Music Tour “Mai – Marai”
“Mai – Marai” in the Cham language means “to return” – “to arrive”.
Who is “returning”? These are young Cham people, each a cultural subject now aware of the need to reconnect with their roots and culture on their artistic journey. And who is “arriving”? These are guest artists, young people from all over the world with diverse “starting points”, coming together to create an environment of connection, understanding and cultural sharing through the language of music. In another play on words, “Mai” can also be understood as “tomorrow” – a promise or invitation: “Tomorrow – come”, expressing the young Cham generation’s desire to inherit and continue their culture through future encounters.
No matter how it’s interpreted, the program aims to convey the values of origin, cultural inheritance, and connection through music.
Hagait Ni is proud to present the Cham Music and Dance Tour “Mai – Marai”, continuing the previous stage of the Hagait Ni!? (What is this!?) project series for preserving and developing Cham music. This event features the participation and collaboration of Cham artists, artisans and guest artists. In the previous stage, Cham artisans focused on traditional works before collaborating with guest artists. Now, the project will shift its rehearsal method – groups of Cham artisans and artists will be divided into clusters of traditional musical languages, collaborating with clusters of guest artists’ musical instruments. “Mai – Marai” promises to foster a dialogue that goes beyond the program’s framework, exploring other possibilities in preserving and evolving traditional culture – the heart of the young Cham generation’s awareness of national traditions, especially Cham music in modern society. Phase 03 of the program is currently receiving support from British Council’s “Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development Small Grants”, Phố Bên Đồi and accompanied by Đó Theater – Life Puppet Show.
*Po Teng Ahaok: the name of a God, tentatively translated as the God of rowing, depicting the battle between humans and the sea, often appearing in the Rija Nagar festival in early January of the Cham calendar
07 pm, Mon, 15 July 2024
Đó Theater Auditorium
Vega City, Bai Tien, Pham Van Dong Avenue, Vinh Hai Ward, Nha Trang
07 pm, Mon, 22 July 2024
Phố Bên Đồi
10 Ly Tu Trong Street, Ward 2, Da Lat City, Lam Dong
Connections Through Culture Grants 2024
From British Council:
Connections Through Culture grants support creative collaborations between Asia-Pacific and the UK. We support artists and cultural organisations working across all art forms to create new connections and collaborative projects. Our Connections Through Culture grants help artists and cultural organisations to bring their ideas to life – with projects eligible at any stage of development and across artforms. The collaborative projects can include digital, face-to-face, and/or hybrid artistic projects.
Grant amount available
– Australia, New Zealand: Up to GBP 5,000
– Bangladesh, the mainland of China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Viet Nam: Up to GBP 10,000
Theme
We accept applications from all artforms, however, proposals responding to the following themes may be prioritised during final decision making:
– Diversity and Inclusion
– Climate Change
Information Sessions
Find out more about applying for our Connections Through Culture arts grants through our Information Sessions.
– Information Session 1, 8:00 GMT, 17 July 2024
– Information Session 2, 9:00 GMT, 18 July 2024
– Information Session 3, 9:00 GMT, 23 July 2024
– Information Session 4, 10:00 GMT, 25 July 2024
Exhibition “Goodbye Art”
From the organizer:
What is the difference between a normal “goodbye” and a “goodbye to the art”? Is there any difference in the ways these two terms are interpreted and expressed in arts and culture? A “goodbye” is something common, and necessary to end a time period, a meeting? While a “goodbye art” is, perhaps, a different experience that evokes multiple contemplations and directions of thoughts? Applying painting techniques in working with traditional art tools on the commonly used acrylic material, Quách Bắc reproduced and enlarged the ordinary Certificates of Authenticity (for artworks), turning them into astonishing and rather humorous works of art which, at first glance, give us the impression that they are such “redundant” pieces of work.
It is, perhaps the desire to blur the line between commercialization of art and art itself?! At some point in your life, will you ever wonder is it the derivative values of the certificates that we hold in such high regard, rather than the work itself? Unlike the series of thought-provoking acrylic paintings, the installation artwork named (Goodbye my art)ⁿ by Quách Bắc takes a mathematically-inspired approach, which is quite a recurring motif in his works. The artist continues to propose a ceaseless transactional process of buying and selling art, with all the certificates and artworks being endlessly integrated and intertwined to infinity. Is that plain and unvaried repetition similar to the perpetual circles of life? Or is that our way of leaning towards security and stability? Does it still apply when it comes to the art? Does the incessantly demanding rhythm of creativity make art-making become more mundane and less awe-inspiring? Will art eventually lose its magic and artists lose their initial passion and dedication? Who knows? One thing is certain, though, there’s always a place in the art world for serious creativity and one-of-a-kind originality from those who dare to care.
“Goodbye Art” is Quách Bắc’s 4th solo exhibition, following his previous ones “Waterscape”, “Falling into the Horizon”, and “Sky of Fame”. This exhibition is organized by Chau & Co Gallery and curated by Hoàng Minh Châu.
About artist Quách Bắc
Artist Quách Bắc was born in 1988 in Hanoi and is known as a promising Vietnamese contemporary artist. He graduated from National University of Art Education in 2010 and Vietnam University of Fine Arts in 2015. So far, all 3 of his solo exhibitions including “The Sky of Fame” (2016), “Falling into the horizon” (2019) and “Waterscape” (2020) organized at Craig Thomas Gallery, Manzi Art Space and Blue Gallery have all received rave reviews from art insiders. He has also participated in 20 different large and small group exhibitions in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Opening: 05:30 pm, Mon 15 July 2024
Exhibition: 09 am – 05 pm, 15 – 21 July 2024
Vietnam Fine Arts Museum
66 Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình, Hà Nội
HUE Art Exhibition – Hope Unfolds through Education
From the organizer:
H.U.E – Hope Unfolds through Education celebrates the diversity and richness of art and the power of education in igniting dreams. The exhibition will showcase works by renowned artists (Claire Binkley, Ivan Shenevsky, Lâm Sơn Thân, P.artspace_, Phạm Rồng, Richie Fawcett, and Trần Minh Kim Thoại ), professional young artists, and talented students from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts. Notably, the exhibition will also feature inspiring works by children who have been beneficiaries of the Saigon Children’s Charity (saigonchildren) programmes.
The event is a collaborative initiative between saigonchildren, New World Saigon Hotel, and Limitless Contemporary..
27 June – 10 July 2024
New World Saigon Hotel
76 Lê Lai, Bến Thành ward, D.1, HCMC
