Vietnam: How is the Art council for monuments and mural paintings established?

According to Article 23 of Decree No. 113/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, establishment of the Art council for monuments and mural paintings is specified as follows:

- Agencies competent to decide the investment in the project shall establish an Art council promptly when the project is carried out to act as artistic consultant;

- The number of the Art council members shall be an odd number from 07 to 13 including a chairman and a vice-chairman;

- The Art council shall include more than 2/3 of members being sculptors and painters with college degrees or higher who are reputable, experienced in executing monuments or mural paintings, 1 of whom is an architect; the others shall be representatives of the investors, regulatory bodies in term of culture, sport and tourism and other relevant agencies;

- Authors, construction contractors shall not be members of the Art council;

- Before the establishment decision of the Art council is reached, agencies competent to decide the investment shall make a written request for opinions of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the list of the Art council members.

- Within 07 working days from the day on which the request is received, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism shall have a written response.

Besides, Decree No. 113/2013/NĐ-CP also specifies the functions and tasks of Art council, including:

- Give the investor advices on:

+ Select the model statues in the two rounds;

+ Contribute in the planning documents and fundamental design on site and total space of the work;

+ Examine the fine art process and the fine art parts of the work.

- Give the contractor advices during the construction process of fine art part.

View details at Decree No. 113/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from December 01, 2013.

Ty Na

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