Art exhibition marks ASEAN’s 50th founding anniversary
Achievements made by member states in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been nudged closer to international friends through a contemporary art exhibition opened at the ASEAN Secretariat Headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 28.
Jakarta (VNA) – Achievements made by member states in the Associationof Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been nudged closer to internationalfriends through a contemporary art exhibition opened at the ASEAN SecretariatHeadquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 28.
The exhibition “Assemblage: Reflections on ASEAN”, jointlyheld by the ASEAN Secretariat and ASEAN, is part of activities to celebrate 50th anniversary of theestablishment of ASEAN next month.
Executive Director of the ASEAN Foundation Elaine said that the exhibitionhelps ASEAN nations further understanding of each other’s culture, thus theycan have sympathy and join hand to create a bright future.
There will be discussions and conferences of ASEAN member states to evaluatethe bloc’s achievements and challenges in the past five decades and outlineroadmap for ASEAN’s future, she highlighted.
The displayed art works reflects ASEAN’s development in 50 years with typicalcultural characteristics as well as the dynamism of a regional organisation.Images of the bloc in the next 50 years are also featured out.
In addition, the exhibits represent ASEAN’s potential and diversification,which create a solid and united bloc.
After 50 years of development, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been internationally recognised as a comprehensive regional cooperative organisation and a cohesive and dynamic political-economic entity that contributes to global connectivity.
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(Source: ASEAN ASA) 
