In Aden City: Painting Fair Inaugurated [Archives:1999/22/Local News]

Commemorating Yemen’s National Day, Mr. Abdulkarim Sha’ef, Aden’s Assistant Deputy governor, along with Mr. Mohammed Abdullah Ghanem, Chairman of the PGC branch in Aden, have inaugurated a Hotel exhibition for Plastic Painting and Arts in Aden. This was organized by the Syndicate of Painting Artists, in cooperation with the PGC branch in Aden. 27 artists participated in the fair with more than 65 paintings. 
Yemen Times has met with Mr. Shwuki Abdulhamid, vice chairman of the Painting Syndicate who told the paper that the Artists in the city of Aden have chosen to commemorate the glorious 22nd of May through this Fair, which provides the artist the opportunity to manifest the artist’s vision of his/her country’s realities. He also pointed out that the Yemeni Artists Syndicate was established to bring all the Yemeni painting artists together so that their creative efforts are streamlined. 
Mr. Abdulhamid revealed that the Syndicate has issued a bulletin which will cover the artists’ problems as seen by the artists themselves so as to enhance their role in social enlightenment, adding that the Artists Syndicate has been accepted as a member in the World Artists Association. He described such event as an important achievement and has come to crown the Syndicate’s success in organizing local as well as international fairs.
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