LAHORE: A thought-provoking travelling poster exhibition-competition against terrorism, titled Sympathy to Victims of Terrorism, by students of various colleges and universities will be exhibited across Punjab from the first week of September, officials at Punjab Council of Arts told Dawn.

Organised by the council, the exhibition is part of the National Action Plan. The art show, featuring works of 120 artists, aims at sending out a vital message to the nation against terrorism. It will first be showcased in Lahore for which the venue is being decided. One of the options for the venue is the City Heritage Museum. After that the exhibition will be taken to all major cities of Punjab.

Through this art show young artists have shared their feelings with the nation regarding terrorism and the impact it has left on their minds.

Naeem Ehsan, the Punjab Council of Arts deputy director (fine arts), while highlighting the art project told Dawn that a lot of labour had been put into this exhibition by students from different educational institutes. He said students participating in the show came from the University of Punjab; Government Technical College Township, Lahore; Government College University, Lahore; Fatima Jinnah University, Rawalpindi; Bahauddin Zikriya University, Multan; Post Graduate College, Islamabad; Samanabad, Gulberg and Kinnaird colleges in Lahore.

Most posters to be displayed would be created from computer graphics, a prevalent art form across the world but less practiced here in Pakistan, Ehsan said, adding that the exhibition was all about ideas, their execution, composition and introduction of computer graphics as a serious art form.

The exhibition is also a competition: the jury comprises Shahnawaz Zaidi, artist and former principal of the College of Art and Design, University of Punjab; Professor Amjad Pervaiz, head of graphic design at the University of Punjab; and Professor Bushra Akhtar, deputy general manager, Technical Educational and Vocational Training Authority (Academics).

The first prize is Rs50,000; second Rs30,000; third Rs20, 000 as well as five consolation prizes worth Rs10,000 each along with shields and certificates.

Published in Dawn, August 22nd, 2015

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