The Vietnam-Australia Mural Village was launched in Tan Tich ward, Cao Lanh city, Dong Thap province, on January 26 (Photo: VNA)Dong Thap (VNA) - The Vietnam-Australia MuralVillage was launched in Tan Tich ward, Cao Lanh city, Dong Thap province, onJanuary 26.
“The Australian Government is proud to support this veryfirst community art project in the Mekong Delta”, said Ms. Rebecca Bryant,Deputy Head of Mission - Australian Embassy in Vietnam, at the mural villageopening.
“The Vietnam-Australia Mural Village has added a big splashof colour to the walls around the village, and we hope this will attract newvisitors to the area. Together with the Cao Lanh Bridge, which we expect willopen in the first half of 2018, this will be a new symbol of the friendshipbetween Australia and Vietnam,” she said.
“This public art project has created opportunities for localyoung people to contribute positively to their local community and for bothAustralian and Vietnamese artists to put their creative talents on display”,said Mr. Bradley Kickett, the Australian artist who participated in the project.
The Vietnam-Australia Mural Village is expected to bring anew vitality to the Tan Tich neighbourhood while still preserving the charm ofits tight-knit community. Over time the village will attract many new visitorsfrom across the province, different parts of the country and from around theworld.
The Cao Lanh Bridge, funded by the Asian Development Bank(ADB) and Australia, is one of two major bridges (Cao Lanh and Vam Cong) underthe Central Mekong Delta Connectivity Project.
“The Australian Government is proud to support this veryfirst community art project in the Mekong Delta”, said Ms. Rebecca Bryant,Deputy Head of Mission - Australian Embassy in Vietnam, at the mural villageopening.
“The Vietnam-Australia Mural Village has added a big splashof colour to the walls around the village, and we hope this will attract newvisitors to the area. Together with the Cao Lanh Bridge, which we expect willopen in the first half of 2018, this will be a new symbol of the friendshipbetween Australia and Vietnam,” she said.
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Hundreds of different mural installations were created byartists, including an Indigenous Australian artist, together with volunteerstudents from Dong Thap University.“This public art project has created opportunities for localyoung people to contribute positively to their local community and for bothAustralian and Vietnamese artists to put their creative talents on display”,said Mr. Bradley Kickett, the Australian artist who participated in the project.
The Vietnam-Australia Mural Village is expected to bring anew vitality to the Tan Tich neighbourhood while still preserving the charm ofits tight-knit community. Over time the village will attract many new visitorsfrom across the province, different parts of the country and from around theworld.
The Cao Lanh Bridge, funded by the Asian Development Bank(ADB) and Australia, is one of two major bridges (Cao Lanh and Vam Cong) underthe Central Mekong Delta Connectivity Project.
Funded by grant aid from the AustralianGovernment and a concessional loan from the ADB, the Cao Lanh Bridge representsthe largest single Australian aid activity in Southeast Asia.-VNA
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