WHAT IS
INTERCULTURAL
PROJECT
Toucher Arts is a community project that includes a series of seminars, concerts, exhibitions, and workshops concerning Vietnamese culture at French and international schools from March to July 2023.
This project is held by three different associations of French, which are ART SPACE, Vietnam Bretagne Sud, and APPEL, with the participation of more than 25 Vietnamese students coming from America, England, France, Australia, and Vietnam.
Toucher Arts is also an official event of the Vietnamese Embassy in France commemorating the 50th anniversary of France-Vietnam diplomatic relations (1973-2023). Aside from that, the project's overall goal is to raise funds for orphans and underprivileged kids in all three regions of Vietnam.
BY SUPPORTING OUR PROJECT,
you participate in improving the lives of children in difficulty in Vietnam.
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Activities
2LIFE AO DAI (read as Second Life Ao Dai) was created as a revival dream, a wish to give a second life to the used but still elegant Ao Dai, turn it into a cultural gift for France, and come with a story of the memories associated with the Ao Dai.
These Ao Dai will be given to French people who participate in Toucher Arts' event to raise funds for Vietnamese children in need.
2LIFE AO DAI started from March to May 2023 and is proud to have received more than 500 Ao Dai from the Vietnamese community all around the world.
200 paintings of children from across the world
will be displayed in the international exhibition CONNECTIONS,
which will be hosted
at two cities in France:
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The International Cultural Center Carre. Saint Herblain: June 23rd and 24th, 2023
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Larmor-Plage's Esplanade des Algues Exhibition Centre: July 1st and 2nd, 2023
Furthermore, at the exhibitions, there will be a variety of workshops where participants may learn more about Vietnamese culture and obtain wonderful presents.
The opening event for the series of the TOUCHER ARTS project’s activities in France was held at the Kervignac town hall on May 13, 2023.
Special stories and unique memories related to Ao Dai were shared by 4 speakers: Ms. Dominique Penhoat, a Vietnamese French artist; Kevin Nguyen, a 12-year-old boy with 2 years of experience conducting workshops promoting Vietnamese culture; Ms. Nguyen Thi Cuc, a university teacher and special guest from Vietnam; and Mrs. Hoang Thu Trang, head of the ART SPACE and the founder of the Toucher Arts project.
Toucher Arts welcomes a photo exhibition “Dreamy Hoi An” from young artist Thao Nguyen.
Thao Nguyen is a young artist living in France with more than 10 years of professional experience and training in artistic research and digital and interactive media.
Although she grew up in Hanoi, Thao Nguyen had undertaken to explore Hoi An from a tourist’s point of view exploring the relation between the traditional image and the modern one.
The exhibition takes place at Kervignac’s city hall from the 13th to the 28th of May 2023.
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Young teens with a passion for music who are currently a member of the Toucher Arts project will get the opportunity to showcase their talents in front of thousands of people in Nantes Square
With the band Music Rendez-vous at Fête de la musique, this will be France's largest music festival. The band will play outstanding compositions from Vietnam and throughout the world, connecting and spreading music love to foreign friends.
The Toucher Arts project's main event, the Vietnam Festival,
Will take place on July 1st and 2nd, 2023 at the Esplanade des Algues International Exhibition Centre, situated on Morbihan's Larmor Beach. Diverse and large-scale activities include: the Vietnamese cultural promotion parade in the city center, the concert "TOUCH" highlighting Vietnamese music, the international exhibition "Connections," the trade fair showing Vietnamese street cuisine...
Moreover, international visitors to the event will be given Ao Dai from the 2LIFE AO DAI initiative in order to generate funds for children in Vietnam.
Members of the Toucher Arts project will participate and conduct workshops with Vietnamese culture as the major focus at various schools in Nantes, Saint-Herblain, and Larmor-Plage, (France).
They will assist French children in learning more about Vietnamese customs via games, traditional clothing, and dances.
The virtual exhibition Toucher Arts was officially launched to the French public as well as international friends.
There are 3 collections on display:
Photo exhibition “Dreaming Hoi An” Exhibition “Ao Dai Stories”
Exhibition of children’s paintings around the world, called "Connections".
In particular, "Ao dai Stories" is an unique project with 100 unique tales about the priceless presence of Ao Dai in the lives of 100 remarkable personalities from throughout the world, of different ages and living conditions