The opening ceremony of the art event to celebrate the International Mother Language Day 2023 turned out to be one of the most creative one.

It was created by UNESCO to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism… quite a thoughtful initiative started by Bangladesh & approved by UNESCO in 1999. Since then, it’s been celebrated across the world. However, it was celebrated with arts for the very first time.

The opening of the event was done by His Excellency Suhail Mohd. Al Zarooni & Sultana Kazim Ma’am. Thanks a lot for your presence & for always being there to support us.

Thanks a lot To Mr. Khalil Abdul Wahid & Mr. Faisal Abdulqader for gracing the event by their presence. Our heartiest thanks to Mr. Varun, Mr. Ahmed Al Awadhi, Mr. Danny Wang, Mr. Samir for coming & supporting us.

We really thank or art community for believing in us & for always being on our side, thanks to Peter Gressman, Raisa Maryam Rajan, Bhairavi, Sara Samadani, Mr. Vasim, Emma, Ishrat, & everyone who was present there.

Thanks to Natures Cart for the healthy snacks’ boxes…. We really appreciate your support.

Our gratitude to Mahfuzur Rahman for always believing in our ideas & supporting us.

The event was divided into 3 sections…. Art exhibition, live painting & a short poetry session. 40 artists displayed their beautiful artworks, which will be on display for a week at DIAC, Jumeirah.

In the live painting, Art was written in 50 different languages on 50 small canvases…. this was done not only by artists, but also by our Honorable guests His Excellency Suhail Mohd. Al Zarooni & Sultana Kazim Ma’am contributed by writing in Arabic & Persian. Thanks to Dubai Library for providing us all the canvases & colors. They are certainly a one stop shop for all the art material requirements.

We really loved how interesting the short poetry session turned out to be… every recited a short poem or verse in their native language …hats off to each one of you… we should definitely plan such open mic session often. Thanks to our lovely participants… & a big congratulations to each one of you. Participating Artists- Akil Mahabub Lian, Anjini Prakash Laitu, Arezoo Rahmdel, Baznin Rahman , Bipasha Sharmin, Chris Barley, Debra j. Masky, Edcel Cabalan, Farah Khan, Hassan Chowdhury, Ishrat Jabeen, Jamil Ahmed, Jannatul Ferdous Mukty , Kadambini Choubey, Kauser Hossain, Kavita Sriram, Khadizatul Kubra Rony, Khaled Ali Khaled , Leena Kewlani, Lulu Sharkia Hassan , Mahfuzur Rahman, Mary P. Breiter, Masuka Nourin Heya, Md Ziaul Haque Fahim, Mussarat Yasmin Abid, Nayma Yasir, Nishtiman Ghaderi, Nusrat Jahan Mim, Pari Sagar, Sabah Anees, Saida Banu, Sayeeda Jabeen Sany, Shiba Khan, Sobahna Showkat, Sultana Mimi, Sumedha Randev Goel, Susmita Dhruva, Tahleen Tarannum Mehek, Tasmia Nehreen Ahmed, Tatiana Yatlo, Waliul Bashar, Yuvika Garg

The exhibition is on display at the Dubai International Art Center, Jumeirah until 18th February. Do take out some time & visit… don’t forget to tag us.

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