The British Council in Vietnam will auction a collection of artworks donated by Vietnamese and foreign artists and the US-based Ford Foundation in Hanoi October 10 to support contemporary art in Vietnam.
The funds raised from the auction will go towards its Contemporary Arts Fund, which gives grants to artists, runs workshops for them, improves exhibition and cultural spaces, and gives Vietnamese artists access to training and residency abroad.
The artists include Aaron Joel Santos and Jamie Maxtone-Graham of the US, Sandrine Llouquet and Lionel Descostes of French, and Chinh Le, Diep Quy Hai, Dinh Cong Dat, Ha Manh Thang, Ly Tran Quynh Giang, Nguyen Manh Hung, Nguyen Minh Thanh, Pham Huy Thong, Pham Luan, and Truong Tan of Vietnam.
The event, organized in collaboration with the Art Vietnam Gallery, Ford Foundation, British embassy, British Business Group of Vietnam, and Sofitel Metropole Hotel Hanoi, will take place at the hotel.
The works to be auctioned will be on public display at the Bui Gallery from October 1 to 9.
