters and epidemics, and issues of contemporary life, thoughts, opinions, ideas about life or have othercontent towards the values of truth, goodness and beauty.
The contest is open to entries at anhnghethuatvietnam2024.vnfrom May 2 until July 15, 2024.
The organising board will present 32 awards, including threegold, six silver, eight bronze and 15 consolidation prizes for outstandingworks./.
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Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) 
