Young artists paint APS attack

LAHORE

The young artists from the Fine Arts Department of Government College University (GCU) relived the painful and heartrending memories of terrorist attack on Army Public School (APS) Peshawar through their artwork at a poster exhibition which opened at the university's Minhas Art Gallery on Thursday. 

The exhibition, which will remain open till December 15, 2015, features about 50 artworks of young fine arts students which were put on display at the exhibition that is dedicated to the sacrifices and bravery of 151 schoolchildren and teachers who lost their lives in terrorist attack on APS Peshawar in December last year.

 “It's almost a year, but the wounds of APS carnage are still fresh and I strongly believe that education for all will ultimately be the real revenge”, said GCU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah while addressing the inaugural ceremony of a week-long exhibition.

GCU Fine Arts Department Incharge Erfan Ullah Babar said December 16 was a Black Day in the history of humanity which could never be forgotten. He appreciated the enthusiasm of the young artists saying “your art clearly depicts that terrorists have failed. 

Talking to media, the young artists said it is difficult to draw or create something on APS carnage because it multiplies their pain and grief over the massacre of innocent schoolchildren. 

The Chinese delegates participating in the international conference at GCU visited the exhibition and paid tributes to the sacrifices of APS martyrs. “Chinese and Pakistanis are brothers and they were our children too,” they said.