Our Story
"VAC's committed to supporting, honoring, and showcasing the creativity of emerging Vietnamese artists on a global stage"
Art is the medium
Vietnam Art Collection (VAC) is a dynamic art organization funded by its parent foundation based in New York City, US. Falling under the same umbrella of interest - which is to promote international recognition and awareness of Asian art & culture, VAC is committed to supporting and showcasing the creativity of emerging Vietnamese artists on a global stage.
VAC was created on the vision of Mr. Niu - an Asian-American art collector who sees art as a powerful medium to bridge and foster cross-cultural understandings, and artists are the pioneers of that odyssey.
Community Engagement
Our initiative centers around 3 pillars: Art-iFact (Archive & Research), LAUNCH (Residency & Support Programs) , and the Collection. For us, all these 3 pillars are built through the process of nurturing development through engaging with the community, and that's also how we make contributions to a healthy ecosystem where local artists, curators, writers, and creatives can grow and thrive.
Everyone is a part
We invite everyone to take part in this journey with us in different ways: either by attending artists's open studio, talks, joining workshops, and seminars, visiting exhibitions, or collecting artwork, and prints to support the artists. Any initiative can contribute to a healthy ecosystem where Vietnamese practitioners such as artists, curators, writers, creatives,... can be seen, heard, and appreciated.
VAC functions as a non-profit organization which means all revenue that occurs will go back to funding our programs, the artists we serve, and the community that we're a part of.