The biennial Vietnam press-caricature painting contest, the Rong Tre(Bamboo Dragon) Cup, kicked off on November 14 welcoming entries fromamateur and professional caricaturists living in Vietnam.
Each competitor may send up to 10 works, between a minimum size of A3(420 x 297mm) and a maximum size of A2 (524 x 420mm). The hand-drawnpaintings and computer-processed graphics will be featured in print andonline press publications between January 31, 2012 and February 14,2014. Both Vietnamese and foreign nationals are eligible to enter thecontest.
This fourth contest has an open theme, withentries expected to portray a comprehensive vision of diversifiedsociety, through the eyes of caricaturists.
Thewinner will claim a cash prize of 15 million VND (700 USD) and a year'ssubscription to The Thao & Van Hoa Cuoi Tuan (Sports & CultureWeekend) publication.
Entries can be sent via postto The Thao & Van Hoa headquarters, 5 Ly Thuong Kiet Street oremailed to biemhoa@thethaovanhoa.vn until February 14, 2014.
At the third competition which last year focused on the environment,the organising board received nearly 500 entries from amateur andprofessional painters throughout the country.
Hanoi-based Tran Hai Nam won the Bamboo Dragon Cup for his Mieng GhepNguoc (Upside-down Piece) symbolising the extinction of the rhino. Thecartoon was made in many parts, with the piece representing the rhino'shead placed upside down. It was designed to remind people of the factthat the rhino is now extinct in Vietnam.-VNA
Each competitor may send up to 10 works, between a minimum size of A3(420 x 297mm) and a maximum size of A2 (524 x 420mm). The hand-drawnpaintings and computer-processed graphics will be featured in print andonline press publications between January 31, 2012 and February 14,2014. Both Vietnamese and foreign nationals are eligible to enter thecontest.
This fourth contest has an open theme, withentries expected to portray a comprehensive vision of diversifiedsociety, through the eyes of caricaturists.
Thewinner will claim a cash prize of 15 million VND (700 USD) and a year'ssubscription to The Thao & Van Hoa Cuoi Tuan (Sports & CultureWeekend) publication.
Entries can be sent via postto The Thao & Van Hoa headquarters, 5 Ly Thuong Kiet Street oremailed to biemhoa@thethaovanhoa.vn until February 14, 2014.
At the third competition which last year focused on the environment,the organising board received nearly 500 entries from amateur andprofessional painters throughout the country.
Hanoi-based Tran Hai Nam won the Bamboo Dragon Cup for his Mieng GhepNguoc (Upside-down Piece) symbolising the extinction of the rhino. Thecartoon was made in many parts, with the piece representing the rhino'shead placed upside down. It was designed to remind people of the factthat the rhino is now extinct in Vietnam.-VNA