Quang Ngai street art: more than just house decorations
A street art programme, entitled “I love the ocean/Born to be wild”, in the An Binh islet commune in the central province of Quang Ngai aims to raise public awareness of environmental protection and marine life conservation.
Colourful murals depicting marine life have been created in the An Binh islet commune of Quang Ngai province (Photo: VNA)
QuangNgai (VNA) – A street art programme, entitled “I love the ocean/Bornto be wild”, in the An Binh islet commune in the central province of Quang Ngaiaims to raise public awareness of environmental protection and marine lifeconservation.
The event, which took place from August 22-31, was organised by theInternational Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Ly Son Marine ProtectedArea, and An Binh commune People’s Committee under the “Support forcommunity-based marine turtle nesting beach conservation and by-catch reductionin Vietnam” project. It was financed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Twelve volunteer artists from provinces and cities across the nation turned themoss-covered walls of houses into colourful murals depicting marine life.
Besides encouraging environmental and endangered animal, including marineturtles, protection, the presence of the mural village hopes to improve locallivelihoods and reduce the pressure of near-shore fishing and other means ofunsustainable exploitation.
The event was previously held in An Binh commune in June with 12 murals sendingthe message of environmental protection.
Currently, there are nearly 5,000 people subscribing to the fanpage “IUCNVietnam Sea Turtle Volunteer”, 1,000 of whom have joined activities to protectsea turtles, with the figure is expected to increase in the time ahead.
Last year, artists from theRepublic of Korea and 12 volunteers started the colourful murals in Trung Thanhfishing village of Tam Thanh commune in Quang Nam province. Lastmonth, artists from Singapore Technology and Design University, Vietnam’s FineArts Association, colleges in Hanoi, and local painters also began a coracleand bamboo boat painting for an exhibition in the village.–VNA
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Colourful murals depicting marine life have been created in the An Binh islet commune of Quang Ngai province (Photo: VNA) 
