A Vietnamese artist received on Thursday a prestigious Prince Claus Award for his outstanding artworks and cultural promotion activities.

At the award’s 18th year, Vietnamese visual artist Tran Luong, 54, and eight other artists and cultural activists from other countries including India, Peru, Turkey and the Philippines, jointly received the award.

The principal award went to veteran Columbian artist, flora researcher and activist Abel Rodriguez.

Luong is a performance and visual artist, independent curator and major figure in critical contemporary art in northern Vietnam.

He is among the first local artists to experiment with performance and video arts.

According to the jury, Luong wins the award for his dedication to helping develop performance and video arts in Vietnam, and his commitment to artistically enrich the community and nurturing younger generations.

The artist said he will show up at the award presenting ceremony on December 10 at the Amsterdam Royal Palace with the presence of the Dutch royal family.

The Prince Claus Awards are presented annually to individuals and organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean for their outstanding achievements in the areas of culture and development and the positive effects of their work on their environment and the wider cultural or social context.

The Prince Claus Fund, which gives away the awards, presents one Principal Prince Claus Award of €100,000 and ten Prince Claus Awards of €25,000.