ISLAMABAD: Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) presented “A Tribute to Jinnah”- an art exhibition and a talk with prominent artists to commemorate the 146th birthday anniversary of the father of nation.
The show is an amalgamation of photographs and paintings from PNCA’s permanent collection dating back to the 1940s.
Zahra Khan moderated the artist talk with guest speakers including: Abbas Shah (Sculptor) Kauser Jehan (Sculptor), Mobina Zuberi (Visual Artist), Perveen Khan (Visual Artist) and Dr. Mamoona Khan (Head of Fine Arts Dept and Researcher).
They discussed the evolution of art since 1947. Guest speakers inspired the young audience with their rich historical stories about importance of arts as a subject.
They advised the audience about their aims as upcoming Pakistani artists representing the country and culture across the globe. Art students from various local universities and colleges including National College of Arts, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi Institute of Art and Design, Roots Millennium International School I-9 Campus, Government Post Graduate College for Women 6th Road joined the artist talk.
The speakers shared their own experiences in the art field. The session was followed by question and answer session.
The participants agreed that Pakistani Artists and Art History should be included in the art curriculum and students should be encouraged to take Fine Arts from junior school level.
Fine Arts should be taught to boys as well as girls as it should not be limited to the girls only, they said.
They also emphasized that Art cannot be learned, only techniques can be taught in the schools. Speakers encouraged the young audience to do art as every person has an artist inside themselves.
After the artist talk the guests visited The National Art Gallery to view tribute to Mohammad Ali Jinnah through paintings, photographs and screening of the movie Jinnah. This exhibition will continue till 31st December, 2021.
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