Twelve nationalities. 120 artworks. Six exhibition rooms. 176 guests on Opening Night. Yet Vietnam Creative Awards 2026 was never defined by numbers alone. It was measured in encounters: strangers becoming friends, artists finding new audiences, conversations opening doors, and creative voices coming together to prove that imagination knows no borders at all.

Following a landmark Shortlist Exhibition at the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum, the Vietnam Creative Awards 2026 enters its next chapter. From 9–11 October, selected Finalists will gather at Hôtel des Arts Saigon for an intimate celebration of creativity, conversation and connection, before the Awards Gala on 16 October.