Qatar-Kuwait Caricature Exhibition Opened at Al Jasrah Club

Qatar-Kuwait caricature exhibition inaugurated in the presence of HE Sheikh Al Qaqa bin Hamad Al-Thani

Qatar-Kuwait caricature exhibition was inaugurated Wednesday by Al Jasrah Cultural Club, in the presence of HE Sheikh Al Qaqa bin Hamad Al-Thani the honorary president of the club, HE Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the State of Qatar Khaled Badr Al Mutairi, alongside several curators of the club and an elite of artists and intellectuals.

Organized in collaboration with the Kuwaiti Caricature Society at Souq Waqif, the two-week exhibition features 85 artworks for 6 artists from Qatar, namely Abdulaziz Sadiq, Saad Al Muhannadi, Dr. Abdullah Al Subaie, Fatima Al Nisf, Fatima Al Nuaimi, and Kholoud Al Ali, alongside 4 Kuwaiti artists, namely Muhammad Thalab, Badr Al Mutairi, Sarah Al Noums, and Zainab Dashti.

Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Artist Abdulaziz Sadiq, member of the organizing committee, said Al Jasrah Cultural Club has been extending bridges of communication with a variety of cultural institutions at the local and Gulf levels, affirming that within this framework the Qatar-Kuwait caricature exhibition is held.

He highlighted that the event garners great emphasis from Al Jasrah Cultural Club because caricature has impactful results and shortens many talks. He added that the event offers artworks that strenuously focus on social issues published in the Qatari and Kuwaiti press.

For his part, head of Kuwait Cartoon Society Mohammad Thalab lauded the cooperation with Al Jasrah club in holding such type of exhibitions that have profound significance in advancing this art in the GCC states.

Source: QNA