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Exhibition features ethnic minority kids’ art

Paintings on linen, by ethnic children from Quan Ba district in the northern province of Ha Giang, will be the highlight of the Son Luc exhibition.
Exhibition features ethnic minority kids’ art ảnh 1Students of Tung Vai commune’s Primary School in Quan Ba district, Ha Giang provinces, paint on linen, an activity held as part of the Mountain Star Charity project (Photos courtesy of Mountain Star Charity project)

Hanoi (VNA) - Paintings on linen, by ethnic children from Quan Ba districtin the northern province of Ha Giang, will be the highlight of the SonLuc exhibition.

The exhibition, also known as ViridityPeak, kicked off at the Fine Arts and Photography Exhibition Centrein 29 Hang Bai on October 21.

Works by over 30 Vietnamese artistsparticipating in the fourth season of the Mountain Star Charity project willalso be on display at the exhibition, which aims to offer a new breath of lifeto Ha Giang province’s linen products by combining local typical features withmodern arts.

Mountain Star Charity project is initiatedby Taiwanese postgraduate, Kuo Yen Wei, and jointly implemented by the HanoiCollege of Art as well as Vietnamese associations of contemporary arts, such asBeef Shank Studio, Son Ta and Black, along with other volunteers from Japan,Germany and China.

According to artist Nguyen Truong Linh, arepresentative of the project, Mountain Star Charity aims at preserving andpromoting local cultural values of the ethnic minorities, enhancing socialelements in Vietnam’s contemporary arts and promoting Vietnamese arts.

Since its official launch in 2014, theproject focuses on teaching arts to over 500 underprivileged children, agedfrom six to ten, across Vietnam’s mountainous and remote areas in Ha Giang andQuang Ninh provinces.

Mountain Star Charity project has alsocontributed to bettering the environment of local schools by decorating themwith mural paintings, presenting the schools with teaching aids, as well asproviding gifts and scholarships to disadvantaged students.

An exhibition featuring works by artistsand children who are part of the project is held yearly at the Fine Artsand Photography Exhibition Centre at 29 Hang Bai at the end of the season, before being brought to Taiwan.

Before Viridity Peak, the project hadorganised three exhibitions showcasing 106 works.

The exhibition will go on until October 28.-VNA
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