VIET ART CENTER (VAC) WEEKLY ENEWS 11/13
SUMMARY
I. Art, Culture, Charity
1. La Mirada, CA – Nhom The Friends & Hương Sen Entertainment
Chamber Music Concert: The Olden Hà Nội in Autumn – Nỗi Lòng Người Đi
2. Santa Ana, CA - Richard Turner –
Exhibition: Contempt Mandala
3. Houston, TX – Doãn Quốc Vinh
Exhibition: The Falling Leaves – Lá Rụng Về Cội
4. Newport Beach, CA – OC Museum of Art
Holiday Event: Cultural Family Art Day
II. VAC’s 2009 Exhibition at the Rose Gallery , Westminster Rose Center, CA
1. Jan-Feb, 2009 - Call for Submission - Photo Exhibition:
Theme – Tết (Vietnamese New Year)
2. Apr-May, 2009 – Call for Submission 8 0 Photo Competition & Exhibition:
Theme – Beauty of Nature
3. May-Jul, 2009 – Call for Submission - Photo Competition & Exhibition:
Theme – Memories of Vietnam 1955-1975
III. VAC’s Music Radio Show: A Rose For Life
Theme on 11/19/08:
A Young Girl’s Heart – Cõi Lòng Thiếu Nữ
A Message from Viet Art
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Hà Nội is in Autumn, the most romantic season of the year. Nhom The Friends
and VAC cordially invites you to come to our upcoming chamber music concert:
The Olden Hà Nội in Autumn. Please see the introduction below for more
exciting details about our concert.
We hope to see you soon. Together at the concert, we will reminisce the Olden
Hà Nội and celebrate the glamorous Autumn.
Peace and love,
Michelle Phương Thảo - Quế Nghi
Executive Director, VAC
I. Events: Art, Culture, and Charity
1. Saturday, November 29, 2008
Chamber Music Concert:
The Olden Hà Nội in Autumn – Nỗi Lòng Người Đi
Place:
La Mirada Performance Art
14900 La Mirada Blvd
La Mirada, CA 90638
Time: 7:30pm – 11:00pm
Producer: Hương Sen Entertainment
Sponsor: Hồn Việt TV
Music: Nhom The Friends
Luân Vũ – Violin, Vương Hương & Sỹ Dự - Piano
Hitoshe Suzuki – Cello, Lê Ngọc & Duy Luân – Guitar
Nguyễn Huy – Drum & Percusion
Singers:
Khánh Ly, Hồng Nhung, Trần Thái Hòa, Trần Thu Hà,
Lưu Việt Hùng, Ngô Quang Minh
Performing the timeless songs about Hà Nội and Autumn written by Anh Bằng, Cung Tiến, Đoàn Chuẩn-Từ Linh, Văn Cao, Đặng Thế Phong, Dzoãn Mẫn, Song Ngọc, Phạm Duy, Trần Quang Lộc, Trịnh Công Sơn, Phú Quang, Ngô Thụy Miên, Từ Công Phụng, Hoàng Dương, Việt Anh, Trần Tiến, Trương Qúy Hải, Thanh Trang, Tùng Giang, Nam Lộc.
Special Guest: Writer Bùi Bảo Trúc (Little Saigon Radio/VietTide Magazine)
Lighting & Sound: Việt Anh
Fashion Show: Designer Calvin Hiệp
Presenting a charming collection of Vietnamese Traditional Dresses
Stage Design: Michelle Phương Thảo (VAC)
Presenting slideshows of documentary films about the “Olden Hà Nội” together with artworks from Vietnamese artists and photographers: Lê Phổ, Đình Nghị, Hồ Hữu Thủ, Nguyễn Thị Hợp, Nguyễn Đồng, Lê Thanh Sơn, Nguyễn Cung, and many more.
More Information:
Nguoi Viet Daily News:
http://nguoi-viet.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a973
Contact for Tickets: 714-467-5840
2. Saturday, November 1, 2008
Art Exhibition: Richard Turner - Contempt Mandala
Opening Reception:
Saturday November 1
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Place:
Grand Central Art Center
125 North Broadway
Santa Ana, CA
Exhibition Period: November 1 through December 21
About Professor Richard Turner:
Professor Richard Turner teaches Studio Art and Art History at Chapman
University, currently a Co-Chair of the Department of Arts and Co-Director of the
Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University (Orange, CA). He is also on the Juror
Panel of Viet Art Center’s “2008 Memories of Vietnam 1955-1975” photo competition
for the Vietnam Veterans.
About Contempt Mandala
Contempt Mandala is a multi-media installation that takes, as its point of departure, Jean Luc Godard's 1963 film Contempt. The film is about the making of a movie and the dissolution of a marriage. It simultaneously explores the creative process and the fragility of human relationships. The Buddhist mandala, a cosmic diagram, is the organizing principle of the installation. Every element of the installation proceeds from and returns to the centerpiece, a radially symmetrical table. Contempt Mandala follows the blossoming/unfolding of ideas as it maps the personal cosmology of the artist.
