A drawing shown at the exhibition. HAVEERU PHOTO/ DAVID STEPEHENS
MALE, March 20 (HNS) - The combined art camp, featuring several renowned Indian and local artists, entitled ‘International Artists Camp 2011’, which was held in Addu City from March 9-22, drew to an apt conclusion when the work created during this period was exhibited at the National Museum today.
The exhibition was declared open by the Home Minister, Hassan Afeef, in the presence of other distinguished guests such as the Minster of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mariyam Zulfa, and the assembled artists.
The artists camp was the brainchild of the United Artists of Maldives (UAM), a body comprising leading figures in the Maldivian arts circle, all of whom succeeded in attracting their equally esteemed Indian counterparts to the secluded and artistically stimulating island of Addu.
The Indian artists that converged on the island were Chaman Sharma, Sadhana Sangar, Gurdheep Singh Dhiman, Saurabh Narang and Hemali Bhutta.
Speaking to Haveeru ahead of the camp, maldives holidays the Exhibition and Project Officer of the National Art Gallery, Ahmed Naeem, said that this was the first time an international art camp was held on Maldivian shores, and it is the plan of UAM to make the camp an annual event.
