Attending and chairing the Conference were Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong; Director of the Department of Culture and Arts (Central Propaganda Department) Nguyen Minh Nhut; Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations Do Hong Quan.
Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong speaks at the Conference
Attending the Conference were representatives of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Home Affairs, leaders of Central Literature and Arts Associations, and relevant Departments and Offices of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Speaking at the opening of the Conference, Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong said: In the first quarter of 2024, in the exciting atmosphere of celebrating the Party, celebrating Spring, celebrating the country's renewal, cultural and artistic activities, festivals, and performing arts took place enthusiastically and safely across the country, creating motivation and enthusiasm for the people to enter the new year.
According to the Deputy Minister, on the eve of major events of the country and the nation that are about to take place such as the 49th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification; the 70th anniversary of the historic Dien Bien Phu victory; the 134th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday, it requires artists and soldiers on the cultural and artistic front to continue to have works and contributions, meeting the requirements of the country and the expectations of the people. The meeting aims to review the achievements of the Central Specialized Literature and Arts Associations, through which the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Department of Culture and Arts, and the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations hope to listen to opinions on the difficulties that need to be resolved to move forward to a new stage, and literature and arts continue to reap many successes.
Reporting on the general assessment of the situation of culture and arts associated with the activities of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations and Central Specialized Literature and Arts Associations in the first quarter of 2024, and orienting some key tasks in the second quarter of 2024, Mr. Nguyen Minh Nhut, Director of the Department of Culture and Arts, Central Propaganda Department said: In the first quarter of 2024, many activities and art programs took place nationwide to respond to and propagate political events, celebrate major national holidays, celebrate Spring, and celebrate the Party. The programs and activities were all led, directed, deployed, and organized by Party committees and authorities from the central to local levels, departments, branches, and unions in many forms, achieving quality in terms of ideological and artistic content, creating a joyful, warm, healthy, safe, and economical atmosphere, contributing to ensuring the people's need for cultural and spiritual enjoyment.
Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong chaired the Conference
Typically, at the beginning of the new year, the Party and State leaders organized meetings with intellectuals, scientists, artists; the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with relevant departments, ministries and branches to organize the 10th People's Artist and Meritorious Artist Award Ceremony... In the context of the world economy and politics continuing to have many complex and unstable fluctuations, global inflation remains high; the slow recovery of the world economy has significantly affected the country's socio-economic activities. Many cultural, literary and artistic activities, investment in cultural, literary and artistic activities, and care for the lives of artists have had to be reduced. In that situation, the Union and the Literature and Arts Associations are still proactive, creative, flexible according to specific conditions, organizing and implementing many meaningful, practical and effective activities.
Thanks to that, in the first quarter of 2024, across the country, creative activities, performances, and promotions of literary and artistic works took place vigorously, with diverse forms, meeting the diverse aesthetic needs of the public. Festivals, exhibitions, and literary and artistic activities organized by the Union and associations have made an important contribution to promoting creativity and building movements. Art units continued to be restored, art forms had valuable explorations and innovations, and traditional theaters had many developments. Many works were printed, exhibited, and performed, many professional art programs were elaborately staged, with quality, the grassroots literature and art movement received attention and investment, contributing to preserving and promoting the cultural heritage and traditional art of ethnic groups.
Based on the Central's guidance, the Union and associations have actively implemented the 10-year summary of Resolution No. 33-NQ/TW, dated June 9, 2014 of the 11th Party Central Committee on building and developing Vietnamese culture and people to meet the requirements of sustainable national development; developed plans and projects to summarize 50 years of literature and art after the country's reunification; actively participated in the movement to create and promote works on the theme "Studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style".
The Union and its associations have paid attention to and focused on literary and artistic theory and criticism activities. The Council of Theory and Criticism established by the Union has been operating stably, actively and effectively participating in criticism, award consideration, implementation of topics, seminars, talks, and professional activities. Foreign affairs and international cooperation in the field of culture, literature and art across the country have been strengthened, many cities in the country have coordinated with the Union and its associations to regularly host international art events. Many associations have successfully organized international and regional art competitions, exchanges, and festivals in Vietnam, actively sent delegations and submitted works to participate in literary and artistic activities abroad, contributing to promoting the development of Vietnamese literature and art, meeting entertainment needs, bringing socio-economic benefits, contributing to the propaganda and promotion of Vietnamese literature and art to the world, etc.
At the Conference, delegates representing units as well as specialized Literature and Arts Associations spoke to clarify the results as well as limitations of Literature and Arts in the first quarter of 2024.
Conference Overview
In his concluding remarks at the Conference, Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong commended the achievements of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations and specialized Literature and Arts Associations in the first quarter of 2024. The Deputy Minister affirmed that in the past 3 months, the activities of specialized Literature and Arts Associations have made an important contribution to improving cultural and artistic life, and domestic cultural and artistic activities and international cooperation have increasingly flourished. Although there are still many difficulties in the mechanism that need to be resolved, with the efforts of the artists, leaders of the Associations and the coordination with ministries, departments and branches, positive results have been achieved.
Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong affirmed that the Party and State leaders always pay much attention to literary and artistic activities in general and the activities of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations and the Central Specialized Literature and Arts Associations in particular. The Deputy Minister said that the Party and State leaders are concerned about effectively promoting Vietnamese culture abroad, while at the same time preserving and developing domestic culture.
The Deputy Minister hopes that in the coming time, the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations and the Central Specialized Literature and Arts Associations will coordinate more closely with the Ministries and branches to create a combined strength, remove difficulties, and create positive changes for cultural and artistic activities, so that there will be large programs and great works in terms of stature, quality and ideological value.
The Deputy Minister said that there should be more effective strategies and plans for the activities of professional associations. At the same time, the Deputy Minister hoped that the artists would continue to try harder, have a greater sense of responsibility and enthusiasm, and contribute to the country's literature and arts with quality works./.
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