Workshop 'Nghe An Literature and Arts 1975 - 2025: Achievements and Issues'

Attending the Workshop, on the Central side, there were Dr. Doan Thanh No - Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations; Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Khanh Thanh - Member of the Central Theoretical Council; Major General, Dr. Pham Hong Thai - Chairman of the Inspection Committee of the Vietnam Writers Association .

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Comrades of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Tran Thi My Hanh - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Also attending were Mr. Ho Mau Thanh - Chairman of the Provincial Literature and Arts Association; Associate Professor, Dr. Dinh Tri Dung - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial Literature and Arts Association; Ms. Pham Thuy Vinh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial Literature and Arts Association, Editor-in-Chief of Song Lam Magazine, artists, literature and arts researchers inside and outside the province.

1 Literature and Arts Workshop — Conference scene. Photo: Cong Kien

Building and developing people and culture of Nghe An

Presenting the introductory report, Associate Professor, Dr. Dinh Tri Dung - Vice President of the Nghe An Literature and Arts Association stated: Nghe An is a large province in the North Central region, this is not only the border land of Vietnam in the resistance wars against invaders but also an ancient land rich in cultural, literary and artistic traditions. Since the Middle Ages, this place has had many famous people and scholars of literature and poetry such as Phan Thuc Truc, Ho Sy Duong, Pham Nguyen Du, Ho Xuan Huong...

Provincial leaders attending the Workshop. Photo: Cong Kien

This is also the hometown of the national liberation hero, outstanding cultural figure Ho Chi Minh; patriot, poet of "stormy poems" Phan Boi Chau. In modern times, many excellent writers, poets, and artists have appeared such as Dang Thai Mai, Hoai Thanh, Hoang Trung Thong, Minh Hue, Tran Huu Thung, Nguyen Minh Chau, Le Van Mien, Nguyen Tai Tue, An Thuyen, Nguyen Trong Tao...

2 Literature and Arts Workshops — Conference Presidium. Photo: Cong Kien

In the process of building and developing Nghe An into a prosperous province of the country, the Party Committee and authorities at all levels of Nghe An always pay attention to building culture and people, promoting the good qualities of Nghe people, meeting the requirements of sustainable development of the homeland and the country.

Implementing the direction of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, the Provincial Party Committee and the People's Committee of Nghe An province on organizing activities to summarize 50 years of Vietnamese literature and art after the country's reunification, the Provincial Literature and Art Association has developed a plan to organize the scientific conference "Nghe An Literature and Art 1975-2025: Achievements and issues raised".

The workshop gathered 32 reports focusing on two main contents: Firstly, surveying and evaluating the characteristics, achievements and contributions of half a century of Nghe An literature and art since 1975 to the literature and art of the whole country, especially to the homeland, to the cause of innovation, to the construction and development of Nghe An people and culture. Secondly, delving into the characteristics of style, unique features and contributions of some authors to Nghe An literature and art. In addition to articles on literature, some papers looked back and evaluated the success and contributions of many art sectors in Nghe An in the 50 years since 1975 such as: Theater, Fine Arts, Music, Photography...

Many challenges in the new era

Speaking at the Workshop, comrade Tran Thi My Hanh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism emphasized: The Workshop is an opportunity to look back and affirm the achievements and great contributions of Nghe An literature and art to the movement and development of literature and art nationwide; at the same time, also draw lessons and limitations, shortcomings, propose orientations to bring Nghe An literature and art to continue to develop in the new era, the era of national development.

1(1).jpg — Artists visit Nghe An art exhibition in 2024. Photo courtesy of Cong Kien

We frankly admit that, despite many successes and positive developments over the past 50 years, especially in recent years; Nghe An literature and arts still face many challenges: the management mechanism for literature and arts is still slow to innovate, not creating a favorable environment for promoting creativity; the aging of the team and the shortage of successors in many fields; the discovery and nurturing of young talents and artists in mountainous, remote and isolated areas still have many limitations...

brother 3 — Artists and researchers attending the Workshop. Photo: Cong Kien

At the Workshop, delegates had many discussions revolving around the issues: Outstanding achievements, contributions, and trends of Nghe An literature and art in 50 years (1975-2025) in the general picture of Vietnamese literature and art; Typical authors and works of Nghe An literature and art; Theoretical and practical issues, challenges and solutions for the sustainable development of Nghe An literature and art...

Speaking at the workshop, Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation hoped that Nghe An artists would continue to promote their creativity, engage in real life to create valuable works, leaving their mark on the flow of literature and art in the country.

brother 5 — Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation spoke at the Workshop. Photo: Cong Kien

In his closing speech at the workshop, Mr. Ho Mau Thanh - Chairman of the Nghe An Literature and Arts Association affirmed: 50 years of Nghe An literature and arts after the country's reunification is a continuous flow, leaving behind many great successes; contributing to building and protecting the Fatherland, building human personality, protecting the Party's ideological foundation, affirming the achievements of the renovation policy led by the Party.

6 Cultural and Artistic Workshops — Mr. Ho Mau Thanh - Chairman of Nghe An Literature and Arts Association delivered a closing speech at the Workshop. Photo: Cong Kien

The creative force is increasingly powerful, the volume of works is massive and diverse, the art is innovative and creative, worthy of being an important part in the cause of national construction.

The Chairman of the Provincial Literature and Arts Association also pointed out some shortcomings that need to be overcome such as: There are not many great works worthy of the development trend of Nghe An people in the past 50 years; the absence of the cinema field; the field of dance art has not been exploited; mountainous literature has not really been promoted; the proportion of old members is high, the young creative team is still small and not strong; topicality still overwhelms artistic nature...

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