Published:  00:00 Monday - March 08, 2010

HCM City art lovers are in for a treat with two new exhibitions, one of which displays works by 44 women painters to greet International Women’s Day on March 8.

The female artists are presenting 68 paintings presented in silk and oil as well as statues and earthenware at the exhibition, which has opened at the city’s Fine Arts Association.

The works share common themes and subject matters, including an obvious interest in flowers, still life, peaceful landscapes, the turbulence and the beauty of life and, most notably, a strong female world view.

The exhibition, which is at the Fine Arts Association, 218 A Pasteur Street, District 3, will last until Match 15.

The exhibition at the Fine Arts College, 5 Phan Dang Luu Street in Binh Thanh District will last until March 15.

According to sources from the Fine Arts Association, several exhibitions will be held in the city this month, including a solo exhibition of painter Nguyen Hung Trinh from the south central province of Khanh Hoa from March 23 to April 1, and a joint exhibition featuring works by painters of HCM City-based Mekong Art Club and painters from the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang from March 11 to 19.