Tag Archives: art

Nick Ut to exhibit in Little Saigon

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Bolsavik

The photojournalist who won the Pulitzer for one of the most iconic pictures of our times is opening a photo exhibit at Nguoi Viet’s community room tomorrow Friday. Nick Ut, whose photo of the crying naked girl fleeing napalm bombing … Continue reading →

Posted in art | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

‘Operation Babylift’ to play San Diego, festival circuit

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Bolsavik

The film that won the Audience Choice Award at the Vietnamese International Film Festival, a documentary about former orphans airlifted out of Vietnam at the end of the war, is coming to a film festival near you. After the success … Continue reading →

Posted in art, successful Viets | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Viet takes top honors at state photo contest

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Bolsavik

“Egret Dancing” With this photo, My Phuong Nguyen of Burtonsville, Maryland won the Grand Prize in the 2009 Maryland Natural Resource Magazine Photo Contest. The contest was run by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The photo, entitled “Egret Dancing,” … Continue reading →

Posted in art, successful Viets | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Viet’s painting to exhibit at California Capitol

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Bolsavik

A painting by Vietnamese-American artist Nguyen Van Bay has been selected to be part of the California Contemporary Art Collection 2009-2010 Art Exhibit at the state Capitol in Sacramento, according to a press release from the office of State Senator … Continue reading →

Posted in art | Tagged , | 14 Comments

Images from Mid-Autumn Festival Painting Contest

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Bolsavik

  Every year for 7 years now, the Vietnamese-American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) has been holding a Mid-Autumn Festival Painting Contest for kids. The Mid-Autumn Festival, probably originally a harvest festival, has evolved in tradition to become the Vietnamese … Continue reading →

Posted in art | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Top Viet pianist to perform at Rockport Festival

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Bolsavik

A pianist some consider the best Viet pianist of her generation is scheduled to perform at the Rockport Chamber Music Festival in Massachussetts this weekend. Up-and-coming Quynh Nguyen (Nguyễn Thúy Quỳnh in Vietnamese spelling), currently based in New York City, … Continue reading →

Posted in art | Tagged , | 11 Comments

Viet creative minds of New York

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Bolsavik

A mega gathering of Viet creatives is taking place in New York City next weekend, hosted by thatsneaat, an Asian Art blog. The one-day event, dubbed “Hay Qua!” – Vietnamese for, well, “That’s neat!” – brings together a wide array … Continue reading →

Posted in art | Tagged | 7 Comments

OC Register covers Cypress protest, with video

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Bolsavik

The Register has this story about the protest against the Brian Doan photo exhibit at Cypress College. It has a video too, which the Bolsavik has embedded at the end of this entry. Watch to through and check out the … Continue reading →

Posted in art | Tagged , , | 36 Comments