Art Competition
Countess of Brecknock Hospice’s anniversary art competition
The Countess of Brecknock Hospice (COBH) has announced the launch of the ‘Moments that Matter’ art competition to mark its 35th anniversary.
The competition invites local artists and residents to create artwork inspired by the special and meaningful moments that define our lives.
Budding young artists from across Devon and Cornwall can have their work displayed alongside famous names like Man Ray and Salvador Dali in a new art competition at Plymouth’s The Box.
The 2025 Children and Young People’s Art Competition is being run in partnership with Arts University Plymouth, and is inspired by Surrealism, a famous art movement that explored the creative potential of the mind and challenged reality.
The 2024 ASEAN Graphic Arts Exhibition, held at the Hải Phòng Museum, is open to the public until December 20.
The free exhibition showcases 153 pieces of art from 131 artists across ASEAN nations, including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Việt Nam.
The exhibits highlight the culture, people, and nature of each nation, address contemporary issues, promote peace, and celebrate the strong, ongoing multilateral ties within ASEAN.
They are created using a wide range of materials and techniques such as metal engraving, wood carving, monotype printing, embossing, gum printing, and screen printing.
Ngô Tuấn Phong, deputy head of the culture ministry’s Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition, emphasized that the quality of the works this year shows significant technical advancement.
Artist Trịnh Tuân from the Việt Nam Fine Arts Association said that the quality of Vietnamese art has notably improved compared to previous events, placing them on par with countries like Thailand, which have a strong tradition in graphic design.
The quadrennial ASEAN Graphics Competition and Exhibition, which began in 2016, aims to foster cultural and artistic exchange among ASEAN countries.
Read more: https://asianews.network/vietnams-haiphong-hosts-2024-asean-graphic-arts-competition-and-exhibition/
Artist Entry Requirements:
Entries must align with the competition theme and meet the media requirements.
Media: Original, high-quality art in the following forms is accepted: oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolor and gouache, ink, mixed media, printmaking, photography, video, sculpture, installation, ceramics, fiber art, collage, digital art, land art, and more. The jury will not accept works related to explicit content such as pornography, gambling, drugs, works that blaspheme religion, or those with provocative political themes. All submitted works must be entirely original works of art and design by the artist, with no replicas or plagiarism allowed.
