 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 12: A four days' National Painters' Camp organized by Directorate of Tourism, Jammu (J&K) in collaboration with J&K Centre for Creative Arts (JKCCA), Jammu at JKTDC Tourist Complex, Mansar Lake (J&K) culminated, today. Eleven well known senior artists of different states/ UTs of the country viz. Jang S. Verman, O P Sharma, Ashok Mehra and Virji Virender Sumbly, Jammu (J&K), K S Gill and Dharminder Sharma, Amritsar (Punjab); Dr. A K Dixit, New Delhi; Mohd. Moin, Dehradun; Pratima Singh, Lucknow and Dr. Saroj Rani, Varanasi (UP); and Yaswant Patel, Valabh Vidyanagar (Gujrat) participated in this camp. During the closing senior artist Jang S. Verman was the chief guest. The participating artists were felicitated and the works created in the camp were displayed.
According to O P Sharma, Director JKCCA, the camp has been a grand success. He appreciated the step taken by Directorate of Tourism and Smt. Sunaina Sharma, Joint Director, Tourism Department, Jammu to promote art & culture in the region and hoped that the artists from different areas of the country will prove to be the messengers in promoting tourism through such art events. He said that JKCCA is working with other organizations and departments to find out the possibilities to explore art & culture, particularly of the Jammu region. He added that JKCCA has so far organized has organized hundreds of art exhibitions, camps and sixteen international art exhibitions.
Speaking on this occasion, Jang S. Verman said that it's a nice initiative by Directorate of Tourism and JKCCA to promote art as well tourism through art & culture activity. He appreciated the participating artists for creating quality paintings. The artists also expressed their views on their experience during the National Painters' Camp organized byDirectorate of Tourisn, Jammu in collaboration with J&K Centre for Creative Arts (JKCCA), Jammu. |