Godard's Contempt is based on a novel by Alberto Moravia, A Ghost at Noon, which is a commentary on Homer's oral epic the Odyessy. Turner's Contempt Mandala interrogates Godard's film using sculpture, video and painting. Both the 1963 film and the contemporary installation examine ideas of translation - across cultures, through time, and from one medium to another.
2. Saturday, November 15, 2008
Art Exhibition: The Falling Leaves - Lá Rụng Về Cội
Presenting the artworks of Doãn Quốc Vinh
Opening Recepti on
Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM
Place: Viet Art Gallery
12924 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, Texas 77072
About Artist Doãn Quốc Vinh:
Doãn Quốc Vinh is the fifth son of Doãn Quốc Sỹ, a well-known and respected
Vietnamese writer. Doãn Quốc Vinh possesses many talents as an artist, an
interior designer, and a poet. His exhibition “Shimmering Pond From Home – Ao
Nhà Lung Linh” in 2006 at Người Việt Daily News’s Community Center was a
great success.
4. Sunday, November 23, 2008
Cultural Holiday Art Day
Organized and sponsored by Orange County Museum of Art
Time: 12pm-4pm
Location: 850 San Clemente Drive
Newport Beach, CA
Live Entertainment Performance by
Viet Art Children’s Folk Music Group and Dragon Dancing Team
Ballet Folklorico Dancers, Jewish Performances, Native American Dancers, and
more.
Come to cheer our all children folk music performers and dragon dancers from
Viet Art Center and the other cultural groups.
III. VAC’s 2009 Exhibitions at the Rose Gallery, Westminster Rose Center, CA
All photo competitions and exhibitions are organized by Viet Art Center and
hosted by the Rose Gallery of Westminster Rose Center, Ca.
1. Call for Submission - Photo Exhibition’s Theme: Tet (Vietnamese New Year)
Theme and Mission: TET is Vietnamese New Year. The upcoming Tet date is January 26, 2009, the year of the Buffalo. Since the exodus of 1975, nowadays, the Vietnamese descendents are living globally in almost every single country. Viet Art Center would like to call for your submission of photography of Tet celebration in Vietnam and around the world (past and present): decorations, food, dance, festivals, ceremonies, anything, and everything about the Vietnamese most important celebration of the year.
Description:
Open call for our un-juried show featuring digital art and photography “Tet”. All entries will be printed (8.5"x11" on heavyweight paper) and shown in our gallery arranged in a grid. Entrants submit JPEG files of original work. Multi ple entries are permitted. Separate registration required for each image. Exhibit is limited to space available, early entry is advised.
Deadline:
All styles of artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images are acceptable. Digital video stills and screen shots of web/new media are acceptable. Documentation shots of digital installation and digital sculpture are acceptable.
Participants:
This call is international, open to everyone
Every work submitted is exhibited on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Your work will contribute to a one-of-a-kind beautiful photographic illustration of Vietnamese rich culture and heritage. We look forward to your precious contribution.
Show Dates:
January 17 through February 27, 2009
Deadline for entries:
December 29, 2008
Opening Reception:
Saturday , October 17, 10am-Noon
Entry Fee:
Registration fee is $25US per entry.
Submission Rules:
File uploads are the only accepted submissions maximum of 3MB each. Please do not send materials to VAC. All materials sent to VAC will not be viewed and cannot be returned.
Participants: Open to everyone internationally
Registration and submission information:
Email vietartcenter@aol.com for application (we will upload our application online
soon).
2. Apr-May, 2009 – Call for Submission – Photo Competition & Exhibition:
Theme – Beauty of Nature
More details to come soon
3. May-Jul, 2009 – Call for Submission - Photo Competition & Exhibition:
Theme – Memories of Vietnam 1955-1975
More details to come soon
II. Viet Art Center – Music Radio Show: A Rose For Life
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
A Rose for Life – Hoa Hồng Cho Nhân Gian
A Radio Show produced by Viet Art Center
Sponsored by:
- The employees of Boeing Company and Boeing Company
- US Metro Bank, 9866 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove, CA 92844
Phone: 714-620-8888
- ILoan Magic, 8900 Warner Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone: 714-500-2900
- Tears of Orphans Foundation – www.tearsoforphans.org
All music selections of the radio shows are sponsored by BUOM DEM PRODUCTIONS
Live Broadcast: Channel 1190AM - Radio Bolsa
Live Broadcast: Internet Worldwide www.radiobolsa.com or www.kxmx.com
Time: Every other Wednesday - 8:30pm-9:00pm (Pacific Time –=2 0US)
10:30am-11:00am (Vietnam Time)
Hosts: Quyen Di and Que Nghi
Language: Vietnamese
A Rose For Life – Hoa Hồng Cho Nhân Gian
Dear Friends!
Let’s go together on a voyage and bring with us a basket of Roses. Our voyage
will be soaked with the sweetness of literature and music. Remember to bring
Roses, many Roses, and chanting along the joyful songs. Let’s smile and give a
rose to everyone. This is the most beautiful act since you give to life the color,
the scent, the beauty, and your loving heart.
Program Content:
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 – Autumn Soul with Human Heart
My Love,
The rain is sad at times; happy at times. However, Autumn Rain is always very sad.
On an Autumn day, sitting by the window watching the Autumn raindrops falling tinkling. Let your heart calms down, to feel all that Autumn is wanting to send to You. Although Autumn is sad, but Autumn is also the season of ripen fruits, the season of harvesting. Spring born; Summer grew; Autumn harvested; Winter returned. It is the cycle of a human life. There is no achievement that is not a
reward of hard labor. There is no happiness that is not born from sufferings...
(Translated by Quế Nghi)
Song Selection:
1. Sense of Autumn by Phú Quang
2. Autumn Raindrop by Đặng Thế Phong
3. Golden Autumn by Cung Tiến
3. Autumn Night by Đặng Thế Phong
4. Autumn Chant by Phạm Mạnh Cương
Upcoming Program on Wednesday 11/5/08: A Young Girl’s Heart
For donations/sponsorship of our radio show or to purchase CD “A Rose For Life
I”, please email vietartcenter@aol.com. Your donations will be tax-deductible
accordingly to the U.S. tax law.
Hoa Hồng Cho Nhân Gian
Bạn yêu dấu,
Hãy cất bước lên đường mang theo một lẵng hoa hồng. Đó là hành trang duy
nhất cho một cuộc viễn du bước vào thế giới của nghệ thuật và yêu thương.
Tặng cho bất cứ ai bạn gặp trên đường đi một bông hoa hồng tươi thắm. Đó là
cử chỉ đẹp nhất vì bạn tặng cho đời người vẻ đẹp, mầu sắc, hương thơm cùng
với một trái tim chan chứa yêu thương.
Thứ Tư, 10/22/08 - Hồn Thu Với Lòng Người
Người yêu dấu,
Vào một ngày mùa Thu, ngồi bên khung cửa nhìn những giọt=2 0mưa Thu rơi thánh thót. Người hãy để lòng lắng xuống, để cảm nhận hết những gì thu nhắn gửi đến Người. Đành rằng Thu buồn đấy, nhưng Thu cũng là mùa của trái cây chín mọng, mùa của thu nhận kết quả. Mùa Xuân khai sinh, mùa Hạ trưởng thành, mùa Thu thâu hoạch, mùa Đông trở về. Đấy là vòng tuần hoàn của một đời người. Chẳng có kết quả nào mà không là phần thưởng của biết bao gian truân mệt nhọc. Chẳng có hạnh phúc nào không thoát thai từ những khổ đau...
(Quyên Di)
Các nhA 1c phẩm chọn lọc cho chương trình:
1. Thu Cảm – Phú Quang - Trình bày: Mỹ Hạnh
2. Giọt Mưa Thu – Đặng Thế Phong – Trình bày: Thu Minh
3. Thu Vàng – Cung Tiến - Trình bày: Đoan Trang
4. Đêm Thu - Đặng Thế Phong - Trình Bày: Hồng Hạnh
5. Thu Ca - PhE1m Mạnh Cương - Trình Bày: Ngọc Anh
Thứ Tư, 11/19/08 - Cõi Lòng Thiếu Nữ
Tất cả nhạc phẩm chọn lọc cho chương trình Hoa Hồng Cho Nhân Gian được
sự ưu ái bảo trợ của trung tâm “Bướm Đêm Productions”
Các bạn ở Vietnam và trên toàn thế giới có thể nghe chương trình Hoa Hồng
Cho Nhân Gian của Viet Art Center trực tiếp qua mạng lưới toàn cầu
www.radiobolsa.com hay www.kxmx.com vào lúc 8:30 tối (giờ California) hay
10:30 sáng (giờ Vietnam).
CD “Hoa Hồng Cho Nhân Gian I” với các bài viết “Hương Hoa và Hương Đêm”,
“Chuyện Một Dòng Sông”, “Suối Mơ Rừng Vắng”, và “Khúc Nhạc Lãng Du” cùng
các nhạc phẩm chọn lọc đã phát hành. Tất cả lợi nhuận từ CD sẽ được đưa vào
quỹ cứu trợ các trẻ em mồ côi và tàn tật tại Vietnam qua Hội Nước Mắt Cô Nhi
(Tears of Orphans Foundation).
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