Old Vines 2024-2025: Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design

VIETNAM FESTIVAL OF CREATIVITY & DESIGN

About project: Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design (VFCD) is an annual event initiated and organised by RMIT University Vietnam, in collaboration with Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS) and various event partners in Hanoi and HCMC , including individuals, groups, organisations, and enterprises in the creative industries. The festival aims to create an open, timely and interactive platform for creative individuals and organisations to engage with audiences both online and in person.

VFCD aims to enhance the support the strategic objectives within the National Strategy for the Development of Cultural Industries in Vietnam, including establishing a strong connection between the country’s cultural development and socio-economic growth. The festival also supports the foundation of a “creative belt” across the country through the eventual expansion of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in Vietnam.

Since 2019 and through 06 editions, VFCD has created a significant impact on public-private collaborations, partnerships, projects and networking among organisations and individuals. In 2024, VFCD returned with the theme “RE:GENERATION” with nearly 20 diverse events, including workshops, talks, discussions, showcases and walking tours in Hanoi and HCMC.

Art form: Multidisciplinary arts

Duration: 2020 – current

Organizer: RMIT University Vietnam, Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS)

Activities: Showcases, workshops, talks, discussions, walking tours

HANOI GRAPEVINE’s FINEST is an annual event that honors contemporary art projects in Vietnam. The event is organized and nominated by Hanoi Grapevine and the general audience.

Entering its 6th year, Hanoi Grapevine’s Finest aims to go beyond an annual honouring event to become a contemporary archive of Vietnam’s art and cultural landscape, as well as a foundational platform to promote interdisciplinary collaborations both domestically and internationally, towards an open, fair, and transparent ecosystem.

This year, Hanoi Grapevine’s Finest 2024-2025 is divided into two major categories: Honouring and Recognition. Nominations are selected based on sets of criteria that aim to highlight the developmental significance and scale of impact, including activity level, community impact, creativity, organisational capability and artistic quality.

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