
Kabul (BNA) The Ministry of Information and Culture with the cooperation of National Gallery initiated the first exhibition of calligraphy in Babur Garden.
Initially Dr. Sayed Makhdoom Raheen Minister of Information and Culture welcomed the audience and expressed pleasure over holding of this exhibition.
He said, “Fortunately our media has expanded and the freedom of speech is the pride of our nation.”
“In this exhibition calligraphers and artists throughout Afghanistan are participating and our country has excellent background of calligraphy and painting and these two arts have its special place before the people of Afghanistan and for the time immemorial our artists such as Ghulam Mohammad Maimanagi and other artists served this nation despite the numerous problems in Afghanistan and in the region they had their outstanding works” he added.
He also asked for holding such exhibitions in the country and said that this will be open for three days at the services of the countrymen.
He stressed that the ministry of information and culture is exerting efforts towards growth of arts so that better facilities are provided to them.
Others present there included Asadullah Sarwari the most outstanding artist of the country.
He said that it is pleasure that today we could gather artists from all parts of the country and holding of such exhibition can ensure further growth of art and culture in the country.
He added that art is a beauty and creativity and the artists tries its best to reflects the beauties and I hope that such exhibitions are also organized outside Afghanistan.
Sameera Ouluwi an artist from Kandahar said that the artists want to present their works to all the people and if they come together they present works.
This is the first time that the ministry of information and culture organizing such an exhibition.
