SUPPORT US
SUPPORT US APD Center (Center for Art Patronage and Development) is a non-profit, established with the goal of supporting artistic creation and promoting socio-cultural development. APD’s activities focus on training, mentoring – orientation, providing information, media and technology for artists and art practitioners, connecting them with professional partners to open up opportunities for interactive and […]
TẦM TÃ CURATING COURSE
RESEARCH & EDUCATION TẦM TÃ – CURATING COURSE Tầm Tã Curating is the curatorial practice program developed and led by curator Trần Lương, organized by the APD Center for Art Patronage and Development, to provide foundational knowledge and skills on contemporary art curatorial practice. Along with the development/changes of the world and art, the role […]
TẦM TÃ ART PRACTICE COURSE
RESEARCH & EDUCATION TẦM TÃ – ART PRACTICE COURSE Journey of exploration, awakening the senses to observe and discover the world around us as well as our own selves, practicing self-reflection, personality assessment, energy absorption, and stimulating and developing creativity/direction of each individual. Contemporary art plays an increasingly important role as a versatile language of […]
ART TALK SERIES FLOWING/CHẢY
PUBLIC EVENT ART TALK SERIES FLOWING/CHẢY “Flowing/Chảy” Art talk series, structured and developed by APD, serves as a medium to integrate the public into the flow of art. “Chảy”, originated from the practice of naturally intrinsic attitude imbued with Lao Tzu’s Wu Wei principle, is the spirit reflected throughout the developmental advance of art within […]
SPACE
SPACE APD Center is located at Hanoi Creative City, No 1, Luong Yen ST, Bach Dang Ward, Hai Ba Trung Dist, Hanoi. It is a unique unit with three-story shipping container structure, floor area of more than 700 m² (500 m² of exhibition area, library, studio and 200 m² of outdoor courtyard). A multi-functional, open […]
ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATION FOUNDERS TRẦN LƯƠNG Director & Co-founder Trần Lương is an independent curator, visual artist, and major figure in creating space for critical contemporary art in Vietnam. His works are grounded in local experience, challenging socio-political legacies and policies that repress individual expression. A generous mentor of youth, Tran Luong goes beyond normal curatorship, encouraging […]
MISSION AND VISION
MISSION & VISION In the overall context of global political, technological, and social development, the role of art and culture becomes more and more important and ‘multirole’ in different fields: A derivative, or a psychological – biological – chemical – physical laboratory for science and technology; A ‘smokeless industry’ increasingly generating great economic profits, with […]
ART TALK SERIES FLOWING/CHẢY: POLITICAL POP
ART TALK SERIES FLOWING/CHẢY POLITICAL POP – Introduction of Chinese Contemporary art Time: 10:00 – 12:00, Saturday, January 15th, 2022 Online on Google Meet and livestream on the event page During 60 years since 1950, Chinese art has constantly transformed through several movements: from Socialist Realism as in other socialist countries to Formal Realism – […]
ART TALK SERIES FLOWING/CHẢY: POP ART
ART TALK SERIES FLOWING/CHẢY MODERN ART – POP ART Time: 10:00-12:00, Saturday, December 4th, 2021 Online on Google Meet and livestream on the event page The ”divine” revolt of seemingly unvalued things in Art. The art of everyday life! Emerged in the 1950s, during the Mass Production, Pop Art (short for Popular Art) movement has […]
ART TALK SERIES FLOWING/CHẢY: FROM EXPRESSIONISM TO SURREALISM III
ART TALK SERIES FLOWING/CHẢY MODERN ART – Where individuality and artistic freedom are liberated From Expressionism to Surrealism Time: 10:00 – 12:00, Saturday, November 6th, 2021 Online on Google Meet and livestream on the event page PART III: The unprecedented emergence of female artists! A new phenomenon that changed the art history! “I don’t really […]