♥ On Saturday, at the Palace of Arts, Culture Minister Saber Arab opened the Luxor International Painting Symposium exhibition, with works from the last five years. He was accompanied by the head of the Cultural Development Fund Mohamed Abu Seada, the symposium curator Ibrahim Ghazala and the head of the Fine Arts Sector Salah Al-Meligui. The exhibition showcases 300 paintings created by 120 artists from 40 countries. Prior to the opening, a press conference was held at the Art Creativity Centre where the launch of the sixth edition of the symposium was announced in the presence of the participating artists, hailing from India, Portugal, China, Greece, Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Russia, the guest of honour this year, as well as Egypt. (see Listings p.20)
