ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has appreciated the role of Crescent Art Gallery in promotion of Pakistani art and culture. As per statement on Sunday, a delegation of the Crescent Art Gallery, led by Chief Executive, Crescent Art Gallery, Nasir Javed, called on Qureshi and discussed with him the matters related to arts, culture and tourism.
Javed briefed the minister on efforts of his gallery for promotion of Pakistani art and culture. He said that the Crescent Art Gallery was working on self-help basis and using its available resources for this national cause.
He said services of leading artists had been hired for the academy to train young artists through lectures and other media to educate them on new art techniques. Moreover, the gallery is holding national and international art shows which help in encouraging young talented Pakistani artists.
He said local artists through their paintings were introducing Pakistani culture in whole world and it would result in far-reaching effects. Javed said that by holding art shows in USA, UK, France and other countries, the soft image of Pakistan abroad would further improve.
Qureshi appreciated these efforts of the Crescent Art Gallery. He said Pakistani culture holds a unique status in whole world. He said art exhibitions were playing a good role. He assured his support in promotion of arts and encouragement of artists. He said improving the soft image of Pakistan was on the priorities of the government and in this regard, a comprehensive plan had already been chalked out. The delegation comprised directors R Sameer Nasir and Sidra Nasir, who presented the paintings to Federal Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.