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“Brighten up your life” art project launched in Da Nang

A street art programme entitled “Brighten up your life” was inaugurated in Hoa Cuong Nam ward in Hai Chau district, the central city of Da Nang, on August 31.
“Brighten up your life” art project launched in Da Nang ảnh 1“Brighten up your life” art project in Da Nang (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang (VNA) – A street artprogramme entitled “Brighten up your life” was inaugurated in Hoa Cuong Namward in Hai Chau district, the central city of Da Nang, on August 31.

The programme was carried out by Hoan My DaNang Hospital, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s chapter in Hoa Cuong Namward, and the Da Nang University of Architecture.

Seven painters along with youths, and localpeople turned the moss-covered walls of houses on Ho Nguyen Trung road into 30colourful murals.

The pictures depict the beauty of thefishing community, wildlife, local children, and the natural landscape. Theimages aim to raise public awareness of environmental and marine life protection.Walls of local schools were also repainted as part of the programme.

Besides, the programme presentedscholarships and free movie screenings to local students, as well as hygieneand first aid training courses for them.

Director of the Hoan My Da Nang HospitalPham Nguyen Cam Thach said over the years, the hospital has worked to organisefree health screenings and cardiovascular surgeries for children indisadvantaged and remote mountainous localities nationwide, as well as presentscholarships to children of soldiers in Truong Sa archipelago. –VNA

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