According to the artist Tran Khanh Chuong, President of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, this year’s awards received more than 2,400 submissions from artists across the country.
The organising board selected more than 1,389 works by 1,275 authors from exhibitions in provinces and cities across Vietnam, he added.
Arts councils at the fine art exhibitions honoured 61 outstanding works including one A prize, ten B prizes, twelve C prizes, and thirty-eight consolation prizes.
In addition, two C prizes were presented for Fine Art Criticism.
On the occasion of the event, the 2019 “For the Cause of the Fine Arts in Vietnam” medals were presented to individuals for their contributions to fine arts in Vietnam.