The Embassy of Italy in Hanoi is glad to announce that the World Youth Orchestra (WYO) Foundation and the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS) invite Vietnamese artists and cultural and creative practitioners to participate in the Call for Projects “Sounds of Brotherhood: Discovering the Talent”.
The call is part of the “Sounds of Brotherhood” project that is taking place in 2024 in Vietnam, with the support of the CDP Foundation and the contribution of LCA Studio Legale, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Hanoi and the Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City
The program aims to promote creativity and innovation, support and develop expertise, facilitate connections and cooperation, and especially provide financial support to Vietnamese artists for their art projects.
The Call for Projects is open to all Vietnamese artists residing in Vietnam who are 18 years old or older and covers a variety of artistic backgrounds including music, theater or visual arts (photography, sculpture, painting and other forms of expression).
The deadline for the submission of application is August 10, 2024.
Further instructions are available on the VICAS website at the link http://vicas.org.vn/pages/detail/5628/KEU-GOI-THAM-GIA-DU-AN-AM-THANH-TINH-ANH-EM-KHAM-PHA-CAC-TAI-NANG-LOI-MOI-NOP-DU-AN-DANH-CHO-CAC-NG.html.
Relevant documents can be downloaded at the link https://bit.ly/4azI0E3.
For any additional information, please contact vicasartstudio@gmail.com.
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About the World Youth Orchestra
The World Youth Orchestra (WYO) was born on 15 September 2001: four days after the tragedy in New York and Washington, sixty-five young musicians from academies, universities and conservatories representing the five continents met in Rome to found a new idea of ”making music”. The project is based on two clear objectives: the testimony of the ideals of peace and brotherhood, and the development of the artistic talent of young people. In the midst of the intifada, the WYO was in Israel in 2003 and 2004, as well as in the Palestinian Territories, in Jordan and it passed critical checkpoints on foot: King Hussein Bridge and Abdala Bridge. In 2006, it was in Tunisia, Algeria and in 2007, the year of Arab culture, in Algiers as the only Western project. The WYO brought his testimony of brotherhood to Jerusalem, Ramallah, Tel Aviv, to the kibbutz of Neve-Shalom-Wahat al-Salam, to Amman, to the casbah of Algiers. The World Youth Orchestra was also named Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF Italy; the President of the Italian Republic awarded the WYO with the Medal and the Silver Plaque for cultural and social merits; the WYO also received the Presidential Medal for the ‘Sounds of Brotherhood for Iran’ project and received an invitation to the UN in New York from the Permanent Mission of Italy and from UNICEF Executive Director. The orchestra has received messages of support from the former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the European Council, the President of the European Commission and the highest European and Italian leaders.
About the World Youth Orchestra Foundation
The World Youth Orchestra Foundation was established in January 2014 thanks to the experience and results obtained from a project born in 2001 and managed for years by the NGO MusicaEuropa. The Foundation is responsible for managing the activities of the World Youth Orchestra and all the ensembles that sprouted from it. It also deals with advanced musical education, the promotion of young musical talents, as well as with the creation of artistic and musical projects useful for spreading awareness on major social themes such as peace, goodwill, multicultural dialogue and cultural diplomacy.
